“I am the public, a boy from Chandigarh who's bought tickets in black and revered films since childhood, and when I choose scripts, I take out the garb of an actor-slash-star, and I consume the script as a layman.”

Indian actor and singer

Ayushmann Khurrana is an Indian actor and singer in Hindi films, known for playing ordinary men facing social expectations. He has built a career around roles that are grounded in everyday life, with performances that often bring social questions to the center. He has received several awards, including a National Film Award and four Filmfare Awards. His public profile has also been recognized beyond cinema, through his appearance on Forbes India’s Celebrity 100 list in 2013 and 2019, and when Time named him among the 100 most influential people in the world in 2020.