Sharing that he has entered Time’s 100 most influential list, Ayushmann Khurrana wrote, “TIME’s list of the 100 Most Influential People in the world is out, I’m honored to be a part of this group: time.com/time100 @TIME #TIME100 (sic).”

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He is the only Indian actor to enter the prestigious list this year.

Since the beginning of his career, Ayushmann has been very picky with his choice of movie. After his first appearance in MTV Roadies Season 2, Ayushmann found his ticket to Bollywood through Shoojit Sircar’s ‘Vicky Donor’.

What made him different from other Bollywood actors is his willingness and conscious effort to increase representation of different kinds of Indians in his movie by playing a heterosexual man in ‘Shubh Mangal Zyada Savdhan’ to mysterious blind man in ‘Andhadhun’. He is also known for movies like ‘Article 15’, ‘Dum Laga Ke Haisha’, ‘Dream Girl’ and ‘Badhaai Ho’ that have started a conversation around different social issues.

In the times when everyone is talking about nepotism in Bollywood, associating with Ayushmann also seems like a safe and perfect bet. He is the boy-next-door from Chandigarh who has made it on his own in the industry. This makes him ever relatable.

While he chose to very offbeat films he was able to maintain the mainstream appeal.

For more than a decade, the TIME 100 annual list has featured some of the world’s most significant artists, leaders, scientists, activists, and entrepreneurs. The list includes people influencing the world while working in different fields.

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Actor Ayushmann Khurrana has signed another project–a film with Kedarnath director Abhishek Kapoor. The film will see the Andhadhun actor play a ‘cross-functional athlete’ and will be a love story.

The yet-to-be untitled movie is a progressive love story, set in North India and it will begin its shooting schedule in October.

Speaking about the film, Ayushmann said that film will take viewers on an emotional roller-coaster ride and is a total family entertainer.

The actor will have to undergo a major transformation for his role. “I have never attempted a look like this on screen before and I’m already looking forward to seeing the reaction of audiences. The process is going to be intense and excruciating, but I feel that the pain will be worth it,” the actor said in a statement.

Abhishek, too, is looking forward to the project. “This film is special for both Ayushmann and me. We want audiences to come back to theatres and watch movies as a community. And, we will spare no effort to achieve that,” he said.

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