Veer Pahariya! ‘Naam to suna hoga.’ The guy is literally dancing on the internet and has taken social media by storm with the hookstep of his latest song ‘Rang’ from his debut movie ‘Sky Force.’ The action drama which is reportedly centered around the Sargodha attack of Pakistan in the 1965 Indo-Pakistani air war also features Akshay Kumar, Sara Ali Khan, Nimrat Kaur, and Sharad Kelkar in pivotal roles. The movie opened to mixed reviews from the audience and the critics but Veer Pahariya started trending on the internet and how. The actor received both praise from his fans for his hardwork and dedication but he also faced backlash from a certain section of social media users who accused Veer of overdoing the paid PR.
In an exclusive conversation with Take One Filmy, Veer Pahariya clarified the same and mentioned in a humorous way, “Maine inko paise nahi diye hain aur inhone mujhe paise nahi diye hain.” The actor also openly talked about the memes being created on him and embraced them with his utmost funny reactions during which he also revealed some BTS stories.
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Watch: Exclusive! Veer Pahariya reacts to the popular memes made on his dance moves
Veer also opened up on how he likes the creative memes being created by social media users and said, “I love the creativity.” The actor also mentioned, “I am really enjoying everyone’s memes and everyone’s recreations.”
Talking about social media memes being an important part of marketing, Veer Pahariya said, “Today’s Gen Z and Gen Alpha audience’s references are memes and social media, so I am very very happy that I have become a meme because that’s a way to enter people’s phones.” Veer further explained that everyone doesn’t prefer going to the theatres to watch movies, so memes are a great way to reach a “larger audience” and hence he is taking them in a positive way. Veer also mentioned that a live example of memes is Akshay Kumar who is “such a meme template” and connects to today’s audiences with memes made in his earlier movies such as ‘Hera Pheri’ and ‘Bhool Bhulaiyaa’ among others.
Talking about his upcoming projects Veer Pahariya stated that an announcement is coming out soon and he will be carrying a different look for the same. Meanwhile, Veer is busy prepping for his next venture.