“Bachchan ke upar Aamir Khan laga lo, fir bhi kamar tak hi ayenge uske”
Sarkata from Stree 2, was the stongest villain yet in Maddock’s Horror Comedy Universe and there was much curiosity among the people where it was played by a real person or was it completely CGI. Many even speculated if he was Aniruddh “Ajay” Agarwal, the iconic actor from the old Ramsay Brothers’ horror movies. But fear not, we have got all the details of our Sarkata, straight from his descendant in the mental asylum.
The Cop Who Is Taller Than The Great Khali
His name is Sunil Kumar and hails from Jammu. He serves as a constable in the Jammu and Kashmir Police and even indulges in wrestling. He got a job under the sports quota as he plays handball and volleyball. In 2019, he took part in the WWE Tryout.
When the first pictures came out, we remember people saying, “Isse accha Khali ko hi le lete.” But in reality, Khali (Dalip Singh Rana) is 7′ 1″ while Sunil Kumar is 7′ 7″ feet tall.
How He Was Cast As Sarkata
He revelaed that there’s a wrestling company in Delhi where he used to play the sport. The production called those people to inquire about taller men. He got a call from the casting team of Stree 2 when he was doing another film (more about it in next section).
He then sent his profile to the team and soon after, director Amar Kaushik called him to Mumbai. Recalling his interaction with the filmmaker, Sunil Kumar said that he checked the size of his hands and feet and then and there, he was offered the role of Sarkata.
In an interview with Bollywood Hungama, director Amar Kaushik spoke about how he found Sunil Kumar and cast him as the new villain. “The casting team found him. We wanted a man with such height, and he fit the bill. We used his body shots while the face of Sarkata was CGI-generated.
Stree 2 Is Not His First Film As An Actor
In an interview with Pinkvilla, Sunil Kumar revealed that the first web film that he was a part of was House Arrest, starring Ali Fazal, Shriya Pilgaonkar, Jim Sarbh, and Barkha Singh. In the Netflix film, he played Rambo, the bodyguard of Barkha’s character Pinky.
While he was working in Nag Ashwin’s Kalki 2898 AD, he got a call to be part of Stree 2.
He played the body double of Amitabh Bachchan. He said, “Amitabh sir ke sath 1-1.5 months shooting hui thi. 1 mahina Prabhas sir ke saath. (I shot with Amitabh sir for nearly 1.5 months and worked with Prabhas sir for an entire month.)”
Sunil also revealed that he has been part of various advertisements for multiple popular brands.
The Bigg Boss 18 Offer
In the same interview with Pinkvilla, he revealed, ”Bigg Boss se call aayi hai abhi mujhe, October mein bol rahe hai Bigg Boss ke liye. Mai Bigg Boss ke liye abhi samay de raha hu kyuki mai police mein kaam karta hu na toh chutti ke liye problem hota hai thoda. Chutti ke liye puchna padta hai vaise humare jo police ke sports afsar hai na toh vo mujhe support karte hai agar movie ke liye, ad ke liye ya wrestling ke liye kahi bhi jaana ho mujhe support karte hai, chutti ke liye kabhi mana nahi karte.”
Bigg Boss 18 is slated to go on floors on October 5. However, Sunil has not made any official confirmation about his participation in the reality show.
Bonus
In September, he is shooting with Yash in Toxic.
Author: Ishan Jain
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