Ayushmann Khurrana
Name: Ayushmann Khurrana
Nickname: Ayush
Birthday: 14 th September 1988
Known For: Ayushmann Khurrana used to sing in trains and collect money when he was in college.
Height: 5’9”
Weight: 70kg
Debut Film: Vicky Donor
Marital Status: Married
Spouse: Tahira Kashyap
Children: Virajveer Khurrana, Varushka Khurrana
Relationships: Tahira Kashyap
Awards: Filmfare Award for Best Debut, Filmfare Award for Best Playback Singer, 2 Filmfare Awards for Best Actor (Critics), Zee Cine Awards for Best Debut, Stardust Award for Best Actor, Screen Award for Best Actor (Critics), Bharat Nirman Award, National Film Award for Best Actor
Zodiac: Virgo
Ayushmann Khurrana Biography
Everyone loves Ayushmann Khurrana’s voice as well we his acting skills. He has gained himself quite a name in Bollywood and is one of top actors in the country. Khurrana was born in Chandigarh. His father, P. Khurrana is an astrologer and an author on the subject of astrology. His mother is a homemaker. His brother, Aparshakti Khurrana is and actor and a radio jockey at Radio Mirchi 98.3 FM in Delhi. His wife is Tahira Kashyap who has directed a directed a critically acclaimed film Toffee.
After he completed his graduation and post-graduation in Journalism, Ayushmann landed his first job as a radio personality at BIG FM in Delhi. He hosted the show Big Chai-Maan Na Maan, Main Tera Ayushmann. He also worked in many other MTV show such as MTV Fully Faltoo Movies, Cheque De India and Jaadoo Ek Baar.
After that, he became a TV host with a talent-based reality show, India’s Got Talent, as well as MTV’s Stripped. He also anchored the singing reality show Music Ka Maha Muqqabla. Ayushmann Khurrana was also a part of the anchoring team of Extra Innings T20 for Indian Premier League Season 3, following which he took up the offer of anchoring on Just Dance.
Khurrana made his acting debut in 2012 in Shoojit Sircar’s Vicky Donor, co-starring Annu Kapoor and another debutante, Yami Gautam. For the preparation of the film, Ayushmann attended acting workshops and interacted with medical professionals. He also sang the song ‘Pani Da Rang’, which was composed by Rochak Kohli. The actor received praise for his acting, and the film emerged as a commercial success. Ayushmann even won the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut and Best Male Playback Singer.
In 2013, Khurrana ranked 70th in Forbes India’s Celebrity 100 list, with an estimated annual income of ₹25.8 million. His next film was Rohan Sippy’s Nautanki Saala! Later he teamed with Yash Raj Film as a part of a three-film deal. His first film was Bewakoofiyan, in which he co-starred with Sonam Kapoor and Rishi Kapoor. Both these films were commercially unsuccessful, but Khurrana received mixed reviews for his acting.
His next release, Hawaizaada, was another unsuccessful. Later in 2015, he collaborated with his wife, Tahira Kashyap, to write his autobiography, Cracking the Code: My Journey to Bollywood.
Ayushmann’s career prospects improved when he starred in Dum Laga Ke Haisha alongside Bhumi Pednekar. The actor was praised for his role, and the film was a commercial success worldwide.
In 2017, Ayushmann starred in Meri Pyaari Bindu alongside Parineeti Chopra. The film was received poorly. His next films, Bareilly Ki Barfi and Shubh Mangal Saavdhan were commercially successful. For both the films, the actor received praises and was the films received positive reviews. Khurrana even received a nomination for the Filmfare Award for the Best Actor for the latter film.
In 2018, Ayushmann Khurrana starred in Sriram Raghavan’s Andhadhun, alongside Tabu and Radhika Apte. For the preparation for his role, he learnt how to play the piano and interacted with bling piano players. The film did extremely well and was the highest-grossing Hindi film of the year. He received the National Film Award for Best Actor for Andhadhun. The next film in which he starred was Badhaai Ho which was another highest-grossing film.
In 2019, the actor worked on three successful films, Article 15, Dream Girl and Bala. His performance in Article 15 was appreciated, as was the film. Dream Girl received positive reviews from critics, and Ayushmann’s acting was praised. He won the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor for Article 15 and a nomination for Best Actor for Bala. Later that year, he appeared on Forbes India’s Celebrity 100 list once again. This time he ranked in 37th place with an annual income of ₹305 million.
For his next film, he worked on a spin-off of his film Shubh Mangal Saavdhan. The film was titled Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan. The film did well but couldn’t earn much because of the implementation of the country-wide lockdown due to COVID-19. His next film was Gulabo Sitabo, in which he worked alongside Amitabh Bachchan. The film was streamed on Amazon Prime Video, and Khurrana’s acting was praised.
Controversy: Netizens once lashed Ayushmann Khurrana for supporting Rhea Chakraborty after she was accused of laundering money from her boyfriend Sushant Singh Rajput's bank account. Latest News: Ayushmann Khurrana gained 10kg muscle weight to get into his role as a cross- functional athlete in the film Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui.
Latest Movies: Gulabo Sitabo
Latest Series: None
Upcoming Movies: Anek