Exclusive | Suvinder Vicky recalls abusing Arjun Rampal in Dhurandhar 2: ‘Will not go to mothers, sisters’

The audience took notice of Suvinder Vicky after he played the unforgettable character of policeman Balbir Singh in Kohrra. Since then, he has taken on some challenging character roles across films and web series. However, his recent projects, Satluj and Dhurandhar 2, have placed him in two very different cinematic worlds, with the former facing a release ban and the latter emerging as a major blockbuster. Suvinder Vicky and Arjun Rampal in stills from Dhurandhar 2.

In an exclusive conversation with Hindustan Times, Suvinder opened up about his contrasting roles, the depiction of violence on screen, and the responsibility of actors and filmmakers while portraying sensitive events.

You have starred in two of the most talked-about films, Satluj and Dhurandhar 2. One has faced release issues, and the other has become one of the biggest blockbusters. What do you have to say about that? I am lucky that I got to star in both films. Even though my character was small and I had to abuse a lot in Dhurandhar 2, but people showered me with a lot of love. I never became a meme before, but after Dhurandhar, a lot of memes were made on my character, so I was on a high.

I am playing a negative character in Satluj, and I thought that after people see me in the film, mujhe bahut galiyan padegi (Audience will abuse me), but those who have seen that era understand it.

Many people might question why I do characters like this, but today's audience is smart, and they can differentiate between reel and real. But if actors did not play these characters as authentically as possible, many would not feel the fear of that time. Even if I talk about my kids, they don’t know what happened in 1984, and they don’t know who Jaswant Kalra was. So, maybe it is us actors and directors who are responsible for showing it as authentically as possible.