Rajkummar Rao believes Shah Rukh Khan defines 90s Bollywood, says ‘He is the most jawan actor of our times’

Guns and Gulaabs has Rajkummar Rao essaying the role of ‘Paana Tipu’, a lovestruck man who kills with a ‘paana’ without blinking an eye. Before the Netflix series, he has worked with Raj and DK on the horror comedy Stree and going forward, he wants to work with them “again and again”.

He said, “I want to be in all projects done by Raj and DK. Be it The Family Man, Farzi, etc. I love the world they create. I love them to death. When they first narrated the script of Stree to me, I thought how do they come up with such ideas. But they are known for that. Jo koi nahi sochta vo Raj and DK sochte hain (Raj and DK think what nobody else can).”

Raj and DK believe they have gone back to their own sensibilities with Guns and Gulaabs. “This is a throwback to our initial films like 99, Shor in the City. That kind of genre and energy. In a way, it’s us going back to our own early sensibilities.”

The creators have also borrowed heavily from the 90s because they believe, it was a “simpler” era.

Explaining why they resorted to nostalgia in their series, Raj shared, “Life is too easy now and quick. (In the 90s), there was a lot more effort… you had to work hard at everything and so the results were also sweeter in every single aspect of life. I think it’s in our nature to look back at the time we were in. Nostalgia is a part of us and there is always a charm. As soon as you think about the past, there’s a charm to it. It brings a smile to your face.”

Guns and Gulaabs, also starring TJ Bhanu, Shreya Dhanwanthary, Pooja Gor and late actor Satish Kaushik, will stream on Netflix from August 10.