Stree 2 was released in theaters on August 15, 2024, and ever since then, the movie has went on a record-breaking spree at the box office. In just a few days of its theatrical release, Stree 2 box office collection has touched Rs 300 crore worldwide. Fans & critics are lavishing praise on the makers and actors of the movie for making a hilarious but bone-chilling movie. Starring Rajkummar Rao, Shraddha Kapoor, Pankaj Tripathi, Abhishek Banerjee, and more in the leading roles, Stree 2 is the extension of its first part that revolves around the male demon known as 'Sarkate' or Sarkata (the headless demon). Interestingly, the character of Sarkata is not entirely a CGI or animation. It has been played by an actor named Sunil Kumar. Therefore, it can be said that real-life Sarkata is none other than Sunil Kumar. Now, the question arises who is Sunil Kumar who plays Sarkata in Stree 2? Below is all about Sunil Kumar aka Sarkata-
Who is Sunil Kumar aka Sunny Jatt?
Although IMDB mentions that Sunil Kumar plays Sarkata in Stree 2, on social media the man's name is Sunny Jatt. Sunil is based out of Jammu, and is a professional wrestler and a police constable. He even participated in WWE Tryout in 2019 and aspires to represent India globally in the World Wrestling Entertainment ring. His ring name is The Great Angaar.
Sunil is also 7 feet and 7 inches tall, more than The Great Khali, a celebrated WWE wrestler from Punjab. Interestingly, Sunil aka Sunny Jatt is known as “The Great Khali of Jammu.” In an interview with Bollywood Hungama, Amar Kaushik talked about Sunil's casting as Sarkata. He said, "The casting team found him. We wanted a man with such a height and he fit the bill. We used his body shots while the face of Sarkata was generated through CGI."
Talking about Sunil Kumar Sataka's Instagram handle, he calls himself Sunny Jatt. Sunny enjoys a following of 13.9K followers and also keeps on sharing his pictures with the starcast of Stree 2 including Rajkummar Rao, Shraddha Kapoor, and Tamannah Bhatia.
Directed by Amar Kaushik and Produced by Dinesh Vijan, Stree 2 is a horror comedy movie that has made a special place in the hearts of fans. Apart from its original starcast, Stree 2 also has cameos from actors like Varun Dhawan who plays Bhediya (Warewolf) in Vijan's previous movie, also it features Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar which came as a pleasant surprise for fans.