Showing posts with label Aparshakti Khurana father. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Aparshakti Khurana father. Show all posts
Ayushmann Khurrana and I were looking to pick up a script where we could be together-Aparshakti Khurana
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Terming Stree 2’s success as victory of content, Aparshakti hopes to work with brother Ayushmann in Stree-Vampires of Vijay Nagar crossover
Priyanka Sharma (MID-DAY; August 26, 2024)
Nowadays, wherever Aparshakti Khurana goes, he is asked to sing a lullaby. Sounds odd? Blame it on Stree 2. In a hilarious sequence in the horror comedy, Khurana’s character Bittu sings a lullaby to his lover. “People are requesting me to sing Soft Chitti, warm Chitti,” he laughs. Rajkummar Rao and Shraddha Kapoor’s sequel to Stree (2018) has taken the box office by storm, and Khurana couldn’t be prouder.
“Despite there being no big star in Stree 2, the audience believed it deserved these numbers, their love and respect. This is the victory of content, our writer Niren Bhatt, director Amar Kaushik, the makers and the actors. It’s great to be in a space where you get accepted without any star value,” he states.
There has been an amusing online discourse around who should be credited for Stree 2’s success. A section of the audience believes it should be attributed to Rao, while another feels the film belongs to Kapoor. Where does Khurana stand on this?
“Sometimes, things begin trending [online] without any reason. For instance, Boycott Bollywood. Why boycott Bollywood? What did Bollywood do? I think it’s everybody’s film.”
The friendship between Bittu, Rao’s Vicky and Abhishek Banerjee’s Janaa has been a highlight of the franchise. It’s not restricted to the screen. Khurana says the bond with his co-stars supported him as he shot Stree 2 after his father P Khurana’s demise.
“It was the first film I shot after losing Papa. That was difficult for me because I used to regularly call and tell him about my scripts and my day at shoot. Amar, Raj, Abhishek and I are friends before collaborators. Raj and I worked out to devotional songs during Stree 2.”
Stree 2’s end hinted at the next offering in the horror comedy universe—Vampires of Vijay Nagar, starring Ayushmann Khurrana. There are high chances of a crossover with the world of Stree, which will mark the first on-screen collaboration of the two brothers.
“I’m more than looking forward to that. For a while, we were looking to pick up a script where we could be together. Let’s see how and when we can be together in this universe,” he smiles.
Papa had the loudest laughter in the family, now my daughter has it-Aparshakti Khurana
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Hasti Doshi (BOMBAY TIMES; June 18, 2023)
Life has change 360 degrees for Aparshakti Khurana in the last two years after his daughter Arzoie was born. “I have become a little more responsible,” says the doting dad on the occasion of Father’s Day. He further says, “I have started taking up work in a way that I am in Mumbai as much as possible. That is one major change.”
Has his daughter’s birth altered his creative choices too? “Not really, I don’t take up work thinking about what my daughter will think of it when she grows up. Maybe such projects haven’t come my way where I have had to think,” he says.
Aparshakti lost his father, astrologer P Khurana, recently and it has been a difficult time for the family. He says, “It has been tough, no one is prepared for something like this. Only time will heal this; work helps me divert my mind. We shared a regular father-son relationship while growing up, but after a certain age, it evolved, and he became my friend. He lived his life to the fullest, and all we can do is celebrate his life.”
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"Arzoie is a daddy's girl because, since the time she learnt the physical touch, she has given me her first hug and first kiss. When she started calling us papa and mumma, it felt very special. I think she is like me in many ways. She is straightforward and knows what she wants"
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"My father pushed me to play different sports and I am doing the same with my daughter. The other day, I took her to a football field and I felt immense joy when I watched her play. Papa had the loudest laughter in the family and I am glad I laugh that way too. Now, Arzoie has that laughter. She laughs wholeheartedly"
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