Abhay Verma is the new star of the moment. The ‘Munjya’ actor directly entered the Rs 100 crore club with the horror-comedy. Did you know that Verma, who played important roles in ‘Family Man 2’ and ‘Safed’, turned down ‘The Archies’, ‘Gangubai Kathiawadi’? In a recent interview, the actor revealed the reason for this.

Talking to IANS, Abhay Verma said, “‘The Archies’ and ‘Safed’ were both being made at the same time. I chose ‘Safed’ over ‘The Archies’. I was in the process of ‘The Archies’, but I really wanted to do ‘Safed’. I had auditioned for ‘The Archies’ and met Zoya (Akhtar, director). But, ‘Safed’ what had happened then (I got the white one so) I decided to choose the latter.

He also said in the same interview that he was also in talks for ‘Gangubai Kathiawadi’. Abhay said, “I wish I could have done that film, but at that time I had got some other project. But, when I could not do Gangubai Kathiawadi, a few days later I met Alia (Bhatt) for a brand shoot. Just a few days ago, I met Sanjay Leela Bhansali sir for Gangubai Kathiawadi.”

Abhay played the lead role in ‘Munjya’. He received a lot of praise for his performance and the film is still running in theatres across the country.