Suniel Shetty opens up on Dhadkan, “With a heavy heart, I had to let go of the film, they started shooting with someone else” : Bollywood News

Bollywood actor Suniel Shetty in an interview spoke about how his performance as Dev in the 2000 movie Dhadkan assisted him in earning his first Filmfare Award for Best Villain. Also, he told the tale of how he seized the chance to play Dev in the movie and the lesson he learnt from the film.

Suniel Shetty opens up on Dhadkan, “With a heavy heart, I had to let go of the film, they started shooting with someone else”

Suniel Shetty discussed his role as Dev and how it enabled him to win his first-ever Filmfare award in an interview with the news agency IANS. He said, “It took approximately three to four years to make Dhadkan. Director Dharmesh ji had come to me and before narrating the script, he told me one thing; he said that I will definitely love the character and guaranteed that I will get my first award because of the role. I was impressed by his confidence because during that time period, many people believed that I existed only because of action films.”

He further added, “I said ‘yes’ to the role but Dharmesh ji postponed the shooting by four to five months and due to shoot commitments, I was unable to adjust the dates. With a very heavy heart, I had to let go of the film. They started shooting with someone else, but Dharmesh ji wasn’t convinced as he felt that only I could do justice to the character of Dev.”

Suniel also spoke about the biggest lesson he learnt from Dhadkan. He said, “Being such a huge director, he came back to me, and I was really touched by this. Eventually, I learnt a very important lesson about acting i.e., acting is all about your belief in the character and your confidence. That actually worked out for me, and I actually received the Best Villain award for the same.”

On the work front, Shetty made his OTT debut last year with Dharavi Bank for MX Player. Directed by Samit Kakkad, the web series saw him play a gangster from Mumbai with Vivek Oberoi essaying the role of a cop. His latest web series Hunter – Tootega Nahin Todega released just a few days back on Amazon miniTV.

Shetty will be next seen in Hera Pheri 4, reuniting with co-stars Akshay Kumar and Paresh Rawal. Rawal had earlier shared that the film’s shoot will begin in three months and the trio of Raju, Shyam, and Babu Bhaiyya, will travel abroad for the third film.

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