New Delhi, March 12 -- Actor Randeep Hooda will be playing the antagonist in Sunny Deol's upcoming Jaat. The actor recently opened up about his character Ranatunga and said even he was shocked when he essayed the role.

Filmfare quoted Randeep saying, "I've played dark and layered characters before, but Ranatunga is pure evil. He's violent, unhinged, and operates with a kind of brutality that even shocked me while performing it."

"Jaat is a film that dives into a world of raw, unapologetic crime, and my character sits at the centre of that storm. I think out director Gopichand Malineni was so very clear about how he envisioned this character, and I completely took on what he has imagined for this role," he further dropped hints about the...