His acting debut had taken too long in the making, but the youngest Deol entrant Abhay is jubilant about the overwhelming positive feel around the release of "Socha Na Tha".

"Delays do upset everyone. In my case, it was my career which was on hold. It was no doubt depressing, but looking back, I feel everything has a time and place in life no matter how hard you try," a philosophical Abhay was quoted by Bollywood Trade as saying.

"The excitement is back now that the movie is releasing and the buzz about the film is a very encouraging one," he said.

The Deols are ensuring that they leave no stone unturned in the publicity campaign of the film. The promos have already built an excellent pre-release awareness about it.