NEVER CHOSEN TO DO A FILM KEEPING MY BOX OFFICE GAINS IN MIND: AYUSHMANN

MUMBAI: Bollywood actor Ayushmann Khurrana, who has been basking in the success of his recent theatrical release ‘Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui’, on Monday, said he has never chosen a script thinking how much it will make at the box office.

Speaking about his unconventional filmography, the ‘Article 15’ actor said, “Ever since my debut in ‘Vicky Donor’, I have chosen films that have been deemed unconventional or taboo-breaking from a societal point of view. I feel that such films are necessary for India to make. I have felt the need to start a discourse about important issues that need to be addressed. ‘Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui’ is one such film in my filmography and I’m tremendously proud of it.” “I have never chosen to do a film keeping my box office gains in mind. I have not been built like that and I don’t think people expect anything safe from me. So, ‘Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui’ is one of my riskiest films to date and no matter what the outcome of the film is, I will continue to be a risk-taker because I’m hardwired like that as a human being,” Ayushmann continued. “I have chosen films by listening to my heart and I will keep doing just that. I am an entertainer and I will try to engage people with my kind of cinema. I don’t see myself changing course for anything,” he added.