Not Fahad for Pushpa’s villain, these actor was Sukumar’s first choice
Samira Vishwas May 29, 2025 09:24 AM

It took five years to make both parts of Sukumar’s blockbuster film ‘Pushpa’.

Pushpa came in 2021: The Rise

And Pushpa 2: The Rule in 2025

These films created panic at the box office. Especially Pushpa 2 broke all records by earning more than Rs 1800 crore. But do you know that Bhanwar Singh Shekhawat, that is, Fahad Fasil was not the first choice for the role of the villain of the film?

👮 ♂ attained the slogan Rohit was the real choice?
In a conversation with M9 News, actor Nara Rohit revealed a shocking reveal that the role of Villain of ‘Pushpa’ was first offered to him.

“During the time of Kovid I posted some pictures in mustache, seeing that Ravi Shankar and Sukumar Garu spoke to me,” – slogan Rohit

However, the scales and timelines of the film later turned and the makers chose Fahad Fasil for this role.

🤔 Can the slogan be given like Fahad?
Rohit himself admitted that he does not know whether he could play this character like Fahad Fascil or not.

“Perhaps if I were on the set, I would have played, but the way Fahad lived the character, he was fantastic.”

🧠 Bhanwar Singh Shekhawat: A memorable villain
In the film, Fahad Fasil played the role of Bhanwar Singh Shekhawat, a racist, clever and dangerous police officer. It has only one objective – eliminating red sandalwood smuggling from the root and erasing Pushpa Raj. Fahad shook the audience in this role.

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