MUMBAI: The recently released Mardaani 2 has been receiving rave reviews. It sees Rani Mukerji chasing brutal serial rapist Sunny, played by Vishal Jethwa.

The actor said to a leading portal, ‘I'm a very happy, social person so this character is a complete contrast to who I'm in real life. It was very, very hard for me to become Sunny but I knew I had to prove myself as an actor. The preparation for this film was a painful process for me emotionally.’

‘I'm an actor so I approached my debut with as much honesty and integrity towards the character that I was given to play. I knew that for media and people to love my character, I will need them to hate Sunny and I prepped really hard. It was not easy because I'm not this evil person,’ he added.

Vishal searched for a lot of news clips about such criminals and in detail researched about their crimes and their state of mind while committing these crimes. ‘I was in a very dark place and I remember one day I couldn't take it anymore and I broke down and kept sobbing and howling for a long time as this character ate me from inside. But, I think, everything that I did to become Sunny paid off at the end because of the love and appreciation that I'm getting now,’ he said.

The actor is well known for portraying the role of Akbar on Bharat Ka Veer Putra – Maharana Pratap which aired on Sony TV.

Credits: Pinkvilla