Acting was not always on his mind.
"I have always been into sports. I had never thought of coming into Bollywood. I was crazy about dance...I was lost academically. I never paid attention in the class and I didn't have any qualification unfortunately.
"I was also getting a lot of offers and I thought I wanted to do a film which allows me to explore my skills and luckily, 'Heropanti' came my way," he said.
Directed by Sabbir Khan, "Heropanti" also marks the debut of Kriti Sanon.