Actor Ayushmann Khurrana, Bollywood's most successful thematic risk-taker, debuted in the film industry a decade ago on April 20, 2022. Khurrana made his film debut ten years ago today with 'Vicky Donor,' in which he portrayed a sperm donor. Since then, he has made a point of playing a variety of roles, and many of them have been a box-office triumph.
These include portraying a man with erectile dysfunction in 'Shubh Mangal Savdhan' (2017), an alopecia sufferer in 'Bala' (2019), an out and proud gay man in 'Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan' (2020), and a macho gym instructor who discovers his fiancée used to be a man and has undergone gender reassignment surgery in 'Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui' (2021).
While these characters blatantly contradict typical Bollywood macho ideals, Khurrana's other role choices have also been out of the ordinary by industry norms. In 'Andhadhun,' he plays a piano player who may or may not be blind; in 'Article 15,' he plays a city slicker officer who discovers the brutal reality of the caste system in rural India; and in 'Dream Girl,' he plays a guy whose persuasive feminine voice people fall in love with (2019).
바카라The biggest challenge was after the first film because, frankly speaking, I don바카라t think Bollywood knew what to do with me,바카라 Khurrana told Variety. 바카라I was an unconventional actor who made an unconventional choice, which did pretty well. I was not getting great choices after my first film, because the first one was such a benchmark.바카라
The actor claims that after 'Vicky Donor,' he just wasn't receiving the appropriate scripts and had to settle with what was available. The "next few films didn't do well," he adds, and he gained a "lifeline" with 'Dum Laga Ke Haisha' (2015), in which he portrays a video cassette shop owner in the 1990s who must deal with the reality that his arranged marriage bride's weight is over his Bollywood heroine standards. Since then, Khurrana has been getting screenplays that he likes, with scriptwriters keeping an ear open and ready for the unusual.
바카라Scriptwriters used to play very safe back in the day, always knew that a hero wants to look like a hero 바카라 he doesn바카라t want to look imperfect. He wants to go with the popular belief,바카라 said Khurrana. 바카라I was the only one who was questioning the popular belief. And it worked well with the masses as well. So they became more brave with the writing and the concepts, and they challenged themselves also. They became slightly off center and probably triggered some quirks. It really helped and I바카라m glad they did that. I was really excited to do something, which is clutter-breaking and novel and gave me something fresh to say.바카라
Khurrana just completed a schedule in the United Kingdom for his next film, 'An Action Hero,' which was shot on the Isle of Wight, Hastings, and London. This is the first time Khurrana, whose films are primarily set in India's heartland, has filmed outside of the nation.
바카라It바카라s a genre-breaker for me 바카라 its the first time I바카라m doing an action film. I바카라m playing a superstar in the film who is an action hero and gets in a situation in real life and can바카라t fight. So that바카라s the dichotomy in the film. It바카라s ironic, and it바카라s crazy at the same time,바카라 said Khurrana.
Khurrana's next films include the political thriller 'Anek' and the social drama 'Doctor G.'
바카라It바카라s a great journey, been very fruitful. I바카라m still evolving and learning,바카라 said Khurrana. 바카라I바카라m still a work in progress.바카라
