Ayushmann Khurrana

Khurrana was born as Nishant Khurrana into a Punjabi Khatri family,{{Citation |title=Ayushman Khurrana and Parineeti Chopra said that they are Khatri |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JhSQKtKj9E |work=The Kapil Sharma Show | date=13 June 2020 |access-date=2 January 2024}} on 14 September 1984 in Chandigarh to Poonam and P. Khurrana.{{cite web |title=Ayushmann turns 31; Bollywood wishes him |url=https://www.bollywoodmantra.com/news/ayushmann-turns-31-bollywood-wishes-him/19179/ |website=BollywoodMantra |access-date=14 June 2018 |archive-date=14 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180614121307/https://www.bollywoodmantra.com/news/ayushmann-turns-31-bollywood-wishes-him/19179/ |url-status=dead }}{{cite web|title=I've evolved as an actor: Ayushmann Khurrana |url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/541722/ive-evolved-as-an-actor-ayushmann-khurrana/ |website=IANS |publisher=The Express Tribune |access-date=5 June 2016|date=28 April 2013}} His parents changed his name to Ayushmann when he was 3 years old. He has a younger brother, actor Aparshakti Khurana.

His father, P. Khurrana, an astrologer{{cite news|title=Ayushmann Khurrana's father, famous astrologer P Khurrana passes away|url=https://www.indiatoday.in//movies/celebrities/story/ayushmann-khurranas-father-famous-astrologer-p-khurrana-passes-away-2381468-2023-05-19?onetap=true|date=19 May 2023|work=indiatoday}} and an author on the subject of astrology, died in 2023{{cite news|title=Renowned astrologer Pandit P Khurana passes away in Mohali; sons Ayushmann & Aparshakti thank fans for 'prayers and support'|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/ayushmanns-father-pandit-p-khurana-a-renowned-astrologer-passes-away/articleshow/100356286.cms|date=19 May 2023|work=economictimes}} whereas his mother Poonam is a housewife of half-Burmese descent,{{cite news|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/ayushmann-khurrana-burmese-genes/|title=Ayushmann Khurrana has Burmese genes|date=22 March 2017|work=Bollywood Hungama}} and has M.A. degree in Hindi.{{Citation needed|date=March 2016}}

He was a part of Guru Nanak Khalsa College. He studied at St. John's High School, Chandigarh and DAV College, Chandigarh.{{cite web|title=Ayushmann's Portfolio Pics|url=http://photogallery.indiatimes.com/celebs/bollywood/ayushmann-khurrana/ayushmanns-portfolio-pics/Ayushmann-Khurrana/articleshow/22629606.cms|website=The Times of India|access-date=5 June 2016}} He majored in English literature and has a master's degree in Mass Communication from the School of Communication Studies, Panjab University.{{cite web|title=Lesser known facts about Ayushmann Khurrana|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/Lesser-known-facts-about-Ayushmann-Khurrana/Ayushmann-Khurrana-Lesser-known-facts/photostory/41511591.cms|website=The Times of India|access-date=5 June 2016|date=21 September 2015}} He did theatre for five years.

During his college days he performed in several plays in Gaiety Theatre, Shimla. He was also the founding member of DAV College's "Aaghaaz" and "Manchtantra", which are active theatre groups in Chandigarh. He conceived and acted in street plays and won prizes in national college festivals such as Mood Indigo (IIT Bombay), OASIS (Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani) and St. Bedes Shimla. He won a Best Actor award for playing Ashwatthama in Dharamvir Bharati's Andha Yug.{{cite web|title=Ayushmann's Portfolio Pics |url=http://photogallery.maharashtratimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/36495087.cms |website=Maharashtra Times|access-date=5 June 2016}}

While Khurrana remains busy with his work in Mumbai, his family still stays in Chandigarh. His brother Aparshakti Khurana is a radio jockey at Radio Mirchi 98.3 FM in Delhi and made his acting debut in the 2016 Aamir Khan-starrer film Dangal.{{cite web|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/15017705/Ayushmann-Khurranas-brother-to-make-debut-in-Dangal|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150710185937/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/15017705/Ayushmann-Khurranas-brother-to-make-debut-in-Dangal|url-status=dead|archive-date=10 July 2015|title=Ayushmann Khurrana's brother to make debut in Dangal|website=Bollywood Hungama }}{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news-interviews/My-brother-is-more-like-Vicky-Ayushmann-Khurrana/articleshow/14384641.cms|title=Ayushmann My brother is more like Vicky: Ayushmann Khurrana|work=The Times of India|date=20 March 2014}} The ambience of literature at home influenced Khurrana as well and he took up writing as a hobby. He also maintains a blog where he writes in Hindi and it has been received very well by his admirers.{{cite web|url=https://medium.com/@ayushmann/hindi-hain-hum-619cfb3db30b|title=Hindi Hain Hum?|date=3 June 2019 }}

