Stree 2: Meet Sunil Kumar who played Sarkata in Shraddha Kapoor and Rajkummar Rao's horror-comedy film

Sunil Kumar played the role of Sarkata in Shraddha Kapoor and Rajkummar Rao's comedy-horror film. The film has been receiving a lot of appreciation.

Sunil Kumar; Still from Stree 2 | Pic Credit: Sunil Kumar Instagram

Stree 2 starring Shraddha Kapoor, Rajkummar Rao, Pankaj Tripathi, Abhishek Banerjee, and Aparshakti Khurrana is one of the biggest blockbusters of the year . The star cast has been receiving a lot of praise for their outstanding acting skills but apart from them, one more key role aka Sarkata gained immense attention. What to know who played the deadly character in Stree 2? He is Sunil Kumar. He is 7 feet and 7 inches tall and is also called The Great Khali of Jammu.

Who is Sunil Kumar aka Sarkata in Stree 2?

In Amar Kaushik's Stree 2, the antagonist Sarkata aka Sunil Kumar creates havoc in the town of Chanderi. Speaking more about Kumar, he is an ace wrestler and is reportedly a constable in the Jammu and Kashmir Police. Sunil is also known as ‘The Great Angaar.'

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In an interview with Bollywood Hungama, director Amar Kaushik shared, “The casting team found him (Sunil Kumar). We wanted a man with such a height and he fit the bill.”

The director further added that they used his body shots while the face of Sarkata was generated through CGI.

Sunil Kumar loves handball and volleyball

He enjoys playing handball and volleyball and was part of the WWE Tryout in 2019. Born on December 16, 1990, the wrestler wants to represent India at the WWE championship.

Notably, Sunil is five inches taller than the retired professional wrestler The Great Khali (Dalip Singh Rana).

Stree 2 box office collection

The box office collection of Stree 2 proved why Stree deserved the sequel. The horror comedy film collected Rs. 51.8 crore on its opening day, fol lowed by Rs. 31.4 crore on its second day, Rs. 43.85 crore on its third day, and Rs. 55.9 crore on its fourth day.

The film secured Rs. 37 crores on its fifth day and made a total collection of Rs. 228.45 crores till now. According to Sacnilk, Stree 2 has become one of the highest-grossing Hindi films of all time within just five days.

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