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Actor Ayushmann Khurrana has become a sought after actor with his masterclass acting and eye for good roles that speak volumes. The actor feels the Indian audience is now more open to diverse content and says it is the era where one can afford to be brave and speak about the unspoken. The actor expressed his opinion on Article 15‘s TV premiere news.
“It is not just in Hindi cinema, but also with us, people living in an urban setup who has been caste-blind. Discrimination is a practice that is so rampant in rural India, to the extent that it is disheartening to even witness it,” Ayushmann said while speaking about how the audience has opened up to experimental content.
“The so-called upper class has blinders on — so we know about it but still are unaware. With the response ‘Article 15’ received, I do think the Indian audience is now more open to such films. This is the era where I think we can afford to be brave enough and speak about the unspoken,” he added.
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In “Article 15“, Ayushmann features as a police officer. The film, which also features Isha Talwar, Sayani Gupta, Kumud Mishra, and Manoj Pahwa, tried to remind people about how Article 15 of the Constitution — which prohibits discrimination on grounds of religion, race, caste, sex or place of birth — is constantly violated by society.
With “Article 15”, Ayushmann says he got a chance to do something new.
“It’s just this other side of mine. I have done theatre for 5 years and mostly I’ve played alpha characters; and during my street theatre days, I’ve clubbed social issues and taboo subjects and I have taken them to the length and breadth of the country. That side of mine had not been explored in cinema. This film gave me the opportunity to showcase that side of mine. Additionally, I also felt that I should be a part of ‘Article 15’ because I felt socially responsible as an artist to give the society something that they needed to see with intrigue and yet had that element of entertainment,” he said.