From TV Superstar to Anurag Kashyap’s Kennedy | Rahul Bhat
04 March 2026

From TV Superstar to Anurag Kashyap’s Kennedy | Rahul Bhat

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Rahul Bhat joins Cyrus Broacha to talk about his unpredictable journey — from accidental modelling at 19 to overnight TV superstardom, a major film flop, and then disappearing for nearly 9 years.

In this candid conversation, Rahul opens up about:

    Winning Mr India “by mistake”

    Hina’s record-breaking TRPs

    His first big film failing

    The depression that followed

    Why he took a 9-year break to study world cinema

    Producing hit TV shows quietly

    How Anurag Kashyap cast him in Ugly without an audition

    The improvisation magic behind Gangs of Wasseypur & Ugly

    Becoming Kennedy — a ruthless insomniac cop

    Why cinema is a collaboration, not a solo art

From superstardom to reinvention, this is Rahul Bhat like you’ve never seen him.

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