Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani is once again coming to the theaters and love is in the air. The coming-of-age drama directed by Ayan Mukherjee was released in 2013 and became a hit among the young audience. Exploring the themes of friendship, love and the will to live, the Ranbir Kapoor-Deepika Padukone film is #Goals for many. While his camaraderie with Aditya Roy Kapur and Kalki Koechlin was much-loved, Kunal Roy Kapur’s Taran got many fans for ‘Hari Jhandi’ and recently achieved success as a social media hero.

In a recent interview with India Today Digital, Kunal talked about the social media fan following Taran has gained over the years. He politely refused to take any credit for the character and its popularity, stating that it was all the work of the writer and filmmaker.

Discussing how such characters eventually manage to get their due, the actor said, “Honestly, it depends on how it connects with people. You come across different characters during your career. continue to do type of roles, and some of them manage to stick, and some are flops, but by and large, the effort is to play some kind of reality based roles that primarily tell the story. presents or presents the themes of the story And if it resonates with the audience, it sticks in people’s memory. However, you can’t go into it thinking, ‘I want to do these kinds of memorable roles.’ Some bad roles will be forgotten, fortunately you can’t plan too many things.”

When asked about his reaction to Taran and his personality being celebrated on social media, Kunal smiled and said, “It’s the writing. I don’t know, it’s the filmmakers and writers. I don’t care about any of that.” Can’t take credit. I just played a role that was shaped by others.”

His Bandish Bandits co-star Rithvik Bhowmik, who was also part of the conversation, jumped in to share his opinion about Taran and how social media is celebrating him. ‘Instagram just came out, but I remember watching this film in an auditorium full of people. And when he does his little thing, he tells Kalki’s character why are you fighting with your friends, we will take care of it. The audience collectively went ‘Oh’. He has always given the go-ahead,” he added.

Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani is running in select theatres.