The writer of movies like 'Aligarh', 'Shahid', among others, Apurva Asrani on Thursday clarified a rumour which addressed veteran actor as his father, and said if his dad had been a well known actor, his struggles would have been much less.
The filmmaker served as the editor of the 1998 crime film 'Satya' directed by . It stars Urmila Matondkar, JD Chakravarthy and in the lead roles.
Apurva is also the editor of movies like 'Om Jai Jagadish', 'Mukhbiir' and 'CityLights'.
Taking to Instagram, Apurva, who has a fanbase of 41.6K followers, shared a still of a video, which shows a collage featuring Asrani as father, and Apurva as son.
Along with the photo, he wrote: "No, that's NOT my father. That's veteran actor Asrani. My dad was a flight purser with Air India and had nothing to do with the movie industry. I wonder though, looking at this silly, unfactual video, had my dad been a well known actor, wouldn't my struggles have been much less? But then again, would I have had a filmography that I'm so proud of without the trials by fire?"
The post was filled with comments like: 'That makes you worthy', 'this is silliness at its peak'.
One user wrote: "What rubbish..haha".
The 83 year old actor Asrani's career spans over five decades. He is best known for his role in 'Sholay' as a jailer. His other works include movies like 'Welcome', 'All The Best', 'Bhool Bhulaiyaa', 'Garam Masala', 'Baghban', among many others.
Meanwhile, Apurva made his OTT writing debut with the show 'Criminal Justice: Behind Closed Doors'. The show stars Pankaj Tripathi, Kirti Kulhari, Anupriya Goenka and Dipti Naval.
