Actor Abhay Verma, who gained a lot of positive attention for starring in the horror comedy , recently made an appearance on a podcast, where he revealed that he auditioned for Zoya Akhtar's and chose to let it go to feature in the movie . While appearing on the Digital Commentary podcast, Verma said, “Both and were happening at the same time. I chose over .
I was in the process of , but I really wanted to do .” He continued, “I had auditioned for , and had met Zoya (Akhtar), but ka ho hi gaya tha so I decided to go with the latter.” For those who don’t know, star kids Suhana Khan, Agastya Nanda, and Khushi Kapoor made their debuts with last year.
It was released globally on Netflix. In , Verma portrayed a transgender. is directed and produced by Sandeep Singh.
Apart from Abhay Verma, it also stars Meera Chopra, Barkha Bisht, and Jameel Khan. Abhay Verma also revealed that he was supposed to star in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s . He said.
“I wish I could have done that film, but I had got another project at that time. But, then a few days after I couldn't do , I met Alia (Bhatt) for a brand shoot. Just a few days back, I met Sanjay Leela Bhansali Sir for .
” Earlier, in an interview with Hindustan Times, Verma had recalled meeting Varun Dhawan at the success party of . Sharing Dhawan's excitement about the film, Verma said, “Varun is a gentleman and very supportive. He told me that, out of everyone (in this generation of actors), he wants me to work a lot as he be.