Film career
He appeared in Shool (1999) and Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. (2003). He drew wider attention with Black Friday (2004) and Gangs of Wasseypur (2012). His breakthrough came with Peepli Live (2010). He also appeared in Kahaani (2012), The Lunchbox (2013), Kick (2014), Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015), Raman Raghav 2.0 (2016), Raees and Mom (2017), and Manto (2018).
