Randeep Hooda reveals why he rejected Ab Tak Chhappan, says Ram Gopal Varma asked him to ‘show your body’

Randeep Hooda shared an anecdote about Ram Gopal Varma, revealing that the director continued to pay him a salary even after their film Ek was shelved.

Actor Randeep Hooda has reminisced about turning down a role in Ram Gopal Varma’s Ab Tak Chhappan because he wasn't offered Nana Patekar's part. And he revealed that his girlfriend wasn't too pleased.

Randeep looks back

Randeep Hooda wanted to play Nana Patekar's role in Ram Gopal Varma’s Ab Tak Chhappan.

Randeep spoke about Ab Tak Chhappan during a conversation with Shubhankar Mishra on his YouTube channel.

Randeep said, “After my theatre play, I was called by RGV. He wanted me to play a young officer’s role in Ab Tak Chhappan. When they asked me about it, I refused. I said, ‘I have come here to play Nana Patekar’s role. I am not doing this role’. They asked me to meet RGV. I met him. He told me, ‘I love your attitude. Take off your shirt’… And I showed my body… He told me we would do a film called Ek in which I was supposed to play a villain. But that film didn’t get made. My girlfriend at that time scolded me for showing an attitude in front of RGV and not having humility. The next day, when I went to meet him, I talked to him politely and humbly, and he said, ‘I liked you better yesterday’.”