There is no pressure like that of the box office. But to Aditya Roy Kapur, whose Gumraah hits the screens today, the joy of one’s movie playing in cinemas far exceeds the nervousness about box-office results. “I grew up watching films in theatres. When you become an actor, it is one of the reasons that excites you. A big-screen release comes with an added edge; you want people to come out in large numbers and watch it [because] when something works in a theatre, it’s much more gratifying. It’s a pressure one has to revel in,” he begins.

Vardhan Ketkar