Why Has Rajkummar Rao Not Yet Done Rs 350 Crore Film? Toaster Actor Answers – EXCLUSIVE

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Rao’s latest film, Toaster, has finally been released on Netflix on April 15. Also starring Sanya Malhotra, Archana Puran Singh and Abhishek Banerjee in key roles, Toaster has been receiving mixed to positive responses from the masses. Before the release, Rajkummar, Sanya, Archana and Abhishek had an exclusive interaction with Zoom, where they opened up about their film, industry, struggling stories and more. Especially, Rajkummar Rao confessed to saying no to several big-budget films. He explained the reason behind saying no to such projects.

Rajkummar Rao On Saying NO To Big Budget Projects

During a candid chat with us, we asked Rajkummar Rao the reason behind not doing big-budget projects and working in content-driven films. He said, “Honestly, it is not about the budget. I have been offered big-budget films, but if the story is not there, budget doesn't matter. It's the story and content matter. When we did the first part of Stree, the budget was peanuts. It was nothing. But now, look what that film did.” Rajkummar further gave an example of Stree and explained how the first installment did fabulous business at the box office. He shared, “Stree 2 was made after the huge success of Part 1. It was way more budgeted than Part 1. But look what it did again. The budget has nothing to do with the film being successful or not. It is simply on the basis of the film.” He also gave an example of a Hollywood film, Paranormal Activity, and said, “Part 1 was made on 60,000 USD. That film did wonders at the box office.”

Sanya Malhotra agreed with what Rajkummar Rao said: that the story is the real hero of the film. She said, “When a film does good, none of that matters. Your story is the hero at the end of the day. You can make anything work with your performance and hard work.” Rajkummar Rao also explained that he prefers not saying yes to the film which has a high budget because the story is important to him. The Stree actor said, “Today if I agree to do a Rs 350 crore budget and it doesn’t work, I will get blamed for it. I don't have any backup here. It's such a major risk. The story decides the budget.”

About Toaster

Coming back to Toaster, the Netflix film has been directed by Vivek Daschaudary, and it also features Upendra Limaye, Farah Khan, Jitendra Joshi, Vinod Rawat, Karmveer Choudhary and Seema Pahwa in pivotal roles.