After completing his graduation and post-graduation in Journalism, his first job was as a radio personality at BIG FM, Delhi. He hosted the show Big Chai – Maan Na Maan, Main Tera Ayushmann and also won the Young Achievers Award in 2007 for it.{{cite web |url=http://www.indiaprwire.com/pressrelease/radio/200705012745.htm |title=RJ Ayushmann of BIG 92.7 FM creates history: Wins Young Achievers Award |publisher=India PRwire |date=1 May 2007 |access-date=11 October 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120407040153/http://www.indiaprwire.com/pressrelease/radio/200705012745.htm |archive-date=7 April 2012 |url-status=dead }} He was the youngest recipient of the Bharat Nirman Award in New Delhi.{{Cite web|title = Ayushmann Khurrana – Ayushmann Khurrana Biography|url = http://www.koimoi.com/actor/ayushmann-khurrana/|website = www.koimoi.com|access-date = 4 January 2016}}

He also worked in many other MTV shows such as MTV Fully Faltoo Movies, Cheque De India and Jaadoo Ek Baar.{{cite web |url=http://www.tellychakkar.com/news/mtv-launches-three-films |title=MTV launches Three Films |publisher=Telly Chakkar |date=10 September 2008 |access-date=11 October 2011 |archive-date=8 November 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101108084423/http://www.tellychakkar.com/news/mtv-launches-three-films |url-status=dead }} He then turned television host with a multiple-talent-based reality show India's Got Talent on Colors TV, which he co-anchored with Nikhil Chinapa,{{cite web |url=http://buzzg.com/entertainment/in-conversation-with-the-host-ayushman-and-nikhil.html |title=In conversation with the host- Ayushman and Nikhil |publisher=BuzzG.com |date=30 June 2009 |access-date=11 October 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110813000109/http://buzzg.com/entertainment/in-conversation-with-the-host-ayushman-and-nikhil.html |archive-date=13 August 2011 |url-status=dead }} and Stripped, which gave latest updates on the Indian TV industry with a comic tinge, again on MTV. At the end of the year, he was also the anchor of the singing reality show Music Ka Maha Muqqabla on STAR Plus.{{cite web |url=http://www.indya.com/gallery/indyagallery.aspx?aid=1126 |title=Ayushmann to host Music Ka Mahamuqabla |publisher=Indya.com |date=30 June 2009 |access-date=11 October 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120601024216/http://www.indya.com/gallery/indyagallery.aspx?aid=1126 |archive-date=1 June 2012 |url-status=dead }}

Apart from hosting the second season of MTV Rock On and India's Got Talent on Colors, he was also a part of the anchoring team of Extra Innings T20 for Indian Premier League Season 3 on SET Max with Gaurav Kapur, Samir Kochhar, and Angad Bedi,{{cite web|url=http://www.zimbio.com/Bollywood+Movies/articles/0145UqBQrxk/Max+Unveils+Mega+Extra+Innings+T+20+IPL+2010 |title=Max Unveils Mega Extra Innings T20 for IPL 2010 |publisher=Zimbio.com |date=10 March 2010}}{{cite web |url=http://starplus.startv.in/news/882/ayushmann-khurana-to-host-bollywood-superstar-buzz.aspx |title=Ayushmann Khurrana to host Superstar Buzz |publisher=Star Plus |date=30 October 2010 |access-date=11 October 2011 |archive-date=5 November 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111105235958/http://starplus.startv.in/news/882/ayushmann-khurana-to-host-bollywood-superstar-buzz.aspx |url-status=dead }} following which he took up the offer of anchoring the dance-based reality show Just Dance on STAR Plus.

File:Ayushmann Khurrana 1.jpg (2012), his film debut]]

Khurrana made his acting debut in 2012 with Shoojit Sircar's romantic comedy Vicky Donor, co-starring Annu Kapoor and debutante Yami Gautam. Marking the production debut of actor John Abraham, who cameoed in a promotional song, it starred Khurrana in the titular role of a sperm donor. In preparation, he attended acting workshops and interacted with medical professionals.{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-10-07/news-interviews/30257028_1_ayushmann-khurrana-sperm-donor-film|archive-url=https://archive.today/20111010054814/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-10-07/news-interviews/30257028_1_ayushmann-khurrana-sperm-donor-film|archive-date=10 October 2011|title=Ayushmann's film debut as a sperm donor|date=7 October 2011|access-date=19 February 2012|work=The Times of India|url-status=dead}} For the film's soundtrack, he sang "Pani Da Rang", which he had written and composed with Rochak Kohli back in 2003.{{cite news |last=Durham |first=Bryan |title=I wrote 'pani da' in 2003 while in college: Ayushmann Khurrana |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/I-wrote-pani-da-in-2003-while-in-college-Ayushmann-Khurrana/articleshow/13079213.cms?|work=The Times of India |date=11 May 2012 |access-date=6 July 2019}} Praising the film's ensemble cast, Sukanya Verma of Rediff.com wrote that Khurrana's "candid disposition and roguish face ensures his street smart drollery works like a breeze".{{cite web |last=Verma |first=Sukanya |title=Review: Vicky Donor is a pleasant surprise|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/report/review-vicky-donor/20120420.htm|website=Rediff.com |date=20 April 2012 |access-date=6 July 2019}} With worldwide earnings of over {{INRConvert|610|m}} against a budget of {{INRConvert|100|m}}, Vicky Donor emerged as a commercial success.{{cite web |title=Vicky Donor|url=https://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=9|website=Box Office India|access-date=6 July 2019}} At the Filmfare Awards ceremony, Khurrana was awarded trophies for Best Male Debut and Best Male Playback Singer.{{cite news|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/winners-of-58th-idea-filmfare-awards-2012/|title=Winners of 58th Idea Filmfare Awards 2012|date=20 January 2013|work=Bollywood Hungama|access-date=18 July 2018}}

