Ayushmann Khurrana has returned to the big screen with his horror comedy ‘Thamma’. The movie opened to more than Rs 25 crore at the box office, making it the biggest opener of Ayushmann’s career. According to Times Now, the actor issued an official statement after the good response of ‘Thamma’ and thanked fans for love and support.

Talking about ‘Thamma’ being a Diwali release, Ayushmann said, “I’m an entertainer so it brings me so much joy to see people loving and enjoying Thamma and my performance during this big Diwali holidays. When my visionary producer Dinesh Vijan had told me that Thamma was releasing in Diwali, I was thrilled because it was something that I was always wished to happen in my career.”

“Having carved a niche with my unique, quirky films, I was eagerly waiting for that one opportunity to bring my brand of cinema on Diwali – a festival that has seen the biggest of the biggest superstars release their tentpole films in. Thamma is the tentpole film of my career and I’m fortunate to have got Diwali to release it. Every year, I used to go to theatres with my family to watch a superstar’s film release. Today, I have gone to theatres to watch my film with my family. It feels incredible!” he added.

Thamma also stars Rashmika Mandanna, Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Paresh Rawal in the lead roles. Varun Dhawan has also reprised his role of Bhediya in Thamma and is seen in a cameo role. While speaking on Zoom, Thamma’s writer, Niren Bhatt, talked about how Bhediya has been included in the film.

“In Thamma, we have a huge werewolf. Now, whether it is Varun Dhawan or Kriti Sanon, we will get to know in the film. In Bhediya, we showed Bhaskar as a normal wolf. The version in Thamma is more muscular and bigger. How did that version form? We have answers in the film,” he said.

On the work front, the actor was last seen in Dream Girl 2. He will next appear in Pati Patni Aur Woh Do.