“Thama is a project of a lifetime for me!” says Ayushmann Khurrana

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Maddock Films recently announced another chapter in their blockbuster horror comedy universe. Thama, a “bloody love story” starring Ayushmann Khurrana, Rashmika Mandanna, Paresh Rawal, and Nawazuddin Siddiqui, is set to release in Diwali 2025.

Thama marks Ayushmann Khurrana’s second collaboration with producer Dinesh Vijan after Bala, which had entered the Rs. 100 crore club in 2019. With Stree 2 shattering records and Munjya achieving box-office success, the Maddock Horror Comedy Universe is making waves.

Talking about joining the horror comedy universe in and as Thama, Ayushmann said, “I’m excited that Dinesh feels this is the best time for me to enter his blockbuster horror comedy universe, in and as Thama, after Stree 2 became the all-time highest grosser in the history of Hindi cinema! I am thrilled to be a part of this universe’s legacy as it moves forward and I also feel responsible to give audiences a theatrical experience that they will remember for years to come.”

Talking about the fandom that Maddock’s horror comedy universe has created in the country, Ayushmann said, “The manner in which Dinesh is crafting this universe’s every beat is truly commendable and he deserves all the love and adulation that he is receiving. As a friend, collaborator and admirer of his work, I can only see this universe growing from strength to strength, given the grand ideas of expansion that he has.”

On his collaboration with Dinesh after Bala, Ayushmann adds, “Dinesh and I have a similar passion for disruption. Our film Bala was a project that made people jump up from their seats and laud it for being really fresh. Thama is our second collaboration, and it is so new that I can’t wait for the reaction of people when they see it in theatres next Diwali. We are drawn to each other when we want to completely shatter the mould and give audiences something that they have never seen before. Thama is that project, a total wildcard, a film that no one has seen in India. I’m really pumped to join the sets of this film and create a huge big screen experience with Dinesh and his entire team of fellow visionaries like Amar Kaushik, my director Aditya Sarpotdar and the writing genius Niren Bhatt.”

Talking about choosing Thama as his next project, Ayushmann goes on, “The fact that Thama is the first love story of the horror comedy universe is all the more exciting! The promise of it being a ‘bloody’ love story is also a supremely unique and a compelling pitch for today’s audience, who want clutter-breaking theatrical experiences. I have always been on a search for such unique projects throughout my career and I am grateful that brilliant directors and filmmakers have considered me to helm such films. Thama is a project of a lifetime for me and I know that I will give my heart and soul for people to hopefully shower it with unanimous love.”