In 2013, Khurrana appeared in Forbes India{{'s}} Celebrity 100 list, ranking 70th with an estimated annual income of {{INRConvert|25.8|m}}.{{cite news |url=http://www.forbesindia.com/lists/2019-celebrity-100/1819/all |title=2019 Celebrity 100 |work=Forbes India |access-date=20 December 2018 }} He then collaborated with Kunaal Roy Kapur in Rohan Sippy's Nautanki Saala! (2013), a comedy based on the French film Après Vous (2005). Anupama Chopra found Khurrana to be "earnest" in it but felt that his comedic work was overshadowed by that of Roy Kapur.{{cite news |last=Chopra |first=Anupama |title=Anupama Chopra's review: Nautanki Saala!|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/movie-reviews/anupama-chopra-s-review-nautanki-saala/story-0xhcpsNynUYZ31AxqK6leP.html|work=Hindustan Times |date=20 April 2013 |access-date=6 July 2019}} He also recorded two songs for the film's soundtrack.{{cite news|author=Shah, Kunal M|title=Ayushmann records two songs for 'Nautanki Saala!'|url=http://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/2012/oct/171012-Ayushmann-records-two-songs-for-Nautanki-Saala.htm|work=Mid Day|date=17 October 2012|access-date=6 July 2019}} A year later, Khurrana teamed with Yash Raj Films, as part of a three-film deal, in the romantic comedy Bewakoofiyaan (2014), co-starring Sonam Kapoor and Rishi Kapoor, about a young man who has trouble convincing his girlfriend's father to approve of their marriage.{{cite news |last=Roy |first=Priyanka |title=Bewakoofiyaan and beyond|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/bewakoofiyaan-and-beyond/cid/200972|work=The Telegraph |date=16 March 2014| access-date=6 July 2019}} Writing for The New York Times, Andy Webster disliked the film's "strained, contrived humor" but commended Khurrana for "holding his own opposite [Rishi] Kapoor".{{cite news |last=Webster |first=Andy |title=Boy Meets Girl; Boy Must Win Dad Over|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/17/movies/love-faces-money-problems-in-bewakoofiyaan.html|work=The New York Times |date=16 March 2014 |access-date=6 July 2019}} Both Nautanki Saala and Bewakoofiyaan were commercially unsuccessful, as was his next release, Hawaizaada (2015).{{cite news |last=Mukherjee |first=Shreya |title=Ayushmann Khurrana: You are unlucky if you don't get setbacks|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/ayushmann-khurrana-you-are-unlucky-if-you-don-t-get-setbacks/story-ZE3ZhfT37E0Y7iQlj4NSOK.html|work=Hindustan Times |date=25 June 2019 |access-date=6 July 2019}} In it, he played the scientist Shivkar Bapuji Talpade, for which he lost weight and learnt to speak Marathi.{{cite web |last=N |first=Patcy |title=Ayushmann Khurrana: Best part about being an actor is...|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/report/ayushmann-khurrana-best-part-about-being-an-actor-is/20150127.htm|website=Rediff.com |date=27 January 2015 |access-date=8 July 2019}} In the same year, Khurrana collaborated with his wife, Tahira Kashyap, to write his autobiography Cracking the Code: My Journey to Bollywood.{{cite news |last=Agarwal |first=Stuti |title=Ayushmann Khurrana|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/ayushmann-khurrana/293510|work=Outlook |date=9 March 2015 |access-date=8 July 2019}}

Khurrana's career prospects improved when he starred opposite newcomer Bhumi Pednekar in Sharat Katariya's romance Dum Laga Ke Haisha (2015).{{cite news |last=Jha |first=Lata |title=Ten hits that helped actors bounce back|url=https://www.livemint.com/Leisure/QMUFu4fxJ02I8tjwr8yCFN/Ten-hits-that-helped-actors-bounce-back.html|work=Mint |date=2 December 2015 |access-date=6 July 2019}} It tells the story of an underachieving man who is married against his will to an overweight woman, and marked his first film where he did not sing any of the songs. Anuj Kumar of The Hindu praised him for effectively capturing his character's "diction and body language".{{cite news |last=Kumar |first=Anuj |title=Ayushmann Khurrana: You are unlucky if you don't get setbacks|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/dum-laga-ke-haisha-a-wellrounded-effort/article6941067.ece|work=The Hindu |date=27 February 2015 |access-date=6 July 2019}} Despite minimal promotions, the film emerged as a commercial success, grossing over {{INRConvert|410|m}} worldwide against its {{INRConvert|140|m}} budget.{{cite news |last=Singh |first=Prashant |title=NH10 and more: Sleeper hits, a new trend in Bollywood|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/nh10-and-more-sleeper-hits-a-new-trend-in-bollywood/story-W2pPjAo5y1Zs8ZJ0Zo6cBO.html|work=Hindustan Times |date=17 March 2019 |access-date=6 July 2019}}{{cite web |title=Dum Laga Ke Haisha|url=https://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=2718|website=Box Office India|access-date=6 July 2019}}

