Woman 2 It is a blockbuster at the box office and breaking many records. Aparshakti Khurana, who plays Bittu in the horror-comedy franchise, couldn’t be happier. In an exclusive interview with IndiaToday.in, he said that it makes one happier when one gets critical acclaim along with commercial success.

The actor got a chance to showcase many facets of himself in the sequel, which he described as “challenging but extremely fun”. He also reminisced about his journey and how there was a time when he had just a few hundred rupees in his bank account.

Aparshakti said, “It feels surreal to talk about this right now, because I was talking to my wife about this last night. Over three cups of tea, we stayed up till three in the morning talking about how far we have come. I remember when our wedding festivities and honeymoon were over, we barely had any money left. It was the last week of the month and both of us were waiting for our salaries. I remember very well that I had just Rs 556 in my bank account. I cried while talking to her and even now I cry thinking about those days when I think about the time left behind. Damn, we are in a good place now. We are growing as a family and professionally too. And it feels good.”

Dangal The actor said that given the hardships he has faced, he would never disrespect his work or the characters that came his way. He said that while filmmakers are now approaching him to play lead roles, he has never shied away from playing character roles.

“The memory of Rs 500 deposited in my bank account motivates me to move forward. It reminds me of my beautiful journey in the industry and tells me that I still have a lot to achieve.”

Aparshakti Khurana further explained Woman 2 and what it means to his career. He explained that while every film is special for an actor, some films make a huge difference: “People keep talking about it Woman Wherever I went in the last five years, people told me about the film. They kept asking me when the next part would come. That shows how special that film is for all of us and even for the audience. I am happy to be associated with it and I am proud that it made its mark.”

The actor also shared how he, Rajkummar Rao and Abhishek Banerjee bonded with each other immediately after the film. “We really like each other. I think our friendship automatically reflects on screen as well. Our scenes are so cute and funny that people often feel that this is how they talk with their friends. We really had a lot of fun on the set and it’s always like that when we are together,” the Jubilee actor concluded.

It also stars Shraddha Kapoor and Pankaj Tripathi. Woman 2 The film has crossed the Rs 400 crore mark globally.