Munjya Star Abhay Verma Recalls Rejecting Irrfan Khan's Angrezi Medium: 'I Regret It A Lot As...'

Abhay Verma is currently basking in the success of Dinesh Vijan’s Munjya. However, he also had a chance to work with him before in Angrezi Medium, which was headlined by the late actor Irrfan. Recalling his regret about missing out on the film, Abhay said that he would’ve loved to star in the late actor’s last film.

“I got an offer to work in Angrezi Medium, but somehow it didn’t materialise. I regret it a lot as it was Irrfan (Khan, actor) sir’s last film, and if I could have gotten a chance to just stand next to him even in one frame, it would have been my biggest award,” the Hindustan Times quoted him as saying.

Talking about the reason behind rejecting the film, Abhay said, “The role I was offered was a bit small, and I had received another film in a leading role with better screen space, but eventually that film never happened.”

Before Munjya, Abhay Verma was also seen as a terrorist in The Family Man, a transgender person in Safed and a patriot in Ae Watan Mere Watan. However, he has become a known name only after Munjya. He said, “I had a major positive takeaway from The Family Man that if you work with honesty for five days in your life, it would get you recognition for 50 years. But with Safed’s reception, I was really disheartened.”

“After completing Munjya, I played a gamble with my life for one-and-a-half years. I wanted to wait to see the response to it before taking any further step in my career. I somehow managed that time with my savings but I had to sacrifice a lot as well. I haven’t been to a restaurant in over one-and-a-half years. In the last three-four months, I even started feeling a little suffocated but thankfully, the wait proved fruitful otherwise mera Panipat ka bag almost pack ho hi gaya tha,” he said.

Sharvari Wagh and Abhay Verma starrer Munjya hit theatres on June 7 and impressed everyone. The film has been earning rave reviews from fans and critics alike and has been minting huge numbers at the box office too. The film has now grossed over Rs 100 crores at the ticket window.