After no releases in 2016, he starred in the poorly received Meri Pyaari Bindu opposite Parineeti Chopra, Khurrana's career progressed with his two other films releases of 2017, the romantic-comedy dramas Bareilly Ki Barfi and Shubh Mangal Saavdhan, both of which were commercially successful.{{cite web|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/ayushmann-khurrana-scores-fourth-success-row-blockbuster-badhaai-ho-decoding-superb-run-since-vicky-donor/ |title=Ayushmann Khurrana scores fourth success in a row with blockbuster Badhaai Ho – Decoding his superb run since Vicky Donor |website=Bollywood Hungama|author=Tuteja, Joginder|date=27 October 2019|access-date=6 July 2019}} Adapted from Nicolas Barreau's French novel The Ingredients of Love, the former starred him alongside Rajkummar Rao and Kriti Sanon as a writer who gets involved in a love triangle with a tomboyish girl and a timid salesman.{{cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/bareilly-ki-barfi-producers-abhay-and-juno-chopra-weve-inherited-supporting-a-good-stories-4795859/ |title=Bareilly Ki Barfi producers Abhay and Juno Chopra: We've inherited supporting a good stories |work=The Indian Express|date=14 August 2017|access-date=6 July 2019}} Saibal Chatterjee of NDTV wrote that Khurrana does a "convincing job of mutating from a brooding jilted lover to a crooked manipulator who puts his own interests above everyone else's".{{cite web|last=Chatterjee|first=Saibal|url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/bareilly-ki-barfi-movie-review-kriti-sanon-makes-this-sweet-concoction-work-1739128|title=Bareilly Ki Barfi Movie Review: Kriti Sanon Makes This Sweet Concoction Work|access-date=2 August 2018|website=NDTV|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171125055558/https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/bareilly-ki-barfi-movie-review-kriti-sanon-makes-this-sweet-concoction-work-1739128|archive-date=25 November 2017|url-status=live}} In the latter, he starred opposite Pednekar as a newly engaged man suffering from erectile dysfunction. A remake of the Tamil film Kalyana Samayal Saadham (2013), the film, Khurrana hoped, had a humorous take on mental and sexual problems faced by men which would bring wider attention to the topic.{{cite news|author=Nadadhur, Srivathsan|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/shubh-mangal-saavdhan-nothing-ashubh-about-it/article19575113.ece |title=Shubh Mangal Saavdhan: Nothing 'ashubh' about it |work=The Hindu|date=28 August 2017|access-date=7 July 2019}} Rajeev Masand took note of how well the film handled sexuality without being crude and commended him for "investing the fellow with genuine likeability and an understated charm".{{cite web|url=http://www.news18.com/news/movies/shubh-mangal-saavdhan-review-one-of-the-years-most-enjoyable-films-1507269.html |title=Shubh Mangal Saavdhan Review: One of This Year's Most Enjoyable Films |author=Masand, Rajeev|website=News18|date=7 September 2017|access-date=6 July 2019}} Khurrana received a nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actor for the latter film.{{cite news|url=https://www.filmfare.com/awards/filmfare-awards-2018/nominations|title=Nominations for Jio Filmfare Awards 2018|work=Filmfare|access-date=6 July 2019}}

File:Ayushmann Khurrana National Award for Andhadhun.jpg for his performance in Andhadhun]]

