Will handsome villain Arjun Rampal in Dhurandhar prove lucky charm for Ranveer Singh? (Arjun was mascot-villain opposite Deepika Padukone in 'Om Shanti Om') ? By Sr. Journalist Chaitanya Padukone

Will 'hot' handsome dangerous villain Arjun Rampal prove a lucky charm in the upcoming movie Dhurandhar for Ranveer Singh----just as he was mascot- antagonist for (Ranveer's real-life wife) star-actress Deepika Padukone in her debut movie 'Om Shanti Om' ( 2007)?

In 'Dhurandhar’, Arjun Rampal plays a terror operative based in Pakistan and a follower of Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq. His character is shown as dangerous, violent and driven by the goal of destroying India. Ranveer described Arjun’s performance and transformation with great admiration.

Ranveer Singh said, “Arjun Sir is known to be the most good-looking man on earth. But, people are now realising his depth and range as an actor. This look and presentation as an actor, I don’t know how Aditya managed to achieve this. On set the female crew members used to be all head over heels for Arjun sir despite his fierce menacing look in the film”.

The quick-witted fans-friendly Ranveer also shared a light moment, adding, “I used to be like, ‘How can you find someone so 'hot' in such a role?’”
The 'Rocky-Rani Kii Prem Kahaani'  lead actor Ranveer Singh continued, “Your work is exceptional in the film. Thank you for uplifting me on the sets sir, with your kind words. There were times when he tripped on set, but he used to quickly get up, dust himself, and get back to work again. Thank you sir for gracing this film and being a part of the ensemble

The film ‘Dhurandhar’ co-produced by JIO Studios features a stellar ensemble cast including Ranveer Singh in the lead role, alongside notable actors Sanjay Dutt as SP Chaudhary Aslam (based on Chaudhry Aslam Khan ?), Akshaye Khanna as Rehman Dakait, R. Madhavan portraying National Security Advisor Ajay Sanyal (inspired by Ajit Doval ?), and Arjun Rampal as Major Iqbal from ISI. The film also includes romantic lead Sara Arjun and veteran yet evergreen actor Rakesh Bedi in supporting roles. Dhurandhar is a Hollywood-scale spy action blockbuster thriller inspired by true events related to India’s intelligence agency networks. The film Dhurandhar is directed by  National Film Award-winning Aditya Dhar (of 'Uri: The Surgical Strike war-drama-action-thriller movie fame)!