India, Aug. 11 -- Shazia Iqbal's Dhadak 2 may not have broken the bank at the box office, but the romantic drama has slowly built on word of mouth. The film, starring Siddhant Chaturvedi and Triptii Dimri, has been praised for its handling of a social issue like casteism in a mainstream commercial film. The performances of the leads have been acclaimed as well. But alongside all this, Saurabh Sachdeva's performance as Shankar, one of the film's villains, has been called a scene-stealer. As the film's casteist serial killer, Saurabh's performance has been called chilling. In a chat with Hindustan Times, the actor discusses his preparation for the role and the film's impact.

Shankar bucks the trend of going overboard with a serial killer i...