2018 featured Khurrana in two of the highest-grossing Hindi films of the year, both of which won National Film Awards.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/box-office-collections/worldwide/2018/|title=Bollywood Top Grossers Worldwide 2018|website=Bollywood Hungama|access-date=6 July 2019}} His first role was in Sriram Raghavan's Andhadhun, a thriller co-starring Tabu and Radhika Apte, in which he played a blind pianist who unwillingly becomes embroiled in a murder. He lobbied for the part after hearing about it from casting director Mukesh Chhabra, and in preparation, learnt how to play the piano and interacted with blind piano players.{{cite news|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/sriram-raghavan-explains-andhadhun/20181101.htm|title=Sriram Raghavan explains Andhadhun|last=Kulkarni|first=Ronjita|website=Rediff|date=1 November 2018|access-date=7 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181107161519/http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/sriram-raghavan-explains-andhadhun/20181101.htm|archive-date=7 November 2018|url-status=live}}{{cite news|date=29 August 2017|access-date=15 July 2018|url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/ayushmann-khurrana-learns-piano-for-sriram-raghavans-thriller-shoot-the-piano-player/articleshow/60267543.cms|title=Ayushmann Khurrana learns piano for Sriram Raghavan's thriller, Shoot the Piano Player|work=Mumbai Mirror|author=Avinash Lohana|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180622010355/https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/ayushmann-khurrana-learns-piano-for-sriram-raghavans-thriller-shoot-the-piano-player/articleshow/60267543.cms|archive-date=22 June 2018|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://gulfnews.com/leisure/movies/features/ayushmann-khurrana-tabu-poised-to-thrill-in-andhadhun-1.2285696|title=Ayushmann Khurrana, Tabu poised to thrill in 'Andhadhun'|last=Radhakrishnan|first=Manjusha|work=Gulf News|date=3 October 2018|access-date=7 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181023021208/https://gulfnews.com/leisure/movies/features/ayushmann-khurrana-tabu-poised-to-thrill-in-andhadhun-1.2285696|archive-date=23 October 2018|url-status=live}} Udita Jhunjhunwala of Mint praised Khurrana for giving a "taut performance that balances vulnerability with craftiness" and Ankur Pathak of HuffPost found his to be "a layered, no-holds-barred performance worth applauding".{{cite news|url=https://www.livemint.com/Consumer/q8iEldFEmLQRMupLGjkO5N/Andhadhun-movie-review-A-twisted-sight-for-sore-eyes.html|title=Andhadhun movie review: A twisted sight for sore eyes|last=Jhunjhunwala|first=Udita|work=Mint|date=5 October 2018|access-date=17 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181006133208/https://www.livemint.com/Consumer/q8iEldFEmLQRMupLGjkO5N/Andhadhun-movie-review-A-twisted-sight-for-sore-eyes.html|archive-date=6 October 2018|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.in/2018/10/03/andhadhun-review-this-ayushmann-khurrana-radhika-apte-tabu-starrer-is-the-best-film-of-the-year-so-far_a_23549286/|title=AndhaDhun Review: This Ayushmann Khurrana-Radhika Apte-Tabu Starrer Is The Best Film Of 2018 So Far|last=Pathak|first=Ankur|work=HuffPost|date=3 October 2018|access-date=7 July 2019}} Andhadhun earned {{INRConvert|4.56|b}} worldwide, a majority of which came from the Chinese box office, to become Khurrana's highest-grossing release and one of Indian cinema's biggest grossers.{{cite web|title=Top All Time All Format Worldwide Grossers – Andhadhun 13th|url=https://boxofficeindia.com/report-details.php?articleid=5012|website=Box Office India|date=16 May 2019|access-date=16 May 2019}} He next starred in Badhaai Ho, a comedy from director Amit Ravindernath Sharma about a young man whose middle-aged mother gets pregnant. Anna M. M. Vetticad of Firstpost considered his performance to be "completely convincing" and commended him for choosing "to work in small films where the star is the story".{{cite news|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/badhaai-ho-movie-review-neena-gupta-ayushmann-khurrana-co-redefine-warmth-in-sai-paranjpyebasu-chatterjee-style-5401161.html|title=Badhaai Ho movie review: Neena Gupta, Ayushmann Khurrana & Co redefine warmth in Sai Paranjpye/Basu Chatterjee style|work=Firstpost |author=Vetticad, Anna M. M.|date=18 October 2018|access-date=6 July 2019}} A surprise blockbuster, it earned over {{INRConvert|2.21|b}} worldwide.{{cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/bedatrichoudhury/2018/11/01/badhaai-ho-the-surprise-bollywood-hit-of-2018/#3b54288e4c4f|title=Badhaai Ho, The Surprise Bollywood Hit Of 2018|work=Forbes |author=Choudhury, Bedatri|date=1 November 2018|access-date=6 July 2019}} For Andhadhun, Khurrana won the National Film Award for Best Actor and Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor.{{cite news|title=Winners of the 64th Vimal Filmfare Awards 2019|url=https://www.filmfare.com/news/bollywood/all-winners-of-the-64th-vimal-filmfare-awards-2019_-33004-3.html|date=23 March 2019|access-date=23 March 2019|work=Filmfare}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/national-film-awards-2019-the-full-list-of-winners/article28931491.ece|title=National Film Awards 2019: 'Andhadhun', 'Uri:The Surgical Strike' bag awards|work=The Hindu|access-date=9 August 2019|date=9 August 2019}}

