At 52, Dhurandhar 2 star Gaurav Gera revisits early life struggles after moving to Mumbai, internet sends love

Actor, comedian Gaurav Gera is among the key cast of Aditya Dhar's Dhurandhar: The Revenge, who has been receiving widespread praise for his performance in the film. He plays the role of Mohammad Aalam in the sequel, which has now crossed ₹750 crore worldwide. Amid the success, Gera shared some personal thoughts on social media.

Gaurav Gera on 28 years of struggle in Mumbai

Recalling the time when he first moved to Mumbai to work in the industry, Gaurav Gera shared photos of a handwritten letter which he had written to his parents back in 1998.

Gaurav Gera, who hails from Delhi, reflected on his 28-year journey in Mumbai and shared how far he has come.

Through the letter, he shared details about the simple life which he used to lead. In the letter, he talked about living in a small cottage with a friend to save money and survive in a new city.

Talking about keeping his hopes high, his letter read, “Other expenses include telephone, electricity, gas, and water bills, and food. Mumma and Papa, the future is bright, but I still have a lot to learn.”

Sharing the letter, Gaurav Gera wrote in the caption, “This letter to my parents - 3rd Dec 1998 ... less than a month after I moved to Mumbai ... this was 28 years ago ... so no emails, letters ... of course, after that, lots of TV, some films, ad films, musical plays, radio, TikTok, Reels ... it's been a lovely journey with ups and downs ... God has been kind ... but this Dhurandhar ... dunno what the future holds ... but I want to thank my 23-year-old self for staying hopeful and Ma Pa for endless support #DhurandharTheRevenge.”

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Netizens react to Gaurav Gera's emotional post

Soon after he shared the post, netizens rushed to the comment section to shower love upon Gaurav Gera. Among them were many celebrities too.

Vardhan Puri wrote, “You are a true artist with a beating heart and the future is super bright because good things happen to good people.” “Thank you for entertaining us all these years!! More success & happiness to you,” Harshdeep Kaur said.

Yami Gautam, Sumeet Vyas, Aparshakti Khurrana, Ridhima Pandit and many more also cheered for the actor.

A fan wrote in the comments, “The future has indeed been so bright. This is beautiful.” “Finally your work is getting its due credit,” added another.

Someone else said, “God has been kind. But you have been persistent. And your younger self is getting rewarded today. Keep soaring.”

Dhurandhar also stars Arjun Rampal, Sanjay Dutt, R. Madhavan, Sara Arjun, Rakesh Bedi, Danish Pandor, and Manav Gohil in key roles.

Ram Gopal Varma

Earlier in the day, Ram Gopal Varma had tweeted, “The #Dhurandhar2‌ isn’t just smashing box office records , but it is actually NUCLEAR BOMBING the very FOUNDATION of what we thought INDIAN CINEMA is .. And it would be an ABSOLUTE UNFORGIVABLE STUPIDITY to get BLINDED by just those THUNDEROUS COLLECTIONS alone , and MISS the real DEVASTATING EARTHQUAKE @AdityaDharFilms has created and moved the goal post from INDIAN CINEMA IS to INDIAN CINEMA WAS.”