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

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.