The series of huge successful and blockbuster films continued with Khurrana's 2019 releases: Article 15, Dream Girl, and Bala.{{cite news|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/magazine/2019/jul/07/interview-chameleon-cool-ayushmann-khurrana-the-five-hits-in-a-row-wonder-1999568.html|title=Interview: Chameleon Cool Ayushmann Khurrana, the five-hits-in-a-row wonder|work=The New Indian Express|author=Bhagat, Shama|date=7 July 2019|access-date=13 July 2019|archive-date=13 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190713063236/http://www.newindianexpress.com/magazine/2019/jul/07/interview-chameleon-cool-ayushmann-khurrana-the-five-hits-in-a-row-wonder-1999568.html|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/brand-ayushmann-khurrana-races-ahead-competition/|title=Brand Ayushmann Khurrana races ahead of the competition|website=Bollywood Hungama|date=12 November 2019|access-date=12 November 2019}} The first was a crime thriller directed by Anubhav Sinha in which he played a righteous police officer solving a rape case. Highlighting caste discrimination in India, the film was inspired by multiple events including the 2014 Badaun gang rape allegations and the 2016 Una flogging incident.{{Cite news|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/report-article-15-teaser-ayushmann-khurrana-s-film-on-badaun-gangrape-and-murder-is-haunting-2754207|title='Article 15' teaser: Ayushmann Khurrana's film on Badaun gangrape and murder is haunting|date=27 May 2019|work=Daily News and Analysis}}{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/ayushmann-khuranas-next-article-15-is-inspired-by-true-events/articleshow/69494965.cms|title=Ayushmann Khurana's next 'Article 15' is inspired by true events!|work=The Times of India |date=25 May 2019|access-date=25 May 2019}} It was his first dark and intense character in his film career.{{cite news|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/interview-i-keep-the-story-before-my-character-ayushmann-khurrana-opens-up-on-article-15-and-more-2764564|title='I keep the story before my character': Ayushmann Khurrana opens up on 'Article 15' and more|work=Daily News and Analysis |author=Singh, Deepali|date=25 June 2019|access-date=6 July 2019}} Writing for The Guardian, Wendy Ide commended him for "combin[ing] soulful Bollywood heartthrob charisma with an arrestingly intense performance."{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/jun/30/article-15-review-angry-indian-crime-thriller|title=Article 15 review – no-holds-barred Indian crime thriller|work=The Guardian |author=Ide, Wendy|date=30 June 2019|access-date=6 July 2019}} Dream Girl starred him as a cross-gender actor who speaks in a female voice while working at a call centre which unwittingly attracts male attention.{{cite news|author = Unnikrishnan, Chaya |url = https://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/interview-i-want-to-explore-more-territories-ayushmann-khurrana-2788829 |title = 'I want to explore more territories': Ayushmann Khurrana |date = 11 September 2019| work = Hindustan Times |access-date = 13 September 2019 }} Nandini Ramnath of Scroll.in considered his "manic energy and believable Everyman persona" to be the film's highlight.{{cite web|author = Ramnath, Nandini |url = https://scroll.in/reel/937032/dream-girl-movie-review-ayushmann-khurrana-is-in-fine-form-as-the-hero-as-well-as-the-heroine |title = 'Dream Girl' movie review: Ayushmann Khurrana is in fine form as the hero as well as the heroine |date = 13 September 2019| website = Scroll.in |access-date = 13 September 2019 }} The lattermost was a satire on societal standards of beauty from Stree director Amar Kaushik, in which he played a young man who faces societal pressure due to premature balding. He found it physically challenging to play the part due to the heavy layers of prosthetics used on his head. It marked his second film where he did not sing any of the songs.{{cite news|author = Sharma, Suman |url = https://www.filmfare.com/news/bollywood/bala-is-the-toughest-film-of-my-life-ayushmann-khurrana-37231.html |title="Bala is the toughest film of my life" – Ayushmann Khurrana |date = 12 November 2019| work = Filmfare |access-date = 12 November 2019 }} Rajeev Masand opined that Khurrana "cuts a sympathetic figure as another not-instantly-likeable loser" and added that he had "cornered the market when it comes to playing flawed, insecure men with confidence issues".{{cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/bala-movie-review-ayushmann-khurranas-winning-streak-continues-2379703.html |title=Bala Movie Review: Ayushmann Khurrana's Winning Streak Continues |author=Masand, Rajeev|website=News18|date=9 November 2019|access-date=12 November 2019}} He won another Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor for Article 15 and received a Best Actor nomination at the ceremony for Bala.{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/65th-amazon-filmfare-awards-2020-live-updates-and-filmfare-awards-winners/liveblog/74145715.cms|title=65th Amazon Filmfare Awards 2020 live updates|work=The Times of India|date=15 February 2020|access-date=15 February 2020}}{{cite news|url=https://www.filmfare.com/awards/filmfare-awards-2020/nominations|title=Nominations for Filmfare Awards 2020|work=Filmfare|access-date=3 February 2020}} That year, he reappeared on Forbes India{{'s}} Celebrity 100 list, ranking 37th with an estimated annual income of {{INRConvert|305|m}}.

