After Abhishek Bachchan and R Madhavan, Sonu Sood finalized for Simmba

Sonu Sood

Rohit Shetty seems to have had a tough time finding an actor to play a negative role in his upcoming film, Simmba. The Ranveer Singh and Sara Ali Khan starrer has a powerful parallel role of the antagonist.

Abhishek Bachchan

It is said that the makers were keen on Abhishek Bachchan, but he was not too sure about doing a mean act.

R Madhavan

They then decided on R Madhavan, who was gung-ho, but opted out due to an injury. Yesterday, Sonu Sood was eventually finalised to essay the part. We have seen him play the baddie in Dabangg (2010) with aplomb, he is sure to go for the kill again.

Catch up on all the latest entertainment news and gossip here. Also download the new mid-day Android and iOS apps to get latest updates