Rakesh Bedi has been the talk of the town ever since the release of Aditya Dhar‘s ‘Dhurandhar: The Revenge’. The veteran actor won immense praise for his performance as Jameel Jamali in the Ranveer Singh starrer. Recently, at an event Bedi spoke about his character and if Aditya Dhar had revealed the suspense of his character to him initially. Bedi also spoke about his creative inputs to the role.Recalling his first interactions with director Aditya Dhar, he said at News 18 India’s award ceremony, “Pata toh tha, lekin jab mujhe narrate kiya, one line sunayi Aditya Dhar ne…uske baad mujhe bound script bejhi. Jab maine 2-3 baar padhi, padhne ke baad mujhe ehsaas hua ki ye badi tense film, tense hi nahi intense film hai. Phir mujhe laga, as an actor kyunki mera comedy me inclination… minds towards humour hota hai, toh maine Aditya ko kaha ki mujhe aise pockets nazar aa rahe hai, jahan par hum thodha sa humour sprinkle kar sakte hai. Toh main thodha koshish karu? Toh unhone kaha, ‘Rakesh ji, aisa kehna mushkil hai. Lekin aage dekhte hai kya hota hai. Ab karte karte jaise aayega.'”The actor revealed that Dhar was initially hesitant about introducing comic moments into the intense narrative. However, as filming progressed, both of them began enjoying the experimentation. “Toh shuru shuru me vo thodhe reluctant the, par badme unko bhi maja aane laga aur mujhe bhi maja aane laga,” Bedi shared. When asked to point out a specific instance where he contributed to the humour in the film, the actor immediately referred to one of the movie’s most talked-about dialogues: “Your buttocks are very white”. The line, delivered while referring to ducks in a scene, quickly became a memorable moment for audiences.Explaining how the dialogue came about, Bedi said, “Ab ye line koi likh nahi sakta. Jab ye film hit huyi toh kuch logo ne kaha Dhurandhar ki script jo hai vo PMO se likh kar aati hai. Maine kaha batao PMO me kaunsa aisa aadmi hai jo ye line likh sakta hai. Aisa soch bhi nahi sakta koi.”He further disclosed that while filming the sequence featuring Sanjay Dutt and Arjun Rampal, there was actually no lake or ducks present on set. The spontaneous dialogue left the cast and crew laughing, and Bedi later suggested that the visual elements be added digitally in post-production to justify the reference. According to the actor, Dhar loved the line so much that he chose to retain it and enhance the background accordingly.Apart from Bedi and Ranveer Singh, the franchise featured an ensemble cast including Sanjay Dutt, Sara Arjun, Arjun Rampal, Gaurav Gera, Danish Pandor and R Madhavan in pivotal roles.
