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."