'TOO EARLY TO WORRY ABOUT THE BOX OFFICE

Junaid Khan on his pairing with Khushi Kapoor in Loveyapa, and what it means to be the son of Aamir Khan. And more.

- SHREYAS PANDE

AFTER making his acting debut with the historical drama Maharaj on OTT last year, Junaid Khan will be landing on the big screen this week with the romantic-comedy Loveyapa.

The film, helmed by Laal Singh Chaddha (2022) director Advait Chandan, is a big shift from the period-drama Maharaj, in which Khan played the social reformer Karsandas Mulji and had to maintain a serious tone throughout. Loveyapa will see him play a youngster who is caught up in a comedy of errors.

Like most actors, Khan feels that doing comedy is more difficult than playing serious roles. "The challenges in comedy are very different," he adds, saying that it was the strong writing material which made it easy for him to portray his character.

Loveyapa is a remake of the Tamil film Love Today (2022), written and directed by Pradeep Ranganathan, who also played the lead in the film. Khan watched the original in 2023 when he was offered to star in the remake by the producers.