Mumbai, April 15 -- Randeep Hooda, who is known for his powerful acting, recently opened up about a big mistake related to his career in a podcast. He told how a suggestion from director Ram Gopal Varma made him walk away from a film that could have taken his career to a different level. He still regrets this decision.

Randeep said that he had got an offer to play the role of Bhagat Singh in the film 'Rang De Basanti'. He had also auditioned for it and director Rakesh Omprakash Mehra also liked his performance. Randeep said, "If I had done Rang De Basanti, I would have been in a different league today." He also shared that Rakesh Mehra used to meet him many times and even in a drunken state while driving, he used to say, "Kar le, kar le ...