Aparshakti Khurana questions being tagged 'outsider': If I and Ayushmann are outsiders today, our kids will be insiders

Actor Aparshakti Khurana has carved a niche for himself in Bollywood and stormed his way to the top. With no filmy background, the actor has made his mark despite having debuted just four years ago, with Dangal (2016). The 32-year-old has garnered love from the audience for his performance in films like Stree, Luka Chuppi, Badrinath Ki Dulhania, Pati Patni Aur Woh, and many more.

However, Aparshakti says that he feels that he is yet to reach a point that will make him feel he's accomplished something in his career. 

During his recent interaction with Hindustan Times, the Stree actor said, "I don’t think there’s a point where I felt like 'Ab kar liya kuch'. I'd rather want to say this that thankfully there’s not been just that one moment. Today, I’m not that Dangal actor, I've done films such as Luka Chuppi (2019) too after it. I am happy that people don’t say I am that Dangal guy. If that was the case, it would have been problematic." 

For the uninitiated, Aparshakti and brother Ayushmann Khurrana started off in the industry from the scratch without any backing and the two have come a really long way since then. Like his elder brother, Aparshakti was a radio jockey before getting into acting. 

“I wouldn’t say I didn’t know anyone, I did radio for six years. I would keep meeting musicians, actors, filmmakers, I sued to interview them. I was in touch with them professionally. Though I did have a connection with them, it didn’t mean they will give me an opportunity to act. It was always through auditions, you had to crack them,” said Khurana.

Even while having being accomplished a great length Aparshakti Khurana is praised and loved for his performances and on-screen appearances. Yet, he is somehow being tagged as an "outsider". Questioning the same, the actor asked how he can be an "outsider" in his own country. 

Wherever I go, city, state, I will still be a person who belongs here. Also, somebody who is an outsider today, members of his family will be insiders tomorrow. For example, if I and Ayushmann are outsiders today, though I hate the term, our kids will be insiders after a few years.

- Aparshakti Khurana

Aparshakti, the younger brother of Ayushmann Khurrana, has made his presence felt in the narrative irrespective of the length of the supportive characters.

On the work front, the actor will be seen sharing screen space with Pranutan Bahl, Abhishek Bannerjee, and Ashish Verma in Helmet. The film is being co-produced by Dino Morea.