Aparshakti Khurana to play Kashmiri terrorist in Dhokha Round D Corner

Aparshakti Khurana plays a Kashmiri terrorist in his next film, Dhokha Round D Corner (2022). The suspense thriller, directed by Kookie Gulati, also stars R Madhavan, Khushali Kumar and Darshan Kumar.

The actor has been more light-hearted fare such as Stree (2018), Luka Chuppi (2019) and Hum Do Humare Do (2021). In Dhokha Round D Corner, the feature explores different facets of human relationships, but follows a rather gritty and darker central theme.

Khurana shared that with the upcoming thriller, he is attempting a different genre for the first time and was excited for the big change. “I was trying to do something apart from comedy for a while now but only Kookie Gulati and Bhushan Kumar showed that confidence in me,” he said.

“It explores a different take on human relationships intertwined because of personality complexes, captured with an overall theme which is slightly grungy and grey. I play a Kashmiri terrorist in the film. I have tried to show a different side of myself as a performer and I hope that the audience accepts me in this new version of mine on the big screen!”

Speaking about his preparation for the role, the actor added, “I hired and worked extensively to learn the Kashmiri language for my character. Also had to drop a little weight to achieve a more lean look as the character demanded that and had to shorten my hair for the look.”

The Kookie Gulati film is due to be released theatrically in September. Khurana will also be seen in the upcoming spy thriller Berlin with Rahul Bose, and the Amazon Prime Video period drama series  Jubilee, directed by Vikramaditya Motwane.