Ayushmann Khurrana Reacts To Thamma Becoming His Highest Opening Film: Validation Of My Trajectory

Aditya Sarpotdar-directed Thamma became Ayushmann Khurrana’s highest opener. The vampire-comedy pulled audience to theatres on Diwali. The actor enters the Stree Universe as the male protagonist of the film

and lays the foundation for upcoming titles within the franchise. Thamma minted Rs 25.11 crore at the box office on the first day.

Ayushmann Khurrana reacts to Thamma's opening

Reacting to Thamma becoming his highest opener, Ayushmann said in a statement, “I’m an entertainer so it brings me so much joy to see people loving and enjoying Thamma and my performance during this big Diwali holidays. When my visionary producer Dinesh Vijan had told me that Thamma was releasing in Diwali, I was thrilled because it was something that I was always wished to happen in my career.”ALSO READ: Varun Dhawan To Clash With Ayushmann Khurrana In Bhediya 2? Here's What We KnowHe added, “Having carved a niche with my unique, quirky films, I was eagerly waiting for that one opportunity to bring my brand of cinema on Diwali - a festival that has seen the biggest of the biggest superstars release their tentpole films in. Thamma is the tentpole film of my career and I’m fortunate to have got Diwali to release it. Every year, I used to go to theatres with my family to watch a superstar’s film release. Today, I have gone to theatres to watch my film with my family. It feels incredible!”

'Validation of tragectory'

Ayushmann further shared, “It’s almost a validation of my trajectory in Hindi cinema and I thank Dinesh Vijan for trusting me to play a character with no reference point like an Indian ‘betaal’. To see people enjoy to their fullest in theatres watching me play this character and convincing them to go on this joyride is truly an insane feeling.”Talking about preconceived notions about sequels, Ayushmann said, “The first day love that I have got, that the film has got, busts a lot of myths that people only want to see sequels and remakes and big superstar movies on Diwali. We scoring big with Thamma again shows that people want to see great content.”The actor signed off by saying, “Audiences are bringing their children, their families to watch my film during this festive period. Every actor wants to feel this, wants to see their films open on the biggest release dates like Diwali and become hugely successful! I’m happy I’m living this feeling with Thamma.”

About Thamma

Thamma also stars Rashmika Mandanna, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Paresh Rawal, Faisal Mallik, Geeta Aggarwal and many others. The film is running in theatres in Hindi and Telugu.