Salman Khan photographed at an event in Mumbai.
New Delhi:
Actor Omkar Kapoor, who is making his debut as a lead actor in forthcoming film
Pyaar Ka Punchnama 2, says that he wants to show the Luv Ranjan-directed project to veteran actors Anil Kapoor, Sridevi and Salman Khan, with whom he has worked as a child artist earlier.
Omkar has done films like
Mela, Hero No 1, Masoom, Judaai and
Judwaa as a child actor.
He was seen in
Judaai as Anil and Sridevi's son and he played the younger version of Salman in
Judwaa. He was also part of the popular song
Chotta Bacha Jaan Ke Humko. With
Pyaar Ka Punchnama 2, he's making his debut as a grown up.
"
Pyaar Ka Punchnama 2 is my first film as a lead actor and I'm extremely excited about it. I have always been passionate about acting and started my career at a very young age," Omkar said in a statement.
"I had taken a pause in the middle to complete my studies and here I'm with
Pyaar Ka Punchnama 2, which is a very special film for me. I wish to show it to Anil sir, Sridevi ma'am, and Salman
bhai. (Also Read:
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"I am a huge admirer of them and would love to know their views and seek their blessings," he added.
The
bhaijaan, who recently watched the trailer of
Pyaar Ka Punchnama 2, did shower his "blessings" on Twitter and also mentioned two other
Pyaar Ka Punchnama 2 stars - Sonalli Sehgal and Sunny Singh Nijjar his tweets. Sonalli has featured in an advertisement with Salman, while Sunny is the son of son of award-winning action director Jai Singh Nijjar, who has worked for movies like
Channai Express and
Singham.
He posted a series of tweets on October 6:
A sequel of 2011 film
Pyaar Ka Punchnama, it also features actors Kartik Aaryan, Nushrat Bharucha and Ishita Sharma in key roles.
The film is slated to release on October 16.