India, March 31 -- Actor Aditya Uppal, who played Lyari Task Force cop Omar Haider in Aditya Dhar's Dhurandhar, had initially refused the role offered to him.

After going viral with the end-credit scene in the second part, the actor recalls, "In 2024, I got a call from Mukesh Chabbra's office saying 'there is something interesting you'd like to do?' and my immediate response was 'no, not now!' as I was seriously busy with my ad agency business."

Aditya recalls that after being out of acting for 8-9 years, he was used to hearing 'no' or being offered very junior roles. "So, there is a kind of disbelief which seeps in. But, then, the casting associate suggested I go for it and I gave a very casual audition. Then multiple auditions and a l...