Ayushmann Khurrana is an Indian actor, playback singer and television host who works in Hindi films. Khurrana first appeared in 2004 teen drama reality show MTV Roadies, winning the second season of the show. [1] He went to star in many other MTV shows, including MTV Fully Faltoo Movies, Cheque De India and Jaadoo Ek Baar, and hosted multiple television shows, including India's Got Talent and Music Ka Maha Muqqabla . [2] In 2012, he made his feature film debut with the romantic comedy Vicky Donor , about sperm donation, [3] which received critical acclaim and performed strongly at the box office. [4] [5] [6] Khurrana won the Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer (for the song "Pani Da Rang"). [7] He then starred in a series of commercially unsuccessful films, including the comedy-drama Nautanki Saala (2013), [8] romantic comedy Bewakoofiyaan (2014), [9] and drama Hawaizaada (2015). [10]
In 2015, Khurrana starred in the Sharat Katariya-directed romantic drama Dum Laga Ke Haisha opposite Bhumi Pednekar. [11] His performance was praised, [12] [13] [14] and the film emerged as a commercial success. [15] [16] He then starred in Meri Pyaari Bindu (2017), Bareilly Ki Barfi (2017), and Shubh Mangal Saavdhan (2017). [11] The latter two were commercially successful. [11] In 2018, he starred in the black comedy Andhadhun and the comedy-drama Badhaai Ho . [17] [18] The former grossed ₹4.56 billion (US$64 million) worldwide, and became one of Indian cinema's biggest grossers; [19] for his performance he won the National Film Award for Best Actor (shared with Vicky Kaushal for Uri: The Surgical Strike ) and the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor. [20] [21] Badhaai Ho became a sleeper hit, earning over ₹2.21 billion (US$31 million) worldwide. [19] [22] This success continued with Khurrana's 2019 releases, Article 15 , Dream Girl , and Bala. [23] [24] For the first of these, he won the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor. [25] In the comedy Bala, he played a man plagued with premature balding. [26]
Khurrana's 2020 release, Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan , was the first mainstream Bollywood film to be led by openly gay characters. [27] Following several films that failed commercially despite positive reviews, Khurrana had a box-office hit in the spiritual sequel Dream Girl 2 (2023). [28] [29]
† | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Year | Film | Role | Notes | Ref(s) |
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2012 | Vicky Donor | Vicky Arora | [30] | |
2013 | Nautanki Saala | Ram Parmar aka RP | [31] | |
2014 | Bewakoofiyaan | Mohit Chaddha | [32] | |
2015 | Hawaizaada | Shivkar Bapuji Talpade | [33] | |
Dum Laga Ke Haisha | Prem Tiwari | [34] | ||
2017 | Meri Pyaari Bindu | Abhimanyu Roy | [35] | |
Bareilly Ki Barfi | Chirag Dubey | [36] | ||
Shubh Mangal Saavdhan | Mudit Sharma | [37] | ||
2018 | Andhadhun | Akash Saraf | [38] | |
Badhaai Ho | Nakul Kaushik | [39] | ||
2019 | Article 15 | ACP Ayan Ranjan | [40] | |
Dream Girl | Karamveer Singh/Pooja | [41] | ||
Bala | Balmukund "Bala" Shukla | [42] | ||
2020 | Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan | Kartik Singh | [43] | |
Gulabo Sitabo | Baankey Rastogi | [44] | ||
2021 | Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui | Manvinder "Manu" Munjal | [45] | |
2022 | Anek | Aman / Joshua | [46] | |
Doctor G | Dr. Uday Gupta/Guddu | [47] | ||
An Action Hero | Maanav Khuranna | [48] | ||
2023 | Dream Girl 2 | Pooja / Karamveer Singh | ||
2025 | Untitled film† | TBA | Filming | [49] |
Thama† | TBA | Filming | [50] |
Year | Show | Role | Note(s) | Ref(s) |
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2004 | MTV Roadies (Season 2) | Contestant | Winner | [51] |
2007 | Kayamath | Saket Shergil | [52] | |
2008 | MTV Wassup, The Voice of Youngistaan | Video Jockey | Co-hosted the show with MTV VJs Bani J and Vineet Modi | [53] |
MTV Fully Faltoo Movie – Cheque De India | Fakir Khan | Spoof of Chak De! India | [2] | |
MTV Fully Faltoo Movie – Jadoo Ekbar | Prince Jalebi | Spoof of Jodhaa Akbar | [54] | |
MTV Roadies Hell Down Under | Anchor | Anchor for the auditions only | [55] | |
Ek Thi Rajkumari | Prem | [56] | ||
2009 | India's Got Talent (Season 1) | Anchor | Co-hosted the show with Nikhil Chinapa | [55] |
