Oct 17, 2026 12:49pm IST
Sunny Singh on ‘Pyaar Ka Punchnama 2’ Turning 11: ‘People Still Ask Me for Relationship Advice’ (EXCLUSIVE)
As “Pyaar Ka Punchnama 2” completes 11 years, Sunny Singh, who headlined the film alongside Kartik Aaryan and Omkar Kapoor, looks back at the film that became a turning point in his career and continues to resonate with audiences. The romantic comedy, directed by Luv Ranjan, struck a chord with viewers with its take on modern-day relationships. For Singh, the journey remains special, from the nervous excitement of getting cast to the love that followed its success.
He says, “I remember the early days when we were doing readings and working on the script. As a young boy, I remember going to the gurdwara and praying that I land the role. I had just met Luv Ranjan sir and was hoping everything would work out. I still remember that innocence. When he told me I was on board for ‘Pyaar Ka Punchnama 2,’ I was thrilled.”
The stakes were high when the team came together for the second installment, especially after the first film became a hit. “We worked very hard on the film because the first ‘Pyaar Ka Punchnama’ had become a hit, so expectations were much higher for the second one. There was a lot riding on it, especially because crores were being invested in a film built around a new team,” he recalls. The cast worked on their chemistry, with Ranjan placing his trust in them. When the film eventually succeeded, it felt deeply rewarding. “You don’t always realize when a film is going to work. I have been lucky that the romantic-comedy space has worked well for me,” Singh says. He also worked on Rajan’s “Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety.”
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Eleven years later, the film’s dialogues continue to follow him wherever he goes. “Everywhere,” says Singh, adding, “Whether I am in North India or even somewhere in South India, people have given me so much love. They don’t talk to me like I am an actor; they talk to me like I am family and even ask for relationship advice.” The connection, he says, sometimes extends beyond the screen, with fans approaching him for relationship advice.
Singh recalls an incident at an airport lounge when a lady approached him with a question about her son, who was getting married. The couple had been having a tiff, and she wanted to know whether he thought there was still love between them. “I told her, ‘Aunty, I am very young. I have only done a film. I am not a relationship expert!’ (laughs) I wished her luck and hoped everything worked out.”
For Singh, such encounters reflect the lasting bond audiences form with characters they connect with. “That’s the beautiful thing about films. When people connect with your characters, they start treating you like someone they know personally.” As for returning to the franchise for another installment, the actor says the decision rests with its filmmaker. “I really have no idea. It all depends on Luv Ranjan. He is the one who will decide everything.”
Singh’s association with Ranjan, however, dates back to “Akash Vani,” a 2013 film that delved into marital abuse, before “Pyaar Ka Punchnama 2.” Though the film, which featured Singh alongside Kartik Aaryan and Nushrratt Bharuccha, didn’t get the attention it perhaps deserved during its theatrical run, it has found a new audience on OTT. Singh looks back on it as a film that connected deeply with viewers, largely because of his character’s complexity. “I played a negative character, or at least someone who was kind of negative, but it was a parallel role,” he says. In his view, audiences disliking the character showed the performance worked. “Even today, people talk about it and ask for it to be re-released. I see comments on my social media saying, ‘Please re-release it.’ But that isn’t in my hands.”
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