Ayushmann Khurrana: This Is The Best Era To Be An Artiste In The Industry

Ayushmann says he is always looks to reinvent himself and his next, Sriram Raghavan-directed "Andhadhun", is a thriller that will see him playing a blind pianist.

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As someone who has made a career out of playing regular guy roles, Ayushmann Khurrana believes it is a great time to be an actor in Bollywood where the space to experiment has grown like never before. The actor, who has cemented his standing in the industry by featuring in middle-of-the-road films such as Vicky Donor, Dum Laga Ke Haisha and Bareilly Ki Barfi, says not playing safe has worked in his favour.

"This is the best era to be an artiste in the industry. You get to explore a lot of things which were not possible earlier. Parallel films did not make money but in this day and age, content films are doing commercially great. The trend probably started with 'Vicky Donor'.

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"These films give confidence to not just actors but also directors, writers and producers. They know that one can put their money on such films. Actors get to experiment a lot because viewers seem to like that," he told PTI in an interview.

Ayushmann says he is always looks to reinvent himself and his next, Sriram Raghavan-directed Andhadhun, is a thriller that will see him playing a blind pianist.

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"I started my career with an unconventional film. There is no point in playing safe because the audiences love different quirks, something that is crazy and out-of-the-box. I think that's what my space is and if you are going to have your own space in the industry, this is where I want to be."

Working with Raghavan, who has best thriller films in India to credit, be it Ek Haseena Thi, Johnny Gaddar or Badlapur, was on Ayushmann's bucket-list. The actor approached Raghavan when he heard about "Andhadhun". They met and Ayushmann offered to take a screen test, his first as an actor.

"When I got to know that he was looking to cast his film, I met him. He told me 'This is not a slice-of-life film'. And I told him, 'This is why I have come to meet you. I don't want to do a slice-of-life film with you. I want to do a thriller'. Working with him was on my bucket list," he recalls.

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