For his next project, Khurrana actively looked for another mainstream film that would portray sexuality in a humorous manner. He found it in Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan (2020), in which he played a gay man who has trouble convincing his partner's family of their relationship.{{cite news|last=Sharma |first=Suman |url = https://www.filmfare.com/interviews/i-am-dying-to-do-a-rohit-shetty-film-ayushmann-khurrana-39188-2.html |title = I am dying to do a Rohit Shetty film – Ayushmann Khurrana |date = 21 February 2020 | work = Filmfare |access-date = 22 February 2020 }} It was the first mainstream Bollywood film to be led by openly gay characters.{{cite web|title=Bollywood releases 'first film with gay man as lead character' |url=https://news.sky.com/story/bollywood-releases-first-film-with-gay-man-as-lead-character-11939658 |website=Sky News |access-date=2 September 2023|date=21 February 2020}}{{cite web|title=Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan: How gender politics helped India's first 'mainstream gay film' |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/art-and-culture/shubh-mangal-zyada-saavdhan-how-gender-politics-helped-indias-first-mainstream-gay-film-hitesh-kewalya-ayushmann-khurrana-6287923/ |website=Indiaexpress |access-date=2 September 2023|date=27 February 2020}} Shubhra Gupta of The Indian Express credited Khurrana for "allowing the film to be so much about" his lesser known co-star Jitendra Kumar.{{cite news|last=Gupta |first=Shubhra |url = https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/shubh-mangal-zyada-saavdhan-movie-review-rating-6279635/ |title = Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan review: The chase of love |date = 22 February 2020 | work = The Indian Express |access-date = 22 February 2020 }} The film performed moderately well at the box-office, despite being impacted by the shutdown of cinemas due to the COVID-19 pandemic in India.{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/shubh-mangal-zyada-saavdhan-box-office-verdict-ayushmann-khurrana-starrer-lives-up-to-expectations-fails-to-beat-article-15-813996.html|title='Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan' box office verdict: Ayushmann Khurrana starrer lives up to expectations; fails to beat 'Article 15'|date=15 March 2020|work=Deccan Herald|access-date=3 September 2023}} He was next seen in the comedy-drama Gulabo Sitabo, directed by Sircar and co-starring Amitabh Bachchan.{{cite news|url = https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/ayushmann-khurrana-on-working-with-amitabh-bachchan-in-gulabo-sitabo-i-have-butterflies-in-my-stomach-1552390-2019-06-20 |title = Ayushmann Khurrana on working with Amitabh Bachchan in Gulabo Sitabo: I have butterflies in my stomach |date = 20 June 2019| work = India Today |access-date = 6 July 2019 }}{{cite web|url = https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/shubh-mangal-zyada-saavdhan-ayushmann-khurrana-in-a-gay-love-story-2035136 |title = Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan: Ayushmann Khurrana In A Gay Love Story |date = 9 May 2019|website = NDTV|access-date = 6 July 2019 }} Due to the pandemic, the film premiered directly on Amazon Prime Video.{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2020/05/amitabh-bachchan-gulabo-sitabo-ayushmann-khurrana-amazon-prime-india-movie-1202934026/|title=Amazon Prime India Makes Biggest Movie Acquisition To Date With Amitabh Bachchan-Ayushmann Khurrana Comedy 'Gulabo Sitabo'|date=13 May 2020|work=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=14 May 2020}} Pallabi Dey Puryakastha of The Times of India noted that Khurrana's "body language tellingly portrays sadness and bitterness borne out of poverty".{{cite news|last=Puryakastha|first=Pallabi|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/gulabo-sitabo/movie-review/76328770.cms|title=Gulabo Sitabo Movie Review|date=12 June 2020|work=The Times of India|access-date=12 June 2020}}

In 2021, Khurrana played a bodybuilder who falls in love with a trans woman in Abhishek Kapoor's romantic comedy Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui.{{cite news|last=Sengupta|first=Sushmita|url=https://food.ndtv.com/news/ayushmann-khurrana-wraps-chandigarh-kare-aashiqui-cuts-a-starry-cake-with-team-2342576|title=Ayushmann Khurrana Wraps 'Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui'; Cuts A 'Starry' Cake With Team|date=23 December 2020|work=NDTV Food|access-date=23 December 2020}} He then reunited with Sinha for the Northeast India-based Anek (2022).{{Cite news|title=Anubhav Sinha and Ayushmann Khurrana's 'Anek' is all about 'Hindustan ki Jeet' - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/anubhav-sinhas-and-ayushmann-khurranas-anek-is-all-about-hindustan-ki-jeet/articleshow/89457507.cms|access-date=11 February 2022|website=The Times of India|date=9 February 2022 |language=en}}{{Cite web|title=Anek: Ayushmann Khurrana's Upcoming Film Gets New Release Date|url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/anek-ayushmann-khurranas-upcoming-film-gets-new-release-date-2745297|access-date=11 February 2022|website=NDTV.com}} Khurrana next headlined Anubhuti Kashyap's medical drama, Doctor G (2022), with Rakul Preet Singh and Shefali Shah, and starred in Aanand L. Rai's production, An Action Hero, directed by Anirudh Iyer.{{Cite web|title=Rakul Preet Singh joins the cast of Doctor G opposite Ayushmann Khurrana – Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/rakul-preet-singh-joins-the-cast-of-doctor-g-opposite-ayushmann-khurrana/articleshow/80616258.cms|access-date=1 February 2021|website=The Times of India|language=en}}{{cite web |title=An Action Hero Movie Review: AN ACTION HERO works due to Ayushmann Khurrana's action-oriented role and Jaideep Ahlawat's terrific screen presence. |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/action-hero/critic-review/action-hero-movie-review/an-action-hero-works-due-to-ayushmann-khurranas-action-oriented-role-and-jaideep-ahlawats-terrific-screen-presence/ |access-date=6 December 2022 |website=Bollywood Hungama |date=2 December 2022 |language=en}} Despite positive reviews, none of these films performed well at the box office.{{Cite news|title=An Action Hero, Drishyam 2 box office: Ajay Devgn thriller earns Rs 186.7 cr, Ayushmann's meta film fails to take off

|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/box-office-collection/ayushmann-khurrana-pens-note-action-hero-box-office-collection-stays-low-8306263/|access-date=7 December 2022|website=The Indian Express}}{{Cite web|title=With 4 flops in a row, what is going wrong with Ayushmann Khurrana's films? Experts speak|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/4-flops-row-going-wrong-ayushmann-khurranas-films-experts-speak/|access-date=8 December 2022|website=Bollywood Hungama|date=7 December 2022 }}

