/> That director Anurag Basu is a closet-actor was proven when he played a pivotal role as a doctor in Onir's I Am.

But the fact that he has played a role in his own film Barfi came as a complete shocker. It was revealed by an actor in the film who said, `Anurag hasn't told anyone about it. But he has done a role in Barfi.

He appears in the sequence where Ranbir and Priyanka are traveling in an open truck. There is a man with his face covered sitting opposite the snoozing figure of Priyanka leering at her legs. The man leering at Priyanka's legs is played by Anurag. `

When questioned about it Anurag says, `I haven't told anyone about it. It just happened. We needed a man of a certain age to be staring at Priyanka provoking Ranbir into an aggressive reaction. No one was willing to play the dirty man's part. So I quickly wrapped a blanket to cover my face and played the role. ` Anurag further reveals, `Actually I've made incognito appearances in almost all my films. But I am not telling you where. `