Ayushmann Khurrana on the success of Badhaai Ho

MUMBAI: This year has been a good year for Bollywood with content-driven cinema doing great business at the box office. However, if there is one actor in particular who has been able to break the stereotypes and managed two consecutive successes running parallelly in cinemas, it is Ayushmann Khurrana.

Ayushmann is also winning hearts with his shayaris on Twitter. He has been highly praised for his performances in all his movies. The actor has another reason to celebrate, as Badhaai Ho has crossed the Rs 200 crore mark worldwide, and Andhadun has crossed Rs 100 crore mark worldwide.

While talking to a leading publication, he said that the box office numbers only validate his belief in good cinema and that he will continue to believe in this. This year has been like a dream for Ayushmann.

The actor believes that content is king, and he has always put his faith in such movies and chosen cinema that is off the beaten track. ‘I picked them because they were hugely entertaining and simply good cinema,’ he said.

He further stated that people had warned him against such choices, but he continued to believe in himself and we are only glad he did. He further said that there were many people in the industry who had warned him by saying that he was not playing the stardom game and that he was becoming niche because these content films don’t do big numbers.

Today, he feels validated as an actor who chose to do good cinema, and the box office success only shows that outstanding content will always be a hit with audiences worldwide. 

He also said that success is a huge responsibility and he can’t let the audience down with his future choices of movies and performances.