Happy
with
the
response
to
Dum
Laga
Ke
Haisha,
starring
Ayushmann
Khurrana
and
Bhumi
Pedenekar,
the
makers
are
now
releasing
the
romantic
comedy
internationally.
Ayushmann,
who
plays
the
lead
in
the
latest
Yash
Raj
Films'
(YRF)
production,
said
since
the
film
has
picked
up
a
good
momentum
in
India,
the
plans
for
its
further
release
are
afloat.
"We
are
releasing
the
film
internationally
probably
this
weekend.
We
had
a
platform
release
of
Dum
Laga
Ke
Haisha
in
India.
I
think
it
was
a
good
decision
by
YRF
to
gauge
the
audience's
reaction
by
releasing
it
in
limited
screens.
"Depending
upon
the
word-of-mouth
and
the
requests
we
are
getting
from
our
fans
outside
India,
we
are
releasing
it
worldwide," Ayushmann
told.
In
the
film,
which
hit
theatres
last
Friday,
Ayushmann
is
playing
a
loser
who
gets
married
to
an
over-weight
woman
much
against
his
desire.
"It
was
a
very
real
film
and
there
was
a
brief
from
Sharat
Katariya
(director)
to
only
react
to
situations.
We
were
not
supposed
to
act.
It
was
very
situation-based
and
we
all
played
rooted
characters," he
said.
Set
in
the
'90s,
it
was
a
treat
for
Ayushmann
to
relive
his
years
of
growing-up
with
the
film.
"I
am
a
big
fan
of
'90s.
People
might
say
that
it
was
a
dark
era
for
Bollywood
as
we
had
similar
films
and
songs
but
I
feel
it
was
a
brilliant
time.
If
we
talk
about
the
cinema
goers
of
today's
time,
all
of
them
spent
their
adolescence
years
in
that
era.
We
get
nostalgic
when
we
hear
songs
of
that
period,"
he
said.
The
'Vicky
Donor'
star
contributed
his
inputs
to
the
director
to
make
the
storyline
more
engaging.
"Sharat
is
a
brilliant
filmmaker.
His
sense
of
timing
and
language
is
awesome.
Since
we
both
belong
to
Delhi,
we
understand
the
psyche
of
the
UP.
He
researched
a
lot
about
the
place
(Haridwar)
but
when
we
were
filming
it,
I
gave
my
suggestions
too.
The
ideas
of
voice-over
before
the
song
and
the
costumes
of
Prem
were
mine," he
said.
Dum
Laga
Ke
Haisha
saw
casting
director
Bhumi
Pednekar
making
her
debut
in
Bollywood
but
Ayushmann
said
nobody
believed
on
the
set
that
she
was
a
newcomer.
"Bhumi
is
a
good
actress.
Every
casting
director
has
a
nose
for
acting
because
they
witness
the
growth
of
every
actors.
She
knows
to
extract
the
best,"
he
said.
Ayushmann's
last
release
Hawaizaada,
a
biopic
on
Marathi
scientist
Shivkar
Bapuji
Talpade,
did
not
do
well
at
the
box-office.
"I
am
close
to
every
project
of
mine
be
it
a
hit
or
a
flop.
I
own
every
film.
The
ones
which
don't
do
well
are
like
weaker
children.
Yes,
I
was
feeling
down
after
'Hawaizaada'
but
'Dum
Laga...'
made
me
happy
again,"
he
said.
PTI