Exclusive: Ayushmann Khurrana And Nawazuddin Siddiqui On Thamma And Success Of Horror Comedies

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Ahead of the horror romcom movie 'Thamma', set to release on October 21 on Diwali 2025, actors Ayushmann Khurrana and Nawazuddin Siddiqui chat exclusively with LatestLY about the film and what attracted them to the role. They also talk about the recent success of horror comedy films in Bollywood - many of which belong to the Maddock Horror Comedy Universe (MHCU). The two acclaimed actors also speak about the success of other 2025 films such as YRF's 'Saiyaara' and Dulquer Salmaan's 'Lokah Chapter 1: Chandra'. They also speak about working with actress Rashmika Mandanna in 'Thamma'. Watch the full interview in the video.   #Thamma #AyushmannKhurrana #NawazuddinSiddiqui #MaddockFilms #Saiyaara #Lokah #HorrorComedy    Link: https://www.latestly.com/   Subscribe:   https://www.youtube.com/c/LatestLYIndia  Facebook:   https://www.facebook.com/latestly/  Twitter:        https://twitter.com/latestly  Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/latestly

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00:05So Ayushman, tell me about thama.

00:07Horror rom-com is a little bit less, but comedy, romance, action will get more.

00:13This is out of my mold completely because normally I have done a lot of realistic films.

00:17Right.

00:18Dealing with social comedies.

00:19Yes.

00:20This is beyond that.

00:21It's again, it's very new to me.

00:23It's very new to me.

00:24It's very new to me.

00:25Every actor has a special thing that he wants to break his comfort zone.

00:28Right.

00:29So I thought that it could be a little break.

00:33We had thought of it 4-5 years ago.

00:36So it wasn't a trend.

00:39It wasn't a trend.

00:40If thama comes at any time, I'm sure that people will like this film.

00:45I don't know what to say.

00:47Of course, you will get some surprises in the film.

00:51I also think that we will do well with the best.

00:54Hello and welcome to Latestly.com

00:56Today, we have two Bollywood and Filmian people who have left a distinctive spot.

01:03The outsiders are completely insiders.

01:06They have created a niche for themselves.

01:08We have with us Ayushman Khurana and Nawazuddin Siddiqui for the film Thama.

01:14Welcome Ayushman and welcome Nawaz Ji.

01:20So Ayushman, you can tell about thama about the film.

01:23One thing is that there is horror sex, horror sex, horror comedy.

01:27Is this more like a horror romantic comedy plus there is a villain?

01:31Yeah, that's the perfect genre for this one.

01:34Horror rom-com, it's that.

01:36Horror rom-com.

01:37It's that.

01:38Horror rom-com.

01:39It's horror ki matra kam hai,

01:40Lekin comedy, romance, action.

01:41Okay.

01:42It's naada hai.

01:43Yaaku bhar bhar ke milega.

01:44So, that makes it more distinctive.

01:45Okay.

01:46So, aapke liye mitlag bhi ye alak kaiseo.

01:48Like, I was at Fikki Frames,

01:50jis mein aapne bola tha ki aap

01:52Tammu Films and Korki Films.

01:54Aapne do type ki film ho ki maat ki thi.

01:56Yeah.

01:57What you have done and what you want to do going forward after so many years in the industry.

02:01Yeah.

02:02Toh, is film ko aap kis mold mein dikhte hain?

02:06This is out of my mold I think.

02:08This is out of my mold completely because normally I have done lot of realistic films.

02:12Right.

02:13Dealing with social comedies.

02:14Yes.

02:15This is beyond that.

02:16Is mein aisa kuhi message nahi hai.

02:18Of course, humanity koa leke subtext ho ga.

02:20Since it's a light film, it's a family entertainer.

02:23Toh, it's again, it's very new to me.

02:26It's very new to me.

02:27Mere liye bhoat nahi hai.

02:28First time aapne hai.

02:29Yeah.

02:30Or meri sab se vadi film hain ap tak ki Diwali pe release ho rahi hai.

