Bollywood
star
Ayushmann
Khurrana
is
a
thought-leader
and
a
youth
icon,
who
has
been
named
as
one
of
the
most
influential
people
in
the
TIME's
list
of
100
Most
Influential
people.
His
father,
Acharya
P.
Khurrana,
has
reacted
to
this
outstanding
feat
of
self-made
actor
who
has
etched
his
name
in
the
history
of
Indian
cinema
with
his
progressive,
social
entertainers.
“Right
from
when
he
received
the
Filmfare
award
for
Vicky
Donor
to
him
being
featured
on
TIME’s
100
most
influential
list,
every
time
Ayushmann
won,
I
have
had
tears
of
happiness
in
my
eyes.
I
have
seen
him
struggle
to
fulfil
his
passion
for
acting,”
says
the
proud
father.
The
powerhouse
performer
has
seen
a
meteoric
rise
to
stardom
as
he
has
become
the
poster
boy
of
content
cinema
in
India.
Ayushmann’s
contribution
as
an
actor
to
bring
about
social
change
through
his
films
has
been
lauded
by
everyone
and
his
brand
of
inspired
and
clutter-breaking
cinema
is
now
called
as
'The
Ayushmann
Khurrana
Genre’.
Acharya
says,
“Ayushmann
was
inclined
towards
acting
since
childhood.
When
he
was
5
years
old,
he
was
part
of
a
Shakespearean
play
and
since
then
he
has
been
passionate
about
acting.
While
he
was
studying
in
college,
he
also
formed
an
acting
group.
He
also
used
to
do
street
plays
in
Sector
17
with
his
friends
and
even
though
they
were
street
plays
they
had
a
standard.
Ayushmann
also
participated
in
college
festivals
and
won
awards.”
Ayushmann
has
been
named
alongside
global
music
sensations
Selena
Gomez
and
The
Weekend,
the
visionary
director
of
Parasite
Bong
Joon
Ho,
Phoebe
Waller-Bridge
of
Fleabag
fame
and
Michaela
Coel,
the
British
actress
who
became
a
rage
across
the
world
for
the
visionary
show
I
may
Destroy
You
in
the
TIME
100
list.