Divyenndu is currently basking in the success of Mirzapur The Movie, with his return as Munna Tripathi earning praise from fans. Amid the film’s strong box-office run, the actor looked back at his early days and revealed that Shraddha Kapoor and Anupam Kher helped create his social media accounts. He also opened up about the reason behind changing his name.
Divyenndu on Shraddha Kapoor creating his Instagram account
During his appearance on Double Date, Neha asked Divyenndu whether he had also changed the spelling of his name across his social media and email IDs. To this, he revealed that his Instagram account was actually created by Shraddha Kapoor while they were working together on Batti Gul Meter Chalu.
He said, “Mera Insta banaya tha Shraddha Kapoor ne jab humne Batti Gul Meter Chalu kari thi. Pyaar Ka Punchnama aur Chashme Baddoor kar chuka tha main usse pehle, lekin main Instagram pe nahi tha. (Shraddha Kapoor created my Instagram account when we started working on Batti Gul Meter Chalu. I had already done Pyaar Ka Punchnama and Chashme Baddoor before that, but I wasn’t on Instagram.)”
The actor also shared a fun anecdote about his Twitter account, revealing that veteran actor Anupam Kher was behind its creation. “Aur mera Twitter Kher sahab, Anupam Kher ji ne banaya tha. Humne film banayi thi 21 Topon Ki Salaami. Toh unhone kuch karke mera account banaya tha. (And my Twitter account was created by Kher sahab, Anupam Kher ji. We had made a film called 21 Topon Ki Salaami, and he did something to get my account created,)” he said.
Divyenndu on changing his name
The Mirzapur actor also disclosed why he decided to make the change and how strongly he believes in being in sync with the energies around him. Divyenndu shared, “I got to know Yeh mera naam hai aur mujhe sync mein rehna hai energies ke saath. Toh koi cheez agar mujhe energies ke saath sync mein laayegi, toh main uski baat maanunga. (This is my name, and I want to stay in sync with the energies. So, if something helps me align with those energies, I will follow it.)”
Talking about the actor, he was recently seen in Mirzapur The Movie. After a terrific start, the film went on to earn over Rs 100 crore at the box office and was liked by fans. It also stars actors Ali Fazal, Pankaj Tripathi, Rasika Dugal, Shriya Pilgaonkar, Shweta Tripathi, and Abhishek Banerjee, who are reprising their roles. Actors Jitendra Kumar, Ravi Kishan, and Sonal Chauhan were newly added to the film.