Mumbai Dec 22 PTI Actor Ayushmann Khurrana says his attempt with his film choices is to break societal taboos but he constantly tries to reinvent himself as he does not want the genre to become formulaic for himIn films like the Shubh Mangal Saavdhan series Bala or his latest Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui the actor has touched upon themes ranging from homophobia transphobia premature balding and erectile dysfunction with the constant thread of ones identity at its centreIn an interview with PTI Khurrana said taboo subjects intrigue him as they are a great fodder for conversationsIt is important that these subjects are placed in a middle class conservative backdrop because otherwise there will be no conflict If you place any of it in an upper class woke household there will be no conflict It has to be a regressive conservative family so that there is some changeThat conflict invokes humour and eventually gives out a social message in a palatable way Even if I do a generic film it has to be a conversation starter a value addition Otherwise what is the fun of doing cinema The 37-year-old actor is aware that many feel films on taboo subjects have become his go-to genre Khurrana said he does not mind the perception but is careful to not fall in a patternAs an actor my challenge is to regularly break the genre and that will happen with films like Anek and Action Hero coming up As someone who feels cinema should be used responsibly how do we do something different with a taboo subject It cannot be a formulaIn certain films I am the active part of the subject--like the Shubh Mangal series-- while in others like Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui or Dum Laga Ke Haisha I am the reactive part I have to choose the side I cant always be the same But it is important to have taboo breaking subjects on screen If that is my genre so be it he addedBut Khurrana said the task of hunting for braver scripts is a tedious exercise Out of an average of 100 scripts the actor finds only one interesting material worthy to be translated on the big screenMuch of Khurranas attempt then is to consistently choose scripts which have the potential to speak to a larger audienceWith many exposed to content from across the world thanks to the streaming platforms he said it is impossible to be mediocre todayThe audience today expects nothing but the best In the past two years they have watched content from across the world and a lot of good stuff In the last two years they have progressed ten yearsA certain section has regressed ten years too There is a dichotomy out there People will be unforgiving now because they are exposed to international cinema Vanilla may not work anymore he added PTI JUR BK BK
it’s not every day you spot Ayushmann Khurrana riding a bicycle like a commoner. So when we witnessed the star mounted on a stylish bicycle we could only wave at him. But what surprised us was the unmistakable helmet that Khurrana was wearing while enjoying a breezy ride. Khurrana who has been on a roll […]
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