Vikrant Massey reveals nearly punching an epileptic boy to death in school; says, “Uske baad maine kisi pe haath nahi uthaya”

Vikrant Massey is currently busy promoting his next, Phir Aayi Hasseen Dilruba. Co-starring Taapsee Pannu and Sunny Kaushal, the Netflix film is scheduled to release on August 9. While promoting the film recently, Vikrant got candid about his film character. He also spoke about how during his school days when he almost punched an epileptic school boy to death. Read on.

Vikrant Massey on punching an epileptic boy in school

During a recent interaction on the Prakhar Ke Pravachan podcast while promoting Phir Aayi Hasseen Dilruba, Vikrant Massey got candid about his character Rishu in the film and how there might be a backstory to his character that led him to willingly compartmentalizes his capacity of violence. Citing an experience from his personal life, the ’12th Fail’ actor said, “This is my own life experience. I was doing karate, taekwondo… aggression aa gaya body mein. You felt invincible. School ke reccess mein tumne ek ladke ko tumne maar diya. Ek punch mara jaw pe. You did not know his medical background. He had epilepsy, started frothing.“

“You saw this boy frothing in front of you losing consciousness. The older brother comes in, bats you left, right and centre. Ye sab breakdown bata rahu kuch seconds ka. Tumhe dard us waqt mehsoos nhi hua because tumhara darr ye tha ki woh mar na jaaye (I had aggression in my body. You hit someone in school during recess without knowing that he had epilepsy. This is the breakdown of a few seconds. You don’t feel pain because you are scared whether the boy will die).”

Vikrant: Uske baad maine kisi pe haath nahi uthaya

Talking about the effect this incident had on him, the actor continued, “Tumne karate chhor diya, tumne sab kuch chhor diya. Tumne ye realize kiya ki, ‘You could also kill someone.’ Uske baad tum jaha bhi gaye, unfortunately tum pit ke hi aaye. Tumne kabhi kisi pe haath nahi uthaya. Uske baad se maine aaj tak apni zindagi mein kisi pe haath nahi uthaya (You left karate. You realized you could kill someone. Wherever you went after that, you were always hit. But you never raised your hand. After that incident I have never raised my hand on anyone in my life).”

About Phir Aayi Haseen Dillruba

Written by Kanika Dhillon and directed by Jayprad Desai, Phir Aayi Haseen Dillruba stars Vikrant Massey, Taapsee Pannu and Sunny Kaushal in crucial roles. The film is scheduled to release on Netflix on August 9, 2024.

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