Ayushmann Khurrana

Vice President Venkaiah Naidu honours winners at 66th National Film Awards

7:49 pm December 23, 2019

New Delhi: Vice President Venkaiah Naidu on Monday presented the National Film Awards to this year’s winners with actors Vicky Kaushal, Ayushmann Khurrana and Keerthy Suresh receiving top honours. Megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who was supposed to receive the Dadasaheb Phalke Award at the ceremony, skipped the event citing ill health. The 77-year-old actor will now […]

How ‘Bala’ went from a story on pollution in Ganga to film about self-love

8:28 pm November 18, 2019

Mumbai: “Bala” was initially a critique on the industrial exploitation of the Ganga river and in the subsequent drafts, its protagonist was envisioned as a Bollywood film buff. But he was in “two minds” about the plot idea and it was after he met director Amar Kaushik, that made the Ayushmann Khurrana-starrer what it is […]

UNICEF appoints Ayushmann Khurrana as celebrity advocate for children's rights campaign

‘Andhadhun’ taught me to challenge my inhibitions: Ayushmann Khurrana

9:51 pm October 5, 2019

Mumbai: Celebrating the first anniversary of his National Award-winning film “Andhadhun”, Ayushmann Khurrana on Saturday said the movie pushed him to “challenge his inhibitions”. The 35-year-old actor, who played a pianist in the Sriram Raghavan-directed movie, said the film shaped him as an actor. “As an artist, I’m a constant learner of the craft of […]

Films that other artistes don’t accept easily have become my safety bracket: Ayushmann

7:42 pm August 20, 2019

Mumbai: Ayushmann Khurrana, who recently won the National Film Award for best actor, says the recognition is an assurance that he is treading the right path by taking up slightly radical scripts that other artistes think twice before accepting. In 2018, Ayushmann had back-to-back successes with “Andhadhun” and “Badhaai Ho!”, which he followed up this […]

Have contributed towards bringing a positive change in society through cinema: Ayushmann Khurrana

Aspiration to do something different worked in my favour: Ayushmann on Nat Award win

7:38 pm August 12, 2019

Mumbai: Ayushmann Khurrana is happy that his aspiration to work with credible directors on stories that don’t have a “reference point” in Hindi cinema helped him win his first National Film Award for best actor. Sriram Raghvan’s Andhadhun and Amit Sharma-directed Badhaai Ho , featuring Ayushmann in the lead, were two of the biggest hits […]