02:32So, it gives me doubly excitement.

02:33It's your first Diwali release?

02:34First festival release in fact.

02:36Okay, okay.

02:37Sir, aapko isme kya shambla?

02:39Toh, aapka toh itna dekha jahe toh,

02:41was simply aapke ekmi hai ki aapne,

02:44aapne international films bhi ki hai,

02:46world cinema films,

02:47Indian films,

02:48aapne biopic bhi ki hai, aapne villain bhi play ki hai,

02:51realistic bhi ki hai,

02:52toh,

02:53isme,

02:54is role me aapko kya,

02:56specific kuch attract kiya hai thawa me?

02:58Of course,

02:59actor ko gohi lagta hai,

03:00agar kuch attract karra hai,

03:01karne ke liye lagta hai,

03:03ya bhout challenging hai,

03:04toh,

03:05kisi bhi actor ko lagta hai,

03:06karna chahi hai,

03:07kye ki,

03:08har actor ki e khas bat hoti hai,

03:09kye ho aapne comfort zone tohna chahata hai.

03:11Right.

03:12Toh, mujhe laga ki,

03:13isme haa,

03:14thoda break kiya jasakta hai,

03:16toh, that is aap.

03:17Kuch alag,

03:18haa, of course, bilkul lag.

03:19Mardal,

03:20director ka brief kya tha,

03:21jase aapko kuch,

03:22is role ke parimeng,

03:23kuch haa.

03:24Director ni chubh bataya,

03:25woh, woh, woh,

03:26bataya aur mujhe bhi laga achi haa,

03:27yeh,

03:28jis tari ki se,

03:29Ayushma ni haa bata hai,

03:30ki ya haa,

03:31hum, hum, hum,

03:32hum, hum, bhout hi realistic,

03:33filmo ke background sa hai hai,

03:34toh, subtle performance,

03:35yeh,

03:36toh,

03:37toh,

03:38jab is tari ka character haa,

03:39out and out,

03:40mtlb, is tari ki film hooti hai,

03:41joh,

03:42mardal,

03:43eek,

03:44ta,

03:45phantasize ki,

03:46aajat,

03:47joh,

03:48raha hoga kabhi,

03:49ya toh,

03:50éna job usmai kirdaar rakhe jateley,

03:52toh definelty woho v Ioisa hi feel daenge,

03:54jaseh lage ke haa,

03:55ancient timee wadave buddhudhi,

03:56ngay ke haa,

03:57korrekt.

03:58laga ki bhi kul alag hai tislikh ya right so is film ke baare mein mitolab

04:04aaj kal aisi mitolab madoc ki baat ki jahe unka jo universe hai us ki baat ki jahe

04:11ya apart from madoc bhi baat ki jahe to these kind of say horror comedy or you know light

04:18horror films to 3-3-2 or ye sab to ho gahe media munjia lakin jis se abhi miliyalam

04:25bhi aai thi loka us me bhi vampire come thoda love story hai thoda superhero hai

04:30to is type ka kaafi aaj logun ko pasand aar hai or kyu pasand aar hai se abh kuch kehna

04:35chae na? I think it's door hota hai har tarah ki film hai chalti hai I think it depends

04:39ki itna clutter break aap kar sake hai par having said that ye humnne film ka socha tha

04:44say 4-5 saal pehle to iski tab tu trend nahi haa tab bilkul trend nahi tha and but I am glad

04:52ki jahe sinners hai hai yaa loka hai I have loved that film us ka success jo hai

04:57wo thaama ko help kare ba hai thirikai set and thaama ki kahani bilkul alaghi hai

05:02ismeh for example ismeh comedy ka proportion thoda zhaada hai action hai and romance bhi hai

05:09but I am glad that these films are working kyunki ye ek positive side hai aap kuch kena chahe hai?

