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'.
"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.
"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.