How Suvinder Vicky got the surprise, famed part in 'Dhurandhar: The Revenge'
A sudden call from casting director Mukesh Chhabra and Vicky's decision to spare a day and do the part have created what's certainly his most-watched work so far
Suvinder Vicky has casting director Mukesh Chhabra to thank for landing him a small but significant part in Hindi cinema’s biggest blockbuster Dhurandhar: The Revenge. “You can call it an overnight casting,” says Vicky.
While shooting for Amazon Prime series Storm in Mumbai, Vicky got a call from Chhabra about whether he had dates available immediately. “Mukesh said, ‘Kuch bada karwana hai tujhse’ (I want to get something big done with you),” says Vicky. “And I wondered, ‘What really can be achieved in one day of shoot?’ But then, I knew that if Mukesh is saying, then kuch bada hi hoga (it must be something big).”
Luckily for Chhabra and Dhurandhar director Aditya Dhar, the talented actor, who is best known for Kohrra, Chauthi Koot and Milestone, could manage one spare day.
In February, Vicky shot for the part of Brigadier Jahangir, the father who revels in putting down his son, ISI’s Major Iqbal (Arjun Rampal), the main antagonist in Dhurandhar part 2. Hurling expletives non-stop in the two scenes featuring the father and son, Vicky’s performance has garnered him newfound fame. “I wasn’t aware that something big can be accomplished in one night,” he says.
Recalling his day on the set in Mumbai’s Film City, Vicky says he had long scenes where he was doing most of the talking. He remembers seeing the script and being worried that his dialogue would be censored, given the number of abuses he hurls and how he brags about his crimes as an armyman in Bangladesh. “I remember telling Aditya, ‘Beep hi lagegi dialogues mein’ (The dialogues would be beeped out), and he was like ‘Aap chinta mat karo, Paaji’ (Don’t worry, brother).”
When Vicky compared what he saw on screen to what he had shot, he was relieved to know that it was intact. But he is still surprised about how a sudden call from Chhabra and his sporadic decision to do the part have resulted in what’s certainly his most-watched work so far. “No actor works thinking of the result,” he says. “So, when I was working, I was more concerned with doing full justice to the part, doing it with sincerity and giving it my all.”
Currently seen in Netflix’s Glory, the actor has a packed slate in 2026, with titles Kuku Ki Kundali, Storm and a film produced by Hansal Mehta.
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