Rock on with MTV (Season 1) | Anchor for the auditions only | [55] | ||
Stripped | [55] | |||
2010 | Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah | Himself | Guest appearance (to promote IPL 3) | [57] |
Extra Innings T20 for Indian Premier League (Season 3) | Presenter | Co-hosted the show with Gaurav Kapur, Samir Kochhar and Angad Bedi | [58] | |
India's Got Talent (Season 2) | Anchor | Co-hosted the show with Nikhil Chinapa | [59] | |
Rock on with MTV (Season 2) | Co-hosted the show with Lisa Haydon | [60] | ||
2011 | MTV Grind | [61] | ||
Just Dance | [52] | |||
2014 | 1st Star Box Office India Awards Ceremony | [62] | ||
2018 | 25th Star Screen Awards | Co-host | [63] |
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Ayushmann Khurrana is an Indian actor and singer who works in Hindi films. Known for his portrayals of ordinary men often battling social norms, he is the recipient of several awards, including a National Film Award and four Filmfare Awards. He has appeared in Forbes India's Celebrity 100 list of 2013 and 2019, and Time named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2020.
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Vicky Donor is a 2012 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film directed by Shoojit Sircar and produced by actor John Abraham in his maiden production venture with Sunil Lulla under Eros International and Ronnie Lahiri under Rising Sun Films. The film stars Ayushmann Khurrana and Yami Gautam, with Annu Kapoor and Dolly Ahluwalia in pivotal roles. The concept is set against the background of sperm donation and infertility within a Bengali-Punjabi household. Both Ayushmann and Yami made their film debut through this film.
Shoojit Sircar is an Indian filmmaker, director and producer known for his work in Hindi films. He has received several awards, including three National Film Awards and two Filmfare Awards from five nominations.
Dum Laga Ke Haisha, released internationally as My Big Fat Bride, is a 2015 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Sharat Katariya, starring Ayushmann Khurrana and Bhumi Pednekar, Sanjay Mishra and Seema Pahwa in the lead roles. The film's background score is composed by Italian composer Andrea Guerra. The film was released on 27 February 2015 to good critical reception. Box Office India stated that the film collected ₹42 crore (US$5.0 million) domestically after a five-week run. The film celebrated 50 days of its theatrical run on 16 April 2015. The film's final worldwide gross was ₹71.85 crore (US$8.6 million).
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Badhaai Ho is a 2018 Indian Hindi-language comedy drama film directed by Amit Ravindernath Sharma and produced by Sharma, Aleya Sen and Hemant Bhandari under Chrome Pictures and Vineet Jain under Junglee Pictures. It stars Ayushmann Khurrana and Neena Gupta with Gajraj Rao, Surekha Sikri, Shardul Rana and Sanya Malhotra in supporting roles. The film tells the story of a middle-aged couple who get pregnant, much to the disappointment of their sons. Based on a script written by Shantanu Srivastava and Akshat Ghildial and a story conceived by Jyoti Kapoor.
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Bala is a 2019 Hindi-language satirical comedy film directed by Amar Kaushik and produced by Dinesh Vijan, based on an original story by Bengali film director Pavel Bhattacharjee. It stars Ayushmann Khurrana, Bhumi Pednekar and Yami Gautam.
Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan is a 2020 Hindi-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Hitesh Kewalya. It is a spiritual successor to Shubh Mangal Saavdhan (2017). The film stars Ayushmann Khurrana and Jitendra Kumar, with Gajraj Rao, Neena Gupta, Pankhuri Awasthy, Maanvi Gagroo and Manu Rishi in supporting roles. The film tells the story of a gay man and his partner, who have trouble convincing the former's parents of their relationship.
An Action Hero is a 2022 Indian Hindi-language action film directed by newcomer Anirudh Iyer and produced by T-Series and Colour Yellow Productions. It stars Ayushmann Khurrana and Jaideep Ahlawat. In the film, an action star (Khurrana) goes on the run after accidentally killing the brother of a ruthless politician (Ahlawat).