Never aspired to play ‘Raj’ of Bollywood: Randeep

However, for Randeep Hooda, who plays “bikini killer” Charles Sobhraj in the upcoming film Main Aur Charles, this wasn’t possible to do as Sobhraj, now 72, is incarcerated in Kathmandu, Nepal, under heavy security. While so many actors aspire to play such iconic roles on screen, Randeep Hooda seems to be different from crowd.

“To play Raj (lover) in every movie has never been my ambition and it will never be”. Randeep, who played the cop Himanshu Tyagi in the Salman Khan blockbuster Kick, says that he has not been offered a role in the sequel yet.

When asked if “Main aur Charles” glorifies crime, his reply was as usual very straightforward. “Then how can every cop be the same?”, Randeep told PTI.

“As I got to know a lot more about him, my perception did change”.

“I am married to my work and have no plans to settle down”, he reveals, adding that he thinks he is charming, just not as charming as Charles Shobraj. It’s called getting involved. “I filmed with real convicts, which was nerve-wracking, while we had a blast during the entire Goa schedule”, Randeep reminisces. “My motivation for any role has always been the personal aspects of every character”. Randeep and Prawaal also did a lot of research before making the film. Never the job. Similarly, in this way we saw a few documentary footage of his.

The two apparently met in the “area of mulaqat” in Kathmandu jail, where they were separated by a distance of seven feet. Widely acknowledged as a psychopath, he is said to have murdered between 12 and 24 people in the ’70s, most of whom were American or European backpackers travelling through southeast Asia. We went in for articles and documentaries which were made on him. “Real characters do not give you the freedom that fictional characters do. It feels like I’m meeting my sautan”, he laughs.