After Stree 2, Sarkata To Haunt Bigg Boss 18 House? Actor Sunil Kumar Confirms Being Approached

Sarkata In Stree 2: The Shraddha Kapoor-Rajkummar Rao starrer has become the highest-grossing movie of the year, yet. The film is a sequel to the 2018 movie and features a headless body - referred to as Sarkatra as an antagonist. In a new interview, the actor Sunil Kumar, who plays the role in the film confessed that he got a call to participate in the reality show Bigg Boss.

Stree 2's Sarkata to participate in Bigg Boss?

Sunil Kumar has shared that he got a call from the team of Bigg Boss asking him to participate in the show. The 18th season of the reality show will premiere on a television show. Ahead of the premiere of the show several reports are anticipating the final contestants on the show.

In a Pinkvilla, Sunil Kumar shared, “Bigg Boss se call aayi hai abhi mujhe, October mein bol rahe hai Bigg Boss ke liye. (I just got a call from Bigg Boss; they are saying it's for Bigg Boss in October).” Since the actor works as a police officer, he shared that he would have to manage his holidays. He added, “Mai Bigg Boss ke liye abhi samay de raha hu kyuki mai police mein kaam karta hu na toh chutti ke liye problem hota hai thoda. Chutti ke liye puchna padta hai vaise humare jo police ke sports afsar hai na toh vo mujhe support karte hai agar movie ke liye, ad ke liye ya wrestling ke liye kahi bhi jaana ho mujhe support karte hai, chutti ke liye kabhi mana nahi karte. (I’m currently considering participating in Bigg Boss, but as I work in the police force, getting time off can be a bit challenging. I need to request leave, but our police sports officers are very supportive. They help me with time off for movies, ads, or wrestling events, and they never deny my leave requests.)”

DYK Sunil Kumara aka ‘Sarkata’ is known as the Great Khali of Jammu  

Sunil Kumar aka Sunny Jatt (as per his Instagram profile) played the role of Sarkata in Stree 2. Director Amar Kaushik, during an interview with Bollywood Hungama, shared that his casting team found Kumar and they finalised him based on his height and physique. The director added that they used body shots of Kumar, while the face of Sarkata was generated through CGI. Interestingly, he is an athlete from Jammu and Kashmir, who is popularly known as the Great Khali of Jammu.

Kumar has also shared several photos posing with Rajkummar and Tamannaah Bhatia (who played a cameo role) from the sets of Stree 2. According to his Instagram handle, Kumar mostly spends his time playing volleyball and handball. He was part of the WWE Tryout in 2019.