"I was 6 feet away from the shot blast, felt scared" - Rumi Khan on an incident while shooting for 'Gadar 2'

Rumi Khan, who was last seen playing a cameo in Shah Rukh Khan- starrer Pathaan, is excited as he returned with the on-going record-breaker, Gadar 2. The film, which stars Sunny Deol and Ameesha Patel, is all set to release later this month.

Rumi will essay an army officer in the movie. He said, "I'm playing an antagonist, will be seen as an army officer from Pakistan. It was really fun while shooting, and it is for the first time I'm shooting as an army officer. I always wanted to be one; hence the role will always remain close to my heart. I got to do a lot of action, and it was a good time with the team during shoots. I connected well with our director Anil Sharma; he's really amazing to work with. He gave me full liberty when it came to portraying my character and guided me to make it seem as authentic as possible.”

Rumi, a well-known TV actor who was last seen in the show Alibaba: Dastaan-E-Kabul, shared an incident from shoots. He revealed, "While shooting climax, Ravi Varma, our action director used huge big booms to create a big blast; they don’t want much VFX in the film to keep it real. Hence, during the shot blast, I was just 6 feet away from that blast. I literally crossed the fire, and I felt that my back had caught fire, and it was such a scary moment. But must say that Ravi Varma is so good in his work he knows how much he can take the risk. He keeps all the safety while shooting, and after shooting with him, I became a huge fan of his work."

Rumi has been a part of TV shows such as Sher-e-Punjab: Maharaja Ranjit Singh, Chandragupta Maurya and Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat. He earlier acted in movies like Ek Haseena Thi Ek Deewana Tha and Karle Pyaar Karle.