India, June 3 -- Rajkummar Rao is back with a bang in a new gangster avatar with his upcoming film Maalik. The makers dropped the teaser of the film, which shows the actor in his most ruthless, grittiest role yet. Rajkummar shows a stark contrast from his recent comedic roles by turning into a cold-blooded criminal in this next venture.

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On Tuesday, the producers of the film, Tips, dropped the teaser of the much-awaited Maalik on their social media handles. The film has been set in 1988's Allahabad, and opens with Rajkummar's character waking up with a rifle in his hand.

Next, we see him ruthlessly kill a man with a spade as bloo...