“People During Dangal Interval Asked Me ‘Where Were You In The Film?'”: Aparshakti Khurana

Whether it is “Dangal“, “Stree“, “Luka Chuppi“ and the upcoming “Jabariya Jodi“ — actor-singer Aparshakti Khurana is gradually making his space in Bollywood, and making his presence count. The radio jockey-turned-actor says he had to wait patiently for the best offers to come his way.

Aparshakti’s kitty is full with films like “Street Dancer 3D“, “Kanpuriye” and Sidharth Malhotra-starrer “Jabariya Jodi“.

Looking back at his journey so far, the actor told IANS: “Initially, after the success of ‘Dangal’ when I hoped that a lot of offers will come my way, many a times people (casting directors) couldn’t place my face for a character as they had a strong image of the village boy I played in ‘Dangal’. I think now finally good roles are coming my way.”

Recounting an incident, he said: “It was the screening of ‘Dangal’. During the interval when people came out, I asked them how did they like it. Some of them just said, ‘Where were you in the film?’

“When I said, ‘Sir, I am playing the brother of Geeta and Babita… I am playing Omkar’, they said that I look very different from a village boy in real life.

“I took it as a compliment but later when I realised that that image was limiting casting directors to place me in any other role, I was a little upset. It was 2016 then.”