'Andhadhun shaped me and challenged my thinking as an actor': Ayushmann Khurrana

Ayushmann Khurrana's 2018 crime thriller Andhadhun, clocked a year yesterday. Feeling nostalgic the actor talked about the National award-winning film and how it affected his career. Ayushmann revealed the film taught him to challenge his inhibitions.

On the one year anniversary, Ayushmann talked about the film's journey with IANS and said, "As an artist, I'm a constant learner of the craft of acting. I'm always looking out for films that make me better, that challenge my thinking, my beliefs and opens me up to absorb new things. Andhadhun has truly been one such film that has shaped me as an actor today."

"It taught me to challenge my inhibitions and showcase a completely different side to my craft that surprised me and also pleasantly surprised the audiences. I'm thankful to my director Sriram Raghavan for trusting me with his vision and thankful to the universe for giving me projects like this which I can be so proud of," the actor added.

 

 

 

 

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Ayushmann also won the National Film Award for Best Actor for Andhadhun. Some of the other categories the film won the National film award for were, Best Hindi Film award and an honour for its screenplay writer. Andhadhun released on October 5, 2018, and earner over Rs 450 crores worldwide. Directed by Sriram Raghavan, the film also featured Tabu and Radhika Apte.

He has three more releases scheduled, including Bala which will pair Ayushmann again with Bhumi Pednekar and Yami Gautam. The actor's other 2020 releases are Shoojit Sircar's Gulabo Sitabo with Amitabh Bachchan, and Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan, based on homosexual relationships.