India, Aug. 13 -- Filmmaker Mohit Suri's 2007 film Awarapan, starring Emraan Hashmi, Shriya Saran and Mrinalini Sharma, underperformed at the box office upon release but eventually developed a cult following. Now, almost two decades later, its sequel is set to hit theatres. In an interview with Pinkvilla, Shriya recalled being disheartened by the film's initial box office performance and revealed that she was not even invited to some award shows despite the film receiving nominations.

Shriya said, "When the film came out, we all had lots of hopes for it. But I don't know why; I think it was ahead of its time. It was even nominated in some award shows, and they didn't send me an invite. It was like that. And Awarapan is a movie which I fe...