Actor Raj Arjun on his ‘Thalaivii’ experience

The actor on essaying R.M. Veerappan in the Hindi version of the biopic on J. Jayalalithaa, and how he got his acting break because of daughter Sara Arjun

When Raj Arjun left his hometown of Bhopal to try his luck in Mumbai, he had with him a letter for Naseeruddin Shah. It was written by his guru and theatre legend Habib Tanvir, recommending him. That was two decades ago. Despite his best efforts, Raj could not reach the great actor. Raj was on his own, more or less, in Mumbai. After years of doing small roles, he got a breakthrough with the Aamir Khan film Secret Superstar. Things now finally seem to be looking up for the actor, whose latest release is Thalaivii. He also recently played Sai Baba in the web series Sabka Sai.