Though the bad man doesn’t enjoy a good image in the society, but portraying one on-screen can have its advantages. Or we can say Sonu Sood, who is playing underworld don Dawood Ibrahim in his next film, is an exception.

Buzz says that the actor was recently busy shooting for the film in Dongri, where the underworld don spent his early years. Not surprisingly, the actor was even addressed as Dawood bhai by the locals and they brought special tea, snacks and sweets like phirni for him during the time he filmed there.

In fact, the first time he reached on the sets, Sonu was surprised to see how curious the crowd was about the whole thing. "They were asking 'Dawood bhai kidhar hai?' and I was wondering what the matter was," recalls the actor. That's not all. They'd applaud loudly after every shot during the action scenes.

Sonu says, "The character is a very bindaas person, very daring. When we were shooting action sequences, people were cheering as if I were one of their own. Even though they'd gather to see the shoot, they were extremely cooperative. When they'd get eatables for me out of love and affection, it was only right that I acknowledge their feelings by having some of the things."

At the end of it all, it looks like Sonu sure had a field day playing Dawood, and that too in the dreaded don's own neighborhood!

Source: TNN