PremiumOTTplay Awards 2025: Sunny Kaushal's college heartbreak inspired him for Phir Aayi Haseen Dillruba - All you need to know
Sunny Kaushal revealed about his first heartbreak while receiving OTTplay Award in 2025 for Phir Aayi Haseen Dillruba, and there's a Rockstar connection
Last Updated: 04.32 PM, Mar 23, 2025
Sunny Kaushal bagged an award for being the best actor in a negative role at OTTplay Awards 2025 held last night. That is also where the actor made a revelation - that his first heartbreak served inspiration for the character he played in the film. Yes, Abhimanyu Bhagwan was inspired from Sunny Kaushal's own life story, and that shares a striking resemblance to Imtiaz Ali's Rockstar.
Sunny Kaushal remembers his college heartbreak
While remembering his first heartbreak moment, Vicky Kaushal's brother confirmed that it happened in college canteen. He went on to narrate how his eyes met with a woman in the college canteen and things turned around for him. A few days later, Sunny recalled, he found himself alone in the very college canteen.
Sunny Kaushal's heartbreak moment similar to Rockstar but still very different
The moment is sure to take you back to the story of Imtiaz Ali's Rockstar. There, Jordan (Ranbir Kapoor)'s story began in the college canteen. He got his first reality check in the very college canteen. Jordan was just getting to know how important heartbreak is to create music that connects with people, which is when he fell in love with Heer (Nargis Fakhri) who was least interested in him but kept him around. Rockstar explored situationship even before it was a thing. Nonetheless, the story did not end in a college canteen, unlike Sunny Kaushal's love story.
Sunny Kaushal's heartbreak inspired his Phir Aayi Haseen Dillruba character
According to his own confession at OTTplay Awards 2025, Sunny Kaushal's heartbreak served inspiration for Abhimanyu Bhagwan, which was his character in the movie. Kaushal took one and all by surprise with his performance in the film and ended up taking home the prestigious OTTplay Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role in 2025.
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