On
October
5,
2021,
Sriram
Raghavan's
masterpiece
Andhadhun
turned
three,
and
while
speaking
to
an
entertainment
portal,
he
revealed
why
he
chose
actor
Ayushmann
Khurrana
over
Harsh
Varrdhan
Kapoor.
He
told
Bollywood
Hungama
that
he
had
narrated
the
story
to
many
top
actors,
but
for
some
reasons
they
couldn't
connect
with
the
character
of
the
blind
pianist.
"Maybe
because
he
is
not
a
hero.
In
fact
there's
nothing
heroic
about
him.
Then
I
thought
that
it's
better
to
look
for
a
newcomer
with
no
baggage.
Also
I
wanted
an
actor
who
would
devote
time
and
learn
the
piano...that
was
a
must.
I
met
Harshvardhan
but
he
was
busy
with
Vikramaditya
Motwane's
film
and
would
get
free
much
later.
I
was
getting
impatient
and
I
still
had
no
actor.
And
then
I
got
a
text
from
Ayushmann.
We
met.
He
loved
the
story...and
he
was
a
musician....and
willing
to
train
on
the
piano.
I'd
been
blind,
not
to
have
seen
him
earlier," added
Raghavan.
Made
on
a
budget
of
Rs
32
crore,
Andhadhun
had
minted
Rs
456
crore.
Apart
from
Ayushmann,
the
film
also
starred
Radhika
Apte
and
Tabu
in
pivotal
roles.
It
was
such
a
brilliant
film,
wherein
each
and
every
actor
delivered
an
outstanding
performance.
In
the
same
interview,
when
Sriram
was
asked
if
he
is
keen
to
make
a
sequel
to
Andhadhun,
he
said,
"At
present,
there
are
no
plans
for
a
sequel
to
Andhadhun.
Kuch
cheezen
adhuri
hi
achi
lagti
hain
(some
things
are
better
left
unfinished)."