India, May 29 -- Veteran Bollywood actor Rakesh Bedi has found renewed popularity with his performance in Dhurandhar and its sequel, Dhurandhar The Revenge. The actor recently opened up about his experience of working in the franchise and revealed that filmmaker Aditya Dhar had cast him in the project years before the script was even ready.

In an interview with ANI, Rakesh shared that he was the first actor to be signed for Dhurandhar. Recalling how the casting happened, he said, "I believe, and Aditya Dhar ne kaha bhi hai ki Dhurandhar mein cast hone vaala mai pehla aadmi tha (Aditya Dhar has said this too, that I was the first person to get cast in Dhurandhar). They had cast me 3-4 years ago when they had made Uri. At that time, they d...