Aayush Sharma recalls people saying “Salman Khan should have launched a dog instead” after his debut; breaks down remembering cruel remarks

Aayush Sharma is gearing up for the release of the Karan Lalit Butani action flick Ruslaan. Also starring Sushrii Shreya Mishraa, Jagapathi Babu and Vidya Malvade, the film releases tomorrow and sees Aayush delivering an impactful performance. During a promotional interview, the actor – who stepped into Bollywood in 2018 with Loveyatri, spoke about the cruel comments he was subjected to at the time of his debut.

The actor also recalled the impact people saying ‘Salman Khan should have launched a dog instead’ of him had on his mentality. Sharma married Khan’s youngest sister Arpita Khan Sharma in November 2014. The two have been blessed with two kids – a son, Ahil and a daughter, Ayat.

Aayush Sharma gets emotional

During a recent interview with Siddharth Kannan, Aayush Sharma opened up about being compared to a dog when he debuted. The ‘Ruslaan’ actor became emotional as he recalled people saying ‘Salman Khan should have launched a dog instead’ of him.

The actor said, “That day is what made me. Because abhi tak main jitni bhi cheezon ko face karta aa raha tha wo sab toh theek hai but jab mera comparison ek kutte se kiya ja raha tha tab mujhe sabse pehle ye laga tha ki ek din jab mera beta internet par jayega aur apne baap ke baare mein padhna chahega toh koi insaan ye likhega ki uska baap ek kutta hai .(Until now, I had faced many things, which is okay, but when I was compared to a dog, that’s when I first felt that one day when my son goes on the internet and wants to read about his father, someone will write that his father is a dog).”

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Sharma continued, “Mera beta aur beti jab bade honge aur apne baap ke baare mein jab bhi google karenge toh achhi cheezein padhna chahiye. Unhe mujh par fakr hona chahiye. Ek bade portal ne likha tha ye ki Aayush Sharma ek kutta hai (When my son and daughter grow up and search about their father on Google, they should read good things. They should be proud of me. A big portal had written that Aayush Sharma is a dog). Today, I want to thank them. They kicked me in the butt to become this person.”

Aayush on ‘Salman should launch Arpita’s dog’

In a past conversation with Bollywood Bubble, Aayush Sharma spoke about being compared to a dog saying, “I still remember when my first film was released, a very major newspaper portal said that next time if Arpita (Khan Sharma) wants to launch her dog, then Salman Khan should launch a dog. I was like, that’s fine, I can completely understand, my film was out there, everybody has the right to give their opinions about the film but to involve my wife into this criticism I didn’t really understand.” He continued, “Arpita has nothing to do with the launch. The person who produced the film was Salman bhai, the person who is involved in the training in Salman bhai, so person who really gave me the platform was Salman bhai. But it is obviously like I’m his family, so people think that everything he is only doing it for me.”

Aayush Sharma-led Ruslaan releases in theatres on Friday, April 26.

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