Building an entire career by being called a comedian and then entering the world of cinema with a negative role and making it convincing was definitely not an easy bet, but Rajiv Thakur has managed to wow the audience with his work in Anubhav Sinha's IC-814: The Kandahar Hijack. However, did you know this was not what Rajiv had planned as his first big project? Rather, it was Shah Rukh Khan and Rajkumar Hirani's Dunki that Thakur had in mind for his big Bollywood debut, but some things are not meant to be. In an interview with us on Mid-Day.com, Rajiv Thakur opened up about being offered a part in Rajkumar Hirani's Dunki, working with Mukesh Chhabra, Anubhav Sinha, and more.

Rajiv Thakur Reveals Being Offered a Role in Dunki

Rajiv Thakur shares a very close bond with casting director Mukesh Chhabra. He had often asked Chhabra for work, and when it came to casting someone for Hirani's Dunki, Mukesh offered Rajiv a part and he even received a callback, saying Hirani wanted to meet him. The actor shared, "For the past year and a half, I had been pestering Paaji (Mukesh Chhabra) to at least take my audition. I would say, 'Even if you reject me, at least take the audition.' But he would always reply, 'I'll give you something when a role suited to you comes along.' So, I always thought that maybe a comedy role would come, and that’s when he’d give me a chance."