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Ayushmann Khurrana on Thama: “I’m Excited to Enter This Legacy Universe”

Posted on 06 Nov, 2024

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Ayushmann Khurrana on Thama: “I’m Excited to Enter This Legacy Universe”
Maddock Films has announced a new installment in its successful horror comedy universe: Thama, a bloody love story that will star Ayushmann Khurrana, Rashmika Mandanna, Paresh Rawal, and Nawazuddin Siddiqui, and is set to release during Diwali 2025. This film marks Ayushmann’s second collaboration with producer Dinesh Vijan following their previous hit, Bala, which crossed the 100-crore mark at the box office in 2019.

With Stree 2 breaking Bollywood records and Munjya seeing box office success, the Maddock horror comedy universe has captured the attention of audiences across India. Reflecting on his upcoming role in Thama, Ayushmann said, "I’m excited that Dinesh Vijan feels this is the best time for me to enter his blockbuster horror comedy universe in and as Thama, after Stree 2 became the all-time biggest Bollywood film in the history of Hindi cinema! I am thrilled to be part of this universe’s legacy as it moves forward and also feel responsible to give audiences a theatrical experience that they will remember for years to come."

Ayushmann also spoke about the fan following Maddock’s horror comedy universe has garnered, saying, "The manner in which Dinesh is crafting this universe’s every beat is truly commendable and he deserves all the love and adulation that he is receiving. As a friend, collaborator and admirer of his work, I can only see this universe growing from strength to strength given the grand ideas of expansion that he has."

On reuniting with Dinesh Vijan after Bala, Ayushmann expressed his excitement: "Dinesh and I have a similar passion for disruption. Our film Bala was a project that made people jump up from their seats and laud it for being really fresh. Thama is our second collaboration and it is so new that I can’t wait for the reaction of people when they see it in theatres next Diwali. We are drawn to each other when we want to completely shatter the mould and give audiences something that they have never seen before. Thama is that project, a total wildcard, a film that no one has seen in India. I’m really pumped to join the sets of this film and create a huge big screen experience with Dinesh and his entire team of fellow visionaries like Amar Kaushik, my director Aditya Sarpotdar and the writing genius Niren Bhatt."

As he gears up for this unique role, Ayushmann shared his enthusiasm for choosing Thama as his next project: "The fact that Thama is the first love story of the horror comedy universe is all the more exciting! The promise of it being a ‘bloody’ love story is also a supremely unique and a compelling pitch for today’s audience who want clutter-breaking theatrical experiences. I have always been on a search for such unique projects throughout my career and I’m grateful that brilliant directors and filmmakers have considered me to helm such films. Thama is a project of a lifetime for me and I know that I will give my heart and soul for people to hopefully shower it with unanimous love."

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