Sonu Sood, the bad man of Bollywood has huge fan following in South and claims that he will never give up doing South films. Sonu has been part of many Telugu, Kannada and Tamil films. On being asked about his experience down South, he said, "I started my career from South and it has been my learning ground." "People love me in South.

Even if I get busy doing Bollywood films, I will always do South films," added Sonu.
Sonu plays the role of Dawood in Shootout at Wadala and about the action scenes in the film, he said, "The action is very rustic in the film and we shot in old places in the city. There was no professional training for action in Shootout at Wadala."