Abhishek Banerjee on getting goofy characters after Stree: 'Everybody wanted me to wear some...'

Abhishek Banerjee played the role of Jana in Amar Kaushik's Stree. The actor recalled he got only goofy characters to play after essaying Jana's part in the horror-comedy film.

Abhishek Banerjee on getting goofy roles after Stree.

Abhishek Banerjee earned a lot of recognition after playing Jana in Amar Kaushik's 2018 film Stree. The actor was an integral part of the horror-comedy film with Rajkummar Rao and Shraddha Kapoor. Six years later, Banerjee reprised his character of Jana in Stree 2, which has become a major box office hit. In a recent interview with News18, Abhishek recalled how he only got goofy characters after playing Jana in Stree.

Abhishek Banerjee on getting goofy characters after Stree

Abhishek Banerjee admitted that Jana from Stree got him a 'big break', but it also led him to receive comic character offers. "After Jana, I was getting all these goofy characters. Everybody wanted me to wear some rangeela chamkeela kapda and speak in a certain way. Jana was just a character and while I’m close to it, that’s not who I am in real life. Then I did Dream Girl and Bala and everyone thought I was a comic actor," Banerjee told the news publication.

The actor revealed he was 'depressed' during the COVID-19 pandemic and thought nobody was going to imagine anything additional for him. However, Sudip Sharma imagined him as Hathoda Tyagi for his web series, Paatal Lok. "He imagined that by watching Stree, so full marks to him," added Abhishek.

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Abhishek Banerjee enjoys Stree 2's success

Currently, Abhishek is riding high on the success of Stree 2. He reunited with Shraddha, Rajkummar, Pankaj Tripathi, and Aparshakti Khurana for the second installment. Produced by Maddock Films and Jio Studios, the film has emerged as a box office winner. Stree 2 has earned Rs 428 crore (gross) globally within 8 days of its theatrical run.

The film's domestic collection is over Rs 300 crore and it has made Stree 2 one of the biggest blockbusters of the year. The spooky comedy has cameo appearances by Varun Dhawan, Akshay Kumar, and Tammanaah Bhatia.

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