Kamal Ghorui
Avinash Tiwary made hearts flutter as the brooding, muscle-free romantic in ‘Laila Majnu’, delivered laughs in ‘Madgaon Express’, and is now flexing a pehelwan’s physique in ‘Ginny Weds Sunny 2’. But ask Avinash Tiwary who is actually sliding into his DMs over his shirtless scenes and the answer will surprise you. In a candid chat with Hindustan Times ahead of his April 24 theatrical release, the actor opened up about the unexpected source of his social media attention, his very real feelings about marriage and family and why despite playing a wrestler this time around, he still wants that one scene where girls actually look at him. Here is everything Avinash Tiwary had to say.
Avinash Tiwary on shirtless scenes
When the conversation turned to whether producers now have an unspoken mandate for Avinash Tiwary to take his shirt off, the actor pushed back, only to be gently corrected by his own co-star. Avinash initially insisted he had gone shirtless in only two films, at which point ‘Ginny Weds Sunny 2’ co-star Medha Shankar reminded him of ‘Madgaon Express’. “That’s three films, then,” Avinash agreed with a laugh.But Tiwary was quick to add important context. “None of them was shown with a desirability factor. Even in O’Romeo, it was a macho thing.” In ‘Ginny Weds Sunny 2’, his character Sunny is a pehelwan, an Indian wrestler and the shirtless moment comes in the akhara, firmly in the context of sport and strength rather than romance or glamour.
Avinash Tiwary on fan attention
Here is where the interview takes its most entertainingly unexpected turn. Despite three films featuring shirtless scenes and a reputation as one of Bollywood’s more physically transformed actors in recent years, Avinash Tiwary says the female attention has been modest.“I think I got more (social media) DMs from men for that than from women. All the gym bros said, ‘Nice body, bro!'”When asked whether the female attention was more forthcoming for a romantic film like ‘Laila Majnu’, Avinash laughed and said, “Yes, that one where the poor boy did not have one muscle.”Tiwary is not complaining but he does have a wish. “In this one, he is a pehelwan, so there is a shirtless scene in the akhara. But now I feel I want to do one just for desirability. I want to have a scene where I come out, get into a pool, come out and have girls look at me.”
About ‘Ginny Weds Sunny 2’
Written and directed by Prasshant Jha, ‘Ginny Weds Sunny 2’ is a spiritual sequel to the 2020 Netflix hit ‘Ginny Weds Sunny’. The film follows both the bride and groom lying to get their match fixed setting off a chain of comedic and chaotic consequences as the wedding approaches and the truth begins to unravel. Avinash Tiwary plays Sunny while Medha Shankar plays Ginny opposite him. The ensemble cast also includes Sudhir Pandey, Lillete Dubey, and Govind Namdev. ‘Ginny Weds Sunny 2’ releases in theatres on April 24, 2026.
