India, Nov. 19 -- Abhay Verma became a household name with his soft and sensitive portrayal of Bittu in Munjya (2023). Up next, he is following it with some more romcoms like Laikey Laikaa with actor Rasha Thadani and another film with actor Shanaya Kapoor. However, that is not the kind of manhood the actor grew up watching.

On International Men's Day today, Abhay Verma tells us, "I have grown up in Haryana where I saw manliness being described in terms of power. And the power was not about being influential, but in terms of your body structure and how much you could use it to intimidate people. Thankfully, as I grew up, I realised that it's completely the opposite. Manliness is about understanding the other person, and not intimidate th...