Overview
- Bimal Oberoi says he won the role of Shirani after months of auditions and agreed to grow a real beard and shave his head at director Aditya Dhar’s request.
- Fans rediscovered his 1990s start in Daler Mehndi’s Ho Jayegi Balle Balle and his account of receiving 12 monthly cheques that helped him move to Mumbai, driving fresh online buzz.
- Dhurandhar collected over ₹1,300 crore worldwide and the sequel has crossed ₹1,200 crore, a run that has boosted interest in supporting actors across the films.
- Oberoi praised Dhar’s world-building and said the Dhurandhar universe could sustain character spin-offs, pointing to roles played by Rakesh Bedi, Gaurav Gera, Danish Pandor and others.
- He traced a decades-long career behind the camera on films like Tum Bin, Ferrari Ki Sawaari, Singh Is Kinng and PK, and said he has roles lined up with David Dhawan, a Canadian production and Prashanth Neel’s Dragon.