Actor Shantanu Maheshwari, who made his Bollywood debut in Alia Bhatt-starrer 'Gangubai Kathiawadi', said that keeping his role a secret for three years is not a joke. "COVID-19 stalled the release and it became difficult for me to hide it. At one point, I wanted to announce to the world, 'I'm going to be a part of it'," Shantanu added.