Abhimanyu Dassani, who has created a buzz for his debut film Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota, was the star at the film's presentation at the "Midnight Madness" segment of the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) here. Not an out-and-out Bollywood masala film, it is a fantasy thriller whose protagonist aims to test the idea of masculinity to the utmost by taking on 100 opponents in martial arts because he is born with the ability to feel no pain.

It also stars TV star Radhika Madan in the lead role.

The duo attended the event clad Toronto in interesting outfits, Abhimanyu in a bandhgala and Radhika wore a tuxedo.

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Son of famous actress Bhagyashree and Himalaya, Abhimanyu doesn't disappoint in the lead role this film directed by Vasan Bala. "I had six kilos more weight while doing the film than I have today. Before the film, I trained for eight months for six hours every day in martial arts, yoga, swimming, stick fighting and meditation," the actor said before the film's screening on Friday night.

"I used to eat six big meals every day to put on weight. I also spent three months in isolation before the shooting because my character Surya doesn't speak to anyone. It helped me a lot. Surya is socially awkward, but he is confident. The isolation led me to have a lot of introspection about myself and my character," the 28-year-old actor added.

Before films, Abhimanyu was a serial entrepreneur as his famous parents didn't want him to enter the entertainment industry because of its uncertainty."I have been a serial entrepreneur since 16 and have worked with many people. Then I discussed the idea of trying entrepreneurship in films also. I went to New York to study filmmaking, but I soon realized that it was the acting that I liked the most," he said.