India, April 18 -- Hailing from Delhi, belonging to a family with no connections, and reaching Mumbai to make it big as an actor- Rajkummar Rao's journey has served as an inspiration to millions. But he refuses to see the period between hustling and succeeding as 'struggle'.

In a conversation on The Right Angle by Sonal Kalra, he was asked if he ever felt like giving up when things weren't falling into place. He said, "No, I was never close to giving up. I was pretty sure I am going to be in this city, and chase my dreams, no matter what. And my mother had this unbelievable faith that it will work out. Sooner or later, it would work out. It wasn't like you get your first film and life changes overnight. I got paid Rs.11,000 for my first ...