It
was
a
surreal
moment
for
VJ-turned-Bollywood
actor
Ayushmann
Khurrana
when
he
was
called
upon
to
mentor
the
contestants
in
the
upcoming
season
of
India's
Best
Cinestars
Ki
Khoj.
He
says
that
it
was
the
same
show
that
rejected
him
many
years
ago
when
he
came
for
an
audition.
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The
29-year-old,
who
came
into
the
limelight
after
winning
the
second
season
of
MTV
Roadies,
recollects
how
he
was
rejected
for
India's
Best
Cinestars
Ki
Khoj
just
because
of
his
unconventional
looks.
"It
was
the
spring
of
2003
when
I
auditioned
for
season
one
of
India's
Best
Cinestars
Ki
Khoj
and
I
was
rejected,"
Ayushmann
said
here
Thursday
at
the
press
conference
to
launch
the
show
along
with
actress
Parineeti
Chopra
and
director
Vijay
Krishna
Acharya.
"It's
quite
surreal
that
I
am
on
the
panel
as
friend
(and)
as
a
Bollywood
buddy
this
time.
I
remember
in
2003
I
was
this
nerdy
looking
thin
guy
with
spectacles.
(I
was)
not
six
feet
tall
conventional
hero.
But
that
was
ten
years
back," he
added.
"Now
times
have
changed
and
it
is
the
golden
era
of
Indian
cinema.
We
have
gone
beyond
nepotism.
This
is
the
time
where
anybody
with
decent
amount
of
talent
can
be
an
actor," said
Ayushmann,
who
made
a
successful
Bollywood
debut
with
2012
film
Vicky
Donor.
"Doors
(of
Indian
cinema)
are
open
for
everyone.
This
is
the
golden
era
of
Indian
cinema
and
anybody
can
be
an
actor,"
Ayushmann
added.
The
third
season
of
India's
Best
Cinestars
Ki
Khoj
will
go
on
air
on
Zee
TV
soon.
While
it
will
be
judged
by
Sonali
Bendre
and
Vijay
Krishna
Acharya.
Hussain
Kuwajerwala
will
be
seen
as
a
host.
Besides
Ayushmann
and
Parineeti
will
be
seen
as
mentors
to
the
contestants
on
the
show.