Aditya Uppal First Rejected Omar Haider’s Role In Dhurandhar: ‘I Was Seriously Busy With My Business’

Actor Aditya Uppal, who played Lyari Task Force cop Omar Haider, was a surprise package in Dhurandhar: The Revenge, not only for moviegoers but for his family too. Uppal, in a recent conversation, revealed that when he was first offered the role, he had denied it as he wished to focus on his ad agency business. In a chat, he also revealed that while his family was happy to see him onscreen in the first part, they expected more, and to surprise them, he kept the details about the second part secret from them.

“In 2024, I got a call from Mukesh Chabbra’s office saying, ‘There is something interesting you’d like to do?’ and my immediate response was, ‘No, not now!’ as I was seriously busy with my ad agency business,” revealed Aditya while speaking

to HT.

Aditya, while sharing that he was used to being offered small roles after being out of acting for about a decade, said, “So, there is a kind of disbelief which seeps in. But then, the casting associate suggested I go for it, and I gave a very casual audition. Then multiple auditions and a look test happened, and I got selected. I am grateful that I was asked to reconsider after a no!”

Revealing that he kept his part in Dhurandhar 2 a secret from his family, Aditya added, “Of course, they were happy to see me on the big screen as part of a mega film but expected that I would get more scenes or dialogues. For three months, I kept silent as I knew what’s in store. They came with zero expectations in part two, but when the Tamma Tamma song scene started and my role took off, all were elated.”

More About Dhurandhar

Dhurandhar 2 features an ensemble cast including Ranveer Singh, Arjun Rampal, Sanjay Dutt, Sara Arjun, Rakesh Bedi, Danish Pandor, Gaurav Gera, Danish Iqbal, and Saumya Tandon. The film has managed to shatter box office records ever since its release. The first installment, which hit theatres in 2025, went on to dominate the box office, setting the stage for the sequel’s massive success. Several celebs like SS Rajamouli, Rajinikanth, Vijay Deverakonda, Mahesh Babu, Ram Charan, Jr NTR, Allu Arjun, Ram Gopal Varma, Shankar, Shiva Rajkumar, Ayushmann Khurrana, Sidharth Malhotra, Alia Bhatt, Karan Johar, and others came forward to shower love on the film and the entire team.