Surya Sharma: Playing the good guy in Bhakshak

Undekhi actor Surya Sharma on landing the lead role opposite Bhumi Pednekar in Bhakshak

Moving in the big league, Surya Sharma of Undekhi fame has bagged a role in Bhakshak. The Red Chillies Entertainment film sees the actor play the lead opposite Bhumi Pednekar. “Unlike Undekhi, here I play the good guy,” says Sharma, who has slipped in to play a resident of Bihar.

Since the story is set in the cow belt, the actor trained for two months to get the dialect right. “I watched a lot of YouTube channels to pick the language. It was a challenge, since coming from the north, I had already picked up the Punjabi accent, then Haryanvi. Until I reached the set, I didn’t know if I was on the right track [or not],” says the actor, who plays Pednekar’s husband in the film. “Bhumi is a wonderful human being. [After spending time with her] during workshops, rehearsals and readings, I now count her as my friend.”

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