Top 100 Quotes & Sayings by Ayushmann Khurrana

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an Indian actor Ayushmann Khurrana.
Last updated on December 23, 2024.
Ayushmann Khurrana

Ayushmann Khurrana is an Indian actor, singer, and television host 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. Time named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2020.

What is a commercial film? I think every film is commercial, as every film makes money.
I was very nervous as a child and had stage fright.
I don't consume alcohol or colas. But I don't judge people who do. People make their own decisions. — © Ayushmann Khurrana
I don't consume alcohol or colas. But I don't judge people who do. People make their own decisions.
It's good to be an outsider.
It is good to be a young father, a young parent. You have that energy, and you are growing up with them.
There is no point in taking yourself too seriously.
I have done a lot of street theatre and plays and interacted with the public through radio and television.
I think being able to juggle time and mind space comes with the trajectory of being an actor.
With 'Badhaai Ho,' the lines are so quirky and the situation is so humorous, awkward, and bizarre that people are taking away a lot from the film. The dialogues are amazing. We aren't trying to make people laugh, but the situation is like that, that people are laughing.
I want to do more new-age content, look beyond conventional cinema.
I know I have become a star, but I don't want to believe it.
I always wanted to be known as an actor who sings and not a singer who acts.
I've always made my own decisions and selected a script on my own conviction. — © Ayushmann Khurrana
I've always made my own decisions and selected a script on my own conviction.
There is no point in playing safe, because the audiences love different quirks: something that is crazy and out-of-the-box. I think that's what my space is, and if you are going to have your own space in the industry, this is where I want to be.
It is a conscious choice to go for content-driven scripts because that is the key for any film to work. There are no two ways about it, and I have always been attracted to great content.
My son had seen 'Dum Laga Ke Haisha,' but he wasn't happy about it because my father bullies me in the film.
Nobody will tell you that you're typecast until your films aren't working; if it's working, they'll call it your 'zone.'
An actor's off-screen persona should never overshadow his on-screen characters.
I was always bad with money, and I think most artistes are like that. They don't use both sides of the brain.
My gut has never let me down.
I would love to do an action film. In college, I have played a lot of aggressive characters.
I want to be real and relatable, because if I am not, then I lose my credibility among audiences.
Writers have always been very underrated.
I have taken lot of risks in life, and I believe that life is about taking risks.
I think everyone is a hero in their own right.
Success is a lousy teacher, but failure is a friend, philosopher, and guide.
A good script can come from anywhere.
I was a radio jockey after graduation. I was 22, the youngest RJ in Delhi at that time.
'Vicky Donor' dealt with a taboo topic, but it was a family entertainer and not cringe-worthy, which helped make it a commercial success.
I think cricket and cinema are two big entities in the country. If you are part of either, you are sorted.
Being a young parent, you can play cricket, football, and I can play chess with my son. In fact, he plays the piano better than I do.
In theatre, you learn the story is more important than the actor.
I'm glad I've established this as my zone: 'the taboo breaker.'
I have certain viewpoints that come out in certain shayaris.
I was very immature when I married.
In 2012, when I left MTV, irregular income started.
I have grown up watching conventional films. I am a huge fan.
I learnt so much from all my films, successful or unsuccessful. — © Ayushmann Khurrana
I learnt so much from all my films, successful or unsuccessful.
If a film is entertaining, it will work irrespective of anything. It should be entertaining and engaging; otherwise, it becomes a documentary.
Your family can keep you grounded, make you keep things real.
Aparshakti has his own journey, and as a sibling, I can only wish him good luck. I would also love to work with him as an actor.
I don't overspend. I believe in always living within my means.
It feels great that with the film choices I have been making have been quite radical and different. I am glad they are commercially working.
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.
I still remember most people in the industry warning me that I was not playing the stardom game and that I was becoming niche because these content films don't do big numbers.
You have to have a macro outlook, see the film in totality, whether it will resonate with people or not.
I approach every film as my first film.
I think actors are very obsessed about looking different and behaving differently, but all people need is just a different film. They don't want a different you; they want a different story.
I have realised that life is never perfect. — © Ayushmann Khurrana
I have realised that life is never perfect.
I am very bad with numbers.
I am glad I have a partner like Tahira who is very brave, strong, who is an inspiration.
The running thread of my career has been different scripts.
For me, novelty matters; uniqueness matters.
I always thought millennials are going westward, and they probably won't understand vernacular poetry.
I had an edge in 'Andhadhun' because, being a musician, I knew how to play a guitar, so it was not difficult for me to learn a musical instrument.
Life is the biggest workshop: you have to observe life. You have to be one with the milieu more than anything else.
I want to evolve with my performances. Consistency is really important. Having said that, I generally don't try too hard.
All I am looking for is a fine combination of critical and commercial acclaim. Whether conventional or unconventional - does not matter.
I couldn't be a conventional commercial actor without being a star-kid. That kind of a big film needs a certain mounting, a little paraphernalia around you. And nobody would give me that.
Even when I was looking for my first film, I knew I wanted to be in something that was good. I knew I was not a star kid, and I will not get any other chance.
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