Updated On: 29 July, 2022 07:14 AM IST | Mumbai | Upala KBR
Returning to the screen after earning praise for his heroic acts during the lockdown, Sonu Sood to play victim of cyber crime

Sonu Sood
In 2020, when Sonu Sood emerged as a messiah of sorts for labourers severely affected by the lockdown imposed by the Indian government, audiences were plagued with one question — how would any filmmaker justify casting Sood, who had until then, shone in negative roles, as a villain, ever again?
Sood had alluded that perhaps it was time for tides to turn in his favour, and indeed, they have. “Since the pandemic began, I have not been offered a single negative role. I’ve only been offered positive, larger-than-life, and heroic roles. The writers have modelled them according to my behaviour — a reflection of what I do in life. They are the roles that I have always wanted to play. But, being an outsider, it was not easy to convince people that I could pull off these films on my shoulders. Today, people across all film industries believe that I can do it. While several offers have been pouring in, I want to deliver what viewers expect from me.”