05:15Mujhe lagta hai ki achi film na aapna doorkhud bana leti hai like for example jyasa bhi

05:20bohut hi warlins film mein chal lehi thi yeh woh badei aur usse ke beech me eek saiyara

05:25aagai langske joh bilkul sochi nye sakti thai aur woh hit hogi tini badei joh

05:29haa to achi film ka na bohut hi ho hota hai like agar just meh sochun ke agar thama kisi bhi

05:37achi bhi vakt mein aaja hai I am sure ke yeh nok pasand karega this film right right so

05:42ismeh romantic angle thoda zhaada hai I think it's comedy romance it's a romantic film only

05:47you can say but with horror it's all a rom-com that's I say yeah yeah or songs bhi ussi

05:52hesaap se bhi hai I think there are some aapka koi favorite gaana hai? Mera gaana jo romantic

05:57song hai Rahe Na Raheem that's my favorite song wow aapka favorite great so Rashmika ke saath

06:02sath kaam kiya uske baare but shkehna hai? Rashmika is she's got a great energy on set

06:09waztlap amesha khush rehti hai positive rehti hai and great collaborator uh achi insaan hai

06:16to aapka amesha man karta hai ki acche insaan ho kisaat kaam kiya jai ki energy achi

06:19rheti hi set pe so it it looks great on screen then aapka kush?

06:25haa mera bhi man karta hai ki acche bhoton ke saath kaan gye

06:29haa mera ba. Haa haa ah

06:32hoon pine achya achi, achi koon pine ahol evlogo

06:33Nala main film wye baat kar raho home

06:35of course

06:36but waakhi giysa ye mei anbe baat ya rashmika waakhi bhot baat hi kamaal ke mishan

06:39baat ahho acha insaan. Haa haa

06:42or isa liye woh kaam bhi, korinke achi insaan he isa lihi kaam achha

06:44nchi kaam are khaa kari. Right right. So aapnei looga ke bware

06:48baat ke ab kuch or kaih na chaayenge ki bhoat chalye yeh o film

06:52uske baare me kuch kaihna cha-

06:53I am a big fan of that film. I am a big fan of that film and congratulations to Dhulkar

06:58and Kalyani Pedershani and the IT director, every year. I think it's a marvel of a film.

07:05Uska world is very good to create and I am very pleased to have a film.

07:10Right.

07:11Because I read a comment on aapke hi Thama ke hi one of the IT trailer ka post

07:16and I am assuming that it is a comment that I thought that Bhediyah Varun Dhawan ji

07:19and his professional appearance should be a Stree Shraddha Kapoor.

07:24I am assuming that it is.

07:25And if the people come, how much fun will be Chandra.

07:29It was a comment.

07:30I think it's a Dinesh vision.

07:34And if it is true but it is true.

07:36But both cameos which I have said are two.

07:38We can't tell this.

07:40Who is the cameo?

07:41We can't tell this.

07:42It's a matter of horror comedy universe.

07:45So, I think it's Dinesh wish.

07:48I am assuming that MHCU mein there will be cameos and there will be maybe surprise cameos

07:56and there will be post-credits and credits.

07:59Jiayse aaj kal, woh bhi ek trend hai toh.

08:02You are saying yes.

08:04I don't know what to say.

08:05Of course, aapko kuchne kuch toh lekhne ko minnega kuchna kuch surprises hai film ke hander.

08:09Abhi bhol kar kuch fayda nahi hai.

08:11So, yeah, you should watch the film for that.

08:13Okay.

08:14I think trailer is just the tip of the iceberg.

08:16Aapko trailer se baht kuch dekhne ko mile ga.

08:17Okay.

08:18Trailer ko humne baht hi fun and games mein rakhha hai.

08:19Yeah.

08:20Comedy zahada rakhha hai.

08:21But, us ke ilawah baht kuch kehti hai.

08:22So, thawa is much beyond that.

08:23So, thawa is much beyond that.

08:24So, eek kind of social message bhi hai kaan.

08:26Again, as I said, it's a light hearted film.

08:28Toh, us ke ilawah baht kuch kehti hai.

