Six
years
and
nearly
a
dozen
films
later,
Ayushmann
Khurrana
says
his
aim
is
to
be
consistent
with
his
choices
by
retaining
his
innocence
towards
the
craft.
Ayushmann,
who
made
his
debut
with
Vicky
Donor
in
2012,
has
featured
in
several
slice-of-life
films,
including
Dum
Laga
Ke
Haisha
and
Shubh
Mangal
Savdhan.
His
first
thriller
Andhadhun,
directed
by
Sriram
Raghavan,
is
the
best
reviewed
film
of
the
year.
He
has
followed
it
up
with
"Badhaai
Ho",
which
is
garnering
positive
response.
"I
approach
all
my
films
as
my
first.
If
you
carry
that
innocence,
it
reflects
in
the
camera.
I
know
I
have
become
a
star
but
I
don't
want
to
believe
it.
I
want
to
be
that
simple,
no
fuss
guy
who
approaches
a
film
as
if
it
is
my
first
movie," Ayushmann
told
PTI.
The
34-year-old
actor
believes
he
has
learnt
to
trust
his
intuition
when
it
comes
to
selecting
films.
"My
acting
career
has
been
quite
a
ride.
After
'Vicky
Donor',
I
gave
two-three
unsuccessful
films
and
that
was
a
great
learning
curve.
But
'Dum
Laga
Ke
Haisha'
onwards
it
was
cool.
I
learnt
so
much
from
all
my
films,
successful
or
unsuccessful.
"You
start
believing
in
your
intuition,
your
gut
feeling.
It
ultimately
depends
on
the
choices
you're
taking.
Everyone
is
talented
today.
Your
career
graph
depends
on
the
choice
of
scripts,
nothing
else."
Ayushmann
says
the
key
to
being
grounded
is
to
surround
oneself
with
people
who
keep
things
real.
"To
maintain
the
innocence
depends
on
the
kind
of
people
you
hang
out
with.
I
have
made
friends
from
the
industry
but
I
still
hang
out
with
my
Chandigarh
friends.
Your
family
can
keep
you
grounded,
make
you
keep
things
real,"
he
says.
The
"Meri
Pyaari
Bindu"
actor
says
he
is
always
on
the
look
out
for
different
subjects.
"My
first
aspiration
is
to
be
consistent.
Atul
Kasbekar
(producer)
once
said
I'm
like
Rahul
Dravid
of
Bollywood,
I
pick
up
the
right
deliveries
and
hit
the
sweet
spot,
but
otherwise
I
am
chill
and
never
try
too
hard.
That's
a
great
analogy,
I
love
it.
"The
running
thread
of
my
career
has
been
different
scripts.
There
isn't
any
reference
point
for
any
of
the
films
--
'Vicky
Donor',
'Andhadhun' or
'Badhaai
Ho'
so
people
find
it
exciting
because
they
haven't
seen
anything
like
this.
I'm
quite
proud
of
it."
"Badhaai
Ho",
which
released
on
Thursday,
features
him
as
the
son
of
an
elderly
couple
who
find
out
they
would
be
turning
parents
for
the
third
time.
"It
wasn't
just
that
one
quirky
line
'what
to
expect
when
your
mother
is
expecting'
but
the
whole
script
won
me
over.
Everyone
is
a
hero
in
the
film
from
Gajraj
Rao,
Neena
Gupta
to
everyone.
It's
such
a
balanced
film
which
focuses
on
everyone,"
he
says.