Khurrana next starred in Dream Girl 2, a spiritual sequel to his 2019 film Dream Girl, which released in 2023.{{Cite news |date=24 April 2023 |title=Dream Girl 2 postponed: Here's why Ayushmann Khurrana and Ananya Panday's film has new release date |work=The Economic Times |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/new-updates/dream-girl-2-postponed-heres-why-ayushmann-khurrana-and-ananya-pandays-film-has-new-release-date/articleshow/99724423.cms |access-date=13 May 2023 |issn=0013-0389}} It marked a commercial resurgence for the actor, emerging as his biggest box-office hit since Bala in 2019.{{Cite web|title=Dream Girl 2 Box Office Collection: Ayushmann Khurrana's Best Opening Yet|url=https://www.filmcompanion.in/features/bollywood-features/dream-girl-2-box-office-collection-ayushmann-khurranas-best-opening-yet|access-date=29 August 2023|website=Film Companion|date=28 August 2023 }}{{Cite news|title=Dream Girl 2 box office collection Day 8: Ayushmann Khurrana delivers his biggest hit in four years, film makes Rs 72 crore|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/dream-girl-2-box-office-collection-day-8-ayushmann-khurrana-biggest-hit-four-years-rs-72-crore-8920507/|access-date=2 September 2023|work=The Indian Express|date=2 September 2023 }} He will next star with Sara Ali Khan in an as-yet untitled spy comedy film and will join the Maddock Horror Comedy Universe in the romantic horror film Thama.{{Cite web |title=Sara Ali Khan and Ayushmann Khurrana chill together on the sets of their upcoming untitled film; actress drops BTS pic |url=https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/news/sara-ali-khan-and-ayushmann-khurrana-chill-together-on-the-sets-of-their-upcoming-untitled-film-actress-drops-bts-pic-1355133?amp |website=Pinkvilla |date=24 October 2024 |access-date=26 October 2024}}{{cite news |last=Sonali |first=Kriti |date=30 October 2024 |title=Thama: Ayushmann Khurrana joins Maddock’s horror-comedy universe|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/thama-ayushmann-khurrana-joins-maddocks-horror-comedy-universe-9645747/ |access-date=30 October 2024 |work=The Indian Express}}

Khurrana married his childhood friend, filmmaker and journalism teacher, Tahira Kashyap, in 2008. They have a son and daughter together.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sokaglobal.org/practicing-buddhism/personal-experiences/a-better-version-of-myself.html|title=A Better Version of Myself|date=24 August 2020|website=www.sokaglobal.org|accessdate=22 May 2023}}

Kashyap was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2018 but was declared cancer free in 2020. Khuranna credits her belief in Nichiren Buddhism for helping her get through the tough time.{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/kaun-banega-crorepati-13-ayushmann-khurrana-shares-he-follows-nichiren-buddhism-and-truly-believes-in-i-really-believe-in-the-philosophy-of-nam-myoho-renge-kyo/articleshow/88266546.cms|title=Kaun Banega Crorepati 13: Ayushmann Khurrana shares he follows Nichiren Buddhism and truly believes in the philosophy of 'Nam-myoho-renge-kyo'|newspaper=The Times of India |date=14 December 2021|accessdate=22 May 2023}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.readersdigest.in/features/story-be-your-best-possible-self-124870|title='Be Your Best Possible Self'|website=www.readersdigest.in|accessdate=22 May 2023}}{{cite web|url=http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/ayushmann-khurrana-i-had-rs-10-000-in-my-account-when-i-got-married-495723|title=Ayushmann Khurrana: I had Rs 10,000 in my account when I got married|work=NDTV|date=20 March 2014|access-date=20 March 2014|archive-date=6 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150406003621/http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/ayushmann-khurrana-i-had-rs-10-000-in-my-account-when-i-got-married-495723|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/why-ayushmann-khurranas-wife-tahira-kashyap-is-trending-1901148|title=Why Ayushmann Khurrana's Wife Tahira Kashyap Is Trending|date=15 August 2018|website=NDTV.com|accessdate=22 May 2023}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/ayushmann-khurrana-on-wife-tahira-kashyap-s-cancer-we-got-to-know-about-it-on-my-birthday-1514503-2019-05-01|title=Ayushmann Khurrana on wife Tahira Kashyap's cancer: We got to know about it on my birthday|website=India Today|accessdate=22 May 2023}}

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