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Poonam Bindra

Very satisfied and thrilled about his role in Sardarji 2 as the glam baddie, Rahul Jungral, the lad from Gurdaspur, says he was into theatre right from college days! He was recently in Ludhiana to celebrate the success of the movie.

Rahul first got a break in the serial Man Mein Hai Wishwas on Sony TV. “When I got hitched on to acting, I first got myself formally trained. I did MA in theatre from Punjabi University, Patiala,” he says. Even his role in the Punjabi serial Kacch Di Wangah was highly appreciated. Rahul feels that Punjabi actors are getting better roles with passing time and also Punjabi culture is being highlighted well in movies. “Like certain Hollywood projects, Punjabi cinema is moving towards social responsibility,” he adds.

According to Rahul, earlier the pool of Punjabi talent was quite limited but that is not the case anymore. “I also advice all wannabe actors to do their homework diligently — rather take formal training before stepping into this arena.” With no Godfather in the tinsel world and lot of opposition from the family, who termed his passion as a tamasha, this villain from Sardarji2 has his sight set on Bollywood now. He too felt very comfortable with the main actors, especially Diljit Dosanj. As of now, Rahul Jungral is happily anticipating the release of the movie Tiger, where he has a parallel role in a story of three friends, and Punjab 2016.