Raj Kumar Hirani: These days Rajkumar Hirani is in a lot of discussion about his upcoming film ‘Danky’. In this film he has cast big stars like Shahrukh Khan and Vicky Kaushal. Fans are very excited about this film. One reason for this is that Rajkumar Hirani is the first director in the Bollywood industry, whose film has not flopped. Be it his ‘Munnabhai MBBS’ or films like ‘3 Idiots’ or ‘PK’. All these films of Rajkumar have been blockbusters, but do you know that this famous Bollywood director once came to Mumbai to become an actor. Yes…you heard it right. Rajkumar Hirani wanted to become an actor and for this he left his home and came to Mumbai. Come, let us tell you some unheard things related to him here today.
Wanted to be an actor, became a director
Rajkumar Hirani did not get this success so easily, he had struggled a lot for this success. Rajkumar had come to Mumbai to become an actor and had worked very hard for this, but fate had something else in store. When Rajkumar did not get success in acting, he decided to go back home, but Rajkumar Hirani’s father did not let his son’s dreams break and he asked Rajkumar to apply to the Film and Television Institute of India in Pune. , but acting courses had closed and the chances of admission to directing courses looked slim, as there were so many applicants. In such a situation, he then did a course in editing and also got a scholarship.
tried my luck by becoming an editor
After doing an editing course, Hirani tried his luck as a film editor for many years, but even there he did not get much success, after which he was forced to turn towards TV ads and gradually he established himself in advertising films. Established as director and producer. You might hardly remember the Fevicol ad from TV. Rajkumar Hirani has also been seen in this ad. In this ad, some men and elephants try to pull and break the Fevicol plank while saying ‘Zor Laga Ke Haisha’. Even though Hirani did not get any success in editing, he was doing very good work in the ad industry. However, Hirani was not happy with this. Because he wanted to show something amazing in films. So Hirani took a decision and that was the decision to take a break from advertising. Hirani took a break from advertising and started working with Vidhu Vinod Chopra.
Hirani emerged as a successful director
While working with Vinod Chopra, Hirani got a chance to work on the promo and trailer of ‘1942: A Love Story’ released in 1994. He also edited the promotion of ‘Karib’ released in 1998. As a film editor, he edited his first film ‘Mission Kashmir’, which was released in the year 2000. This film was liked a lot at that time. After this film, Hirani entered the world of direction and in the year 2003, he made the comedy film ‘Munnabhai M.B.B.S.’ Directed. This was the first film made under the direction of Hirani, which was a hit at the box office. Hirani never looked back and continued climbing the stairs of success.
Source: newstrack.com”