'Ayushmann After School': Ayushmann Khurrana to form music band with friends

Singer-actor Ayushmann Khurrana is taking his love for music to the next level by forming a band, christened Ayushmann After School. He says, "After school, my friends and I used to get together to jam and perform that where the inspiration for the name came from. All band members will be dressed in school uniforms."

The songs will be predominantly Punjabi, but Ayushmann says that they won't restrict themselves to any particular language. "This is the language that we have expressed in our songs with, so we will have Punjabi songs, but we will also have songs in Hindi and maybe English, too."

Band baaja
The band will have about five members, but names will be revealed a bit later. Ayushmann says, "Forming a band is a process, it'll take at least two more months for us to announce the whole team. But it will definitely have my friend Rochak Kohli, with whom I have worked on many songs." Besides forming the band, Ayushmann is also all set to release his next single Mitti Di Khusbu, which has been composed by Rochak, in October.

Music on his mind
Speaking about the band's sound, he says, "Punjabi music is mostly expected to be fast and pacy, but the sound of our band will be alternative Punjabi rock, which will be softer. The kind of genre that Paani Da rang, Saddi Galli and Mitti Di Khushbu, which is about nostalgia and homecoming, fit in."

Bollywood and music
Apart from music, the actor is also extremely busy with movies. He has Hawaizaada, Dum Laga Ke Haisha and Hamara Bajaj in his kitty. And though he is busy shooting, the actor says, he is confident that he will be able to find time for his band. He says, "We jam almost everyday and meet as many times as possible. Music is something I am extremely passionate about. I do my riyaaz after my shoots. I did train for a few years, but I am not a classically trained singer. I can't sing hardcore Sufi numbers as I am not trained. But there are a lot of singers in that genre who sound like each other, but I know that there's certain quality to my voice that sets me apart."

THE OTHER B-TOWN BAND GUYS
Farhan Akhtar Live: The actor has sung in Rock On!! and in Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara. His band also includes Shannon Donald, Sarosh Izedyar, Anurag Rao, Darshan Doshi, Umang Doshi, Anupam Deghatak, Dibyajoti Nath and Ashish Saxsena.
Alien Chutney: Vir Das's comedy-rock band comprises the actor himself, Sidd Coutto, Gaurav Gupta, Warren Mendonsa and Kaizad Gherda

Hollywood actors and heir bands
Ryan Gosling: Dead Man's Bones
Keanu Reeves: Dogstar
Zooey Deschanel: She & Him
Jared Leto: Thirty Seconds to Mars
Jada Pinkett Smith: Wicked Wisdom
Jack Black: Tenacious D
Juliette Lewis: Juliette and the Licks
Steven Seagal: Thunderbox
Hugh Laurie: Band from TV
Kevin Bacon: The Bacon Brothers
Russell Crowe: 30 Odd Foot of Grunts and The Ordinary Fear of God
Bruce Willis: Bruce Willis & The Accelerators
Billy Bob Thornton: The Boxmasters
Dennis Quaid: Dennis Quaid & The Sharks