EXCLUSIVE: Ayushmann Khurrana on Badhaai Ho's success: Feel validated as an actor who chose to do good cinema

Ayushmann Khurrana in an exclusive interview with PINKVILLA spoke about Badhaai Ho and Andhudhun's success. Read on.

By Bhavna Agarwal

Updated on Nov 23, 2018 | 07:40 PM IST | 493.4K

It has been a great 2018 for Bollywood with content-driven cinema doing great business at the box office. But, if there is one actor in particular who has been able to break the stereotype and managed to have two back to back successes running parallel in cinemas, it is Ayushmann Khurrana. While Ayushmann is always winning hearts with his shayaris on Twitter, he is also highly praised as an actor for his performances on celluloid. The actor now has another reason to raise the toast as his films, Badhaai Ho and Andhadhun, continue to enjoy good run. While Badhaai Ho has crossed Rs 200 crore mark worldwide, Andhadun has crossed Rs 100 crore mark worldwide.

In an EXCLUSIVE chat with PINKVILLA, an equally thrilled Ayushmann said that the box office numbers only validate his believe in good cinema and that he will continue to believe in this. “It has been a dream year for me," he said and added, "As an actor, I have always believed that content is the king and I have always put my neck on the line to choose cinema that is off the beaten track. I picked them because they were hugely entertaining & simply good cinema."

He also spoke on how people warned him against it, but he continued to believe in himself and guess what, we are only glad he did. Elaborating, he said, "I still remember most people in the industry warning me that I was not playing the stardom game and that I was becoming niche because these content films don’t do big numbers. Today, I feel validated as an actor who chose to do good cinema and the box office success only shows that outstanding content will always be a hit with audiences worldwide.”

Moving over, when Ayushmann was asked on being celebrated as a versatile and bankable star in Bollywood today, he stated, "For me, the journey has only started. I want to champion more such unique, entertaining and slice of life subjects that would hopefully touch the hearts of people."

Calling this success "a huge responsibility" to not let audiences down, Khurrana concluded, "It is also a responsibility that I have begun to love and it excites me to do better as an artist. I thank everyone who has been a backbone to me in my journey. It hasn’t been easy but it surely has given me the best memories to cherish and treasure for life."