‘KAPIL SHARMA POSTPONED HIS AMERICA TOUR, ENCOURAGED ME TO TAKE UP IC 814’: RAJIV THAKUR REVEALS HE WAS ABOUT TO TURN DOWN ANUBHAV SINHA SERIES

As the Netflix show IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack continues to receive appreciation from viewers, actor Rajiv Thakur, who also appears on The Great Indian Kapil Show, recently opened up about how Kapil Sharma postponed his America tour to allow Rajiv to work on Anubhav Sinha's Netflix mini-series. Rajiv, who played one of the hijackers in IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack, shared that because his dates for the show were clashing with Kapil Sharma's America tour, he contemplated turning down the opportunity to work in Anubhav Sinha's show.

Talking to IndiaToday.in, Thakur said that when he was all set to decline the Netflix show, it was Kapil who encouraged him to take it up. He shared, "It's all thanks to Kapil that I managed to do the show. The series team asked for my dates in June last year, which were already with him for our America tour. This is why I decided to say no. But when Kapil got to know about it, he encouraged me to take up IC 814. He told me 'Tu series kar, hum show push kar denge (you do the series, we will push the show)'. And that's how our show was postponed to July. I had already committed to him, so I would have rejected the show, but he pushed me, and I am thankful for that. This is what true friends do, isn't it?"

Rajiv said that his Kapil Sharma team was very supportive of him. "Archana ji (Archana Puran Singh) was so happy, saying that my credit was long due. And when she watched the show she also posted a long note about us. I remember Kapil also watched the show late at night after a shoot and immediately messaged Anubhav sir. He called me the first thing the next morning and he sounded so happy and proud. I think this makes me so much happier," he said.

Rajiv plays the role of terrorist Ibrahim Akhtar alias "Chief" in the show. He appeared in the first season of The Great Indian Kapil Show and is now expected to feature in the second season as well.

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