Ayushmann
Khurrana
has
established
himself
as
the
poster
boy
of
content
cinema
in
India
today.
His
blockbuster
social
entertainers
have
brought
taboo
topics
out
in
the
open
for
public
discussion
and
debate.
On
the
second
release
anniversary
of
Bala,
a
film
about
inclusivity
and
acceptance
of
one's
own
beauty,
Ayushmann
reveals
that
the
humongous
success
of
film
made
him
confident
that
cinema
that
was
once
dubbed
as
off-beat
is
the
new
mainstream
in
India.
Ayushmann
says,
"Bala's
success
reiterated
the
fact
that
good
content
cinema
could
not
be
dubbed
as
off-beat
anymore.
Such
films
had
become
mainstream
cinema
and,
in
fact,
they
were
defining
what
cinema
should
be."
He
adds,
"I
have
to
credit
my
director
Amar
Kaushik
for
his
vision
and
my
producer
Dinesh
Vijan
for
his
belief
in
the
subject.
They
were
monumental
forces
in
giving
India
a
high
content,
super
entertaining
film
that
put
the
issue
of
inclusivity
and
evils
of
discrimination
at
its
fore.
I
had
taken
this
subject
to
them
which
had
come
via
a
dear
friend
Ranimol,
which
Dino
and
Amar
developed
it
into
such
a
unique
feature."
Ayushmann
felt
supremely
confident
to
pick
more
unconventional
subjects
after
Bala's
ground-breaking
success.
He
says,
"The
fact
that
Bala
became
a
roaring
blockbuster
solidified
my
belief
system
that
I
should
walk
the
path
less
travelled
and
give
audiences
cinema
that
should
always
be
novel
yet
highly
engaging
and
entertaining.
The
love
that
I
have
got
for
Bala
has
only
humbled
me
and
made
me
strive
to
be
a
better
entertainer
who
seeks
to
give
an
important
message
to
audiences."