Over 18 years since he played a cop in Khakee (2004), Tusshar Kapoor has donned the khaki uniform again for Maarrich. This time around, as ACP Raj Dixit, the actor is in pursuit of a killer who has shaken up the city. Facing the camera after three years since Boo Sabki Phategi (2019) was an exciting yet demanding affair. For starters, Kapoor had to gain over five kilos for Dhruv Lather’s directorial venture.

“Dhruv wanted me to look like the cops we see in real life. He didn’t want me to have a toned physique,” he says. For a self-confessed foodie, gaining the extra kilos wasn’t tough. “I was not working out as I was under the weather at the time, so it became easier to put on the kilos. I added carbs to my diet.”