Rinku Rajguru, not yet 21, already has a neat pile of achievements: three Marathi films, a direct-to-streamer Hindi movie, parts in two ant...
Rinku Rajguru, not yet 21, already has a neat pile of achievements: three Marathi films, a direct-to-streamer Hindi movie, parts in two anthology productions, and an important role in a web series.
All this while studying for an arts degree. Rajguru continues to live with her parents and younger brother in Akluj town near Solapur. Physically attending college was out of question for Rajguru even in pre-Covid days. The overnight stardom that followed her stunning debut in Sairat in 2016 meant that Rajguru has had to opt for distance education.
“I have never experienced college life, never hung around with friends,” Rajguru told Scroll.in. “I told attend exams and study in between when I get the time.”
When Nagraj Manjule’s Marathi-language Sairat came out in 2016, director Sujay Dahake had publicly marvelled at its then 15-year-old heroine’s preternatural ability to capture innocence and young love without artifice. The essence of Rajguru’s performance should be preserved, even bottled up if necessary, given how rare it is, Dahake had said at the time – remarks he confirmed in a recent conversation with Scroll.in.
That essence has since acquired more layers. Rajguru’s latest role is in the Netflix anthology film Ankahi Kahaniya. Rajguru appears...
