After his stint as a transgender in Dev Patel’s Monkey Man, seasoned actor Vipin Sharma was initially hesitant to come on board Dhadak 2, assuming the role would be similar, but agreed when it turned out to be different. In an exclusive interaction with mid-day, Vipin, who plays Siddhant Chaturvedi’s father in the film, said, “They are called launda dancers. I was excited because it would require me to lip-sync to a song. I love dancing. It was a part that I had never done before. To dress up as a girl and dance! I mean, what else can a man ask for? (Laughs).”

Vipin Sharma on his ‘humiliation scene’ in Dhadak 2

For those who haven’t watched the film, Vipin’s character is subjected to public humiliation where he is stripped of his clothes. When asked how he reacted to the idea of doing the scene, Vipin asserts, “I wanted to go all out. I shaved my legs because I wanted to look vulnerable. You know, the skinny legs of a person being humiliated. I wanted to go more than that. I wanted to do anything for that scene. I told Shazia (Iqbal), throw me in a ditch or do whatever you want. But this scene must make that kind of impact.”