08:30So, thawa is much beyond that.

08:31Toh, eek kind of social message bhi hai kaan.

08:34Again, as I said, it's a light hearted film.

08:37Toh, us meh subtext mein ho sakta hai.

08:38Humanity ke baar meh kuch bol sakta hai.

08:39But, overall, it's a underlined in your face message na hai hai.

08:43Okay.

08:44And, is there a scope for a sequel?

08:46I said, look for a sequel.

08:47Ase kuch bata hai hai.

08:48Yeah.

08:49Universe bana hai toh sequel or prequel.

08:52Yeah.

08:53Yeah.

08:54Yeah.

08:55Yeah.

08:56Yeah.

08:57Yeah.

08:58Yeah.

08:59Yeah.

09:00That's exciting to know actually.

09:01Maddox films ke, you know, fans ke lejos type ke films hai.

09:05Toh, I'm assuming you will be there and the other, more of these films also with Maddox.

09:11Let's see.

09:12Yeah.

09:13So, aap forthcoming films ke paare meh chagana chahayye aap ki?

09:16Aap ki.

09:17Aap.

09:18I have completed the movie.

09:19I have completed the movie.

09:20I have completed the movie.

09:21The movie is the movie.

09:22I have completed the movie.

09:23The movie is the movie.

09:24I have completed the movie.

09:25I am starting with Suraj Burjatiya's film now.

09:28Okay.

09:29Desperate to know.

09:30And direction you have to call?

09:32Aha, abhi toh, yare, abhi toh.

09:33Acting-yayi karrho ho hai baan ki, so, I don't know.

09:35One day at a time.

09:36Okay.

09:37And what about you, sir?

09:39Aap.

09:40Abhi, just.

09:41If you wish to.

09:42Ha?

09:43If you wish to review.

09:44Abhi ek film shubo hone baali hai.

09:46Let's see.

09:47Okay.

09:48So, about Thama in one line, angar aap kuch kehna chahayye toh, each of you.

09:52Kaisa?

09:53I would guess you said there is a lot of stuff which is not revealed.

09:55I just want to say it's a clutter breaker.

09:57It's a wholesome family entertainer this Diwali.

10:00Okay.

10:01Okay.

10:02So, saari family jaake milke dekhe hai this film ko, Thama ko on October 21st.

10:06It's really easy.

10:07Right?

10:08So, aap kuch kehna chahayye about Thama?

10:10I think midhe lagta hai ki, yeh film aysi hai joe diwali peh bhooti hi gel karte hai Diwali festival peh.

10:15Okay.

10:16Or, there is a festival ki film hain aur usmae bachche bachche, of course, khushi hoongi yeh.

10:24Usmae yeh film goe na, bachche ko bada maza ae ga.

10:27Of course, bado ko bhi maza ae ga, but bachche bohut enjoy karne wale is film.

10:32So, I think we need these kind of films to pull the audiences to the theatres, especially Bollywood

10:38or Hindi cinema joo, you know, thoda alag door se guzr raha hai except for maybe sayara

10:44or stree to joe bachche li hai ya chhawa.

10:47Thoda aur audiences vaapas aane chahiye for Bollywood, I think.

10:51It's my personal opinion that family films hoongi toh zyadha loo aein.

10:55Yeah.

10:56Aap kuch kehna chahayye.

10:57Absolutely.

10:58So, of course, hee chaate hain, picture audience ke li hai banaate hain.

11:01Audience ko jitna maza hai, utna hain maza hata hai.

11:03So, that's what, that's the endeavour is of this film to make a wholesome family in detail.

11:07Okay.

11:08Aap muje lagta ne e ssa zada aap kuch or rameel kaale hain.

11:12Yeah.

11:13So, thanks a lot for talking to us Ayushman and Mr. Nawazuddin and all the best for Thama

11:19and please catch it in theatres on October 21st and it will be a big bang of a Damali release

11:26we feel and we hope so from late sleep.

11:29Thanks a lot.

11:31Thank you so much.

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