Ayushmann Khurrana is relishing in the glowing accolades and buzz that his movie Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui has received. Ayushmann Khurrana, known as the “poster boy” of Hindi cinema in India, is by far the most daring actor in the Indian movie industry’s history. In Shubh Mangal Savdhaan, Ayushmann played a man having erectile problems, a sperm donor in Vicky Donor, a bald man in Bala, an openly homosexual man in Shubh Mangal Zyada Savdhaan, and now a man who falls in love with such a trans-woman in Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui. Ayushmann says that he’s never picked a script based on its box office potential!
The fearless actor declares, “Ever since my debut in Vicky Donor, I have chosen films that have been deemed unconventional or taboo-breaking from a societal point of view. I feel that such films are necessary for India to make. I have felt the need to start a discourse about important issues that need to be addressed. Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui is one such film in my filmography and I’m tremendously proud of it.”
“I’m blessed to have found a creative collaborator in Abhishek Kapoor (director of CKA) who, like me, saw the need to bring issues impacting the transgender population in India into prominence,” he says. This was our attempt to make the topic relevant and popular, and I am hopeful that the movie will succeed in doing so in the days ahead.”
“I have never decided to undertake a picture with my box office profits in mind,” says Ayushmann Khurrana, who was named one of TIME Magazine’s “Most Influential People In The World.” I’m not constructed like that, and I don’t believe anyone expects me to be safe. So, Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui is one of my most risky films to date, and regardless of the movie’s outcome, I’ll continue to take risks because I’m hardwired that way as a human being.”
Ayushmann Khurrana would rather start a national conversation with his ground-breaking flicks than break his head over how much money his picture will make at the box office. “If I can start a discourse about bettering society, I will do it without worrying about the consequences,” he adds. I’ve always picked films by listening to my heart, and I’ll continue to do so. I’m an entertainer, and I’ll do my best to draw them in with my brand of film. “I have no intention of altering my mind.”
Ayushmann Khurrana hopes that Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui, which had a significant increase in box office over the weekend, would earn its appropriate position in Indian movie history as a result of its progressive desire to alter society.
“I’ve always felt that we’re part of a progressive generation that wants to talk about diversity,” Ayushmann Khurrana adds. My belief system is influenced by my family and close friends, who are vociferous about the need to draw the nation’s attention to issues that require pan-India discussion. I’m overjoyed that I came across the Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui storyline and decided to make the movie with the best of intentions. I’m hoping the picture has a long shelf life and entertains Indians all over the world.”
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