The most unexpected moment for Chunky Pandey for getting the role of a menacing character played in Vidya Balan starrer ‘Begum Jaan’. He was equally stunned as his fans that saw a glimpse of him in the trailer of ‘Begum Jaan’. “After the release of ‘Housefull’, I was auditioning for ‘Begum Jaan’ and people on the sets were telling me to say dialogues like ‘Aakhri Pasta’ (his character in ‘Housefull’). At the back of my mind I thought I would not get the film,” Chunky informed the media. He was uncertain because his previous roles had been based on comical characters that were hardly serious or evil. “But Srijit was sure he wanted me to play this evil part. He wanted me to lose real Chunky Pandey, he wanted the world to see my evil side. He saw the evilness in me and he wanted to bring that out in ‘Begum Jaan’,” he added. Chunky Pandey has been known for his comical characters but for a change, he will be seen playing a villainous character named Kabir in ‘Begum Jaan’. “He is not a villain; this is the face of evil. Evil will always exist in this world. I always had a wicked streak in me; the sadist side in me also comes in my comedy films. But to do something like this is crazy. It came very naturally to me and I am most scared about that,” he said. He revealed that his wife failed to recognise him when he had pulled on the disguise for his new character. He had tobacco stained teeth and kohl lined eyes. “My wife couldn’t recognise me. The whole personality has changed. She always thought I am a villain and I had to prove her right so I did ‘Begum Jaan’,” he revealed. “I was little resistant about the look after seeing myself I was happy. You don’t get a film like ‘Begum Jaan’ everyday in your career. Srijit compelled me to lose my identity, with this creepy, almost-bald look. I was earlier asked to cut my hair short, later Srijit just took all my hair off he also asked me to shave off my eyebrows. I told him ‘no’, as I was travelling for work and could be stopped at immigration,” he added. As much as Chunky Pandey is thrilled about the project, his fans are more than excited to see his dark side. ‘Begum Jaan’ is a remake of Bengali movie ‘Rajkahini’, which is set in 1947 and it had already released on 14 April.