Actor
Ayushmann
Khurrana,
who
is
playing
a
bankrupt
lover
in
rom-com
Bewakoofiyaan,
said
the
film
took
him
to
his
earlier
days
when
he
had
only
Rs
10,000
as
savings
for
marriage.
The
29-year-old
Vicky
Donor
star
said
he
eventually
overcame
his
financial
troubles
by
finding
fame
in
showbiz.
"I
have
not
struggled
much
in
my
career
as
my
character
(Mohit
Chadhdha)
in
the
film
does.
I
did
face
rejections
but
was
never
bogged
down.
I
only
relate
to
the
finacial
insecurity
part
of
my
character.
I
remember
when
I
married
Tahira,
I
only
had
Rs
10,000
in
my
account.
But
I
don't
relate
to
the
joblessness.
I
rather
feel
I
was
always
at
the
right
place
at
the
right
time," Ayushmann
told
PTI.
The
actor
married
his
childhood
sweetheart
Tahira
before
entering
Bollywood.
Bewakoofiyaan,
also
starring
Sonam
Kapoor
and
veteran
actor
Rishi
Kapoor
in
prominent
roles,
hit
theatres
today.
The
love-story
is
set
in
the
backdrop
of
recession.
"I
am
not
nervous
but
I
have
always
been
excited
about
my
every
release.
I
am
getting
good
response
because
it's
a
quirky
and
edgy
film.
It's
a
young
film.
I
think
effects
of
recession
are
still
there
as
people
continue
to
get
pink
slips.
There
is
a
lot
of
unemployment
in
India
due
to
the
recession,"
Ayushmann
said.
Asked
if
Tahira
has
watched
the
film
yet,
the
'Pani
Da' hitmaker
said,
"She
is
in
Chandigarh
now.
I
am
planning
to
fly
down
to
Chandigarh
by
evening
and
we
are
going
to
watch
it.
But
she
has
read
the
script."
Ayushmann,
who
has
teamed
up
with
Sonam
for
the
first
time
in
the
film,
said
he
was
initially
sceptical
about
the
onscreen
chemistry
with
the
fashionista.
"Before
starting
the
shoot,
I
was
sceptical
about
our
onscreen
pairing.
She
is
fashion
conscious
and
I
am
boy-next-door.
But
after
meeting
her
I
realised
that
she
is
a
nice
girl
who
is
pure
at
heart.
This
is
how
I
feel
our
chemistry
rocked
onscreen," he
said.
Ayushmann
is
currently
shooting
for
his
next
Yash
Raj
Films
venture
Dum
Laga
Ke
Haisha
in
Rishikesh
and
Haridwar.
Directed
by
Maneesh
Sharma,
the
story
revoles
around
the
life
of
a
small
town
couple.
The
actor
also
learnt
Marathi
for
Bambai
Fairytale,
where
he
is
playing
eminent
scientist
Shivkar
Bapuji
Talpade.
PTI