Stree 2 fame Sarkata aka Sunil Kumar played Amitabh Bachchan’s body double in Nag Ashwin’s Kalki 2898 AD | Hindi Movie News – Times of India

Even after being in theaters for nearly two weeks, ‘Stree 2’ is still drawing crowds. Directed by Amar Kaushik, the film stars Rajkummar Rao, Shraddha Kapoor, Aparshakti Khurana, Abhishek Banerjee and Pankaj Tripathi. In just 13 days after its release, the movie has earned over Rs 600 crore worldwide and Rs 434.10 crore at the domestic box office.
Sarkata Bhoot plays the supervillain in the sequel, as opposed to the title character Stree who acted as the primary enemy in the first installment.For the unversed, Sarkata is played by wrestler/actor Sunil Kumar. He is also a cop in Punjab police.
Prior to stealing the show at the box office with ‘Stree 2’, Sunil Kumar worked in the film ‘Kalki 2898 AD’, starring Prabhas and Amitabh Bachchan. Sunil Kumar disclosed that he portrayed Amitabh Bachchan‘s body double in ‘Kalki 2898 AD’.
During an interview with Pinkvilla, Sunil revealed that he played the role of 7 and half ft tall Ashwatthama in several scenes in ‘Kalki 2898 AD’ and it is not all VFX. He further shared his working experience of woking in the film. Sunil shared, “Amitabh sir ke saath 1-1.5 months shooting hui thi. Ek mahina Prabhas sir ke saath. (I shot with Amitabh sir for nearly 1.5 months and worked with Prabhas sir for an entire month.)”
‘Stree 2’ is currently the second-highest grossing movie of the year and the top grossing Hindi film of 2024. The highest grossing film of 2024 is still ‘Kalki 2898 AD’, directed by Nag Ashwin. The film stars Amitabh Bachchan, Kamal Haasan, Prabhas and Deepika Padukone in lead roles.