Meanwhile, she simply wants him to love her - after all there’s no accounting for taste. The film – without giving away too much of the plot – is about how Prem simply cannot get himself to like his wife, no matter how lovely and friendly she tries to be. Sandhya does take a shine to him when the priest makes both families meet – but it’s what my grandmother would refer to as marrying “beneath her”. So the implication is that no one is agreeing to marry her, which is why she must marry Prem. Sandhya (Bhumi Pednekar), the bride-to-be, is from an “educated family” as a matrimonial ad would say, and seems much better off than Prem's family. His sisters are married and live elsewhere. Set in Haridwar in 1995, Khurrana is Prem, a young man who lives with his parents and bua. He is pressurised into marrying a woman who is pretty, has completed her B Ed, is fun and funky – but is double his weight and size. In Dum Laga Ke Haisha, Khurrana is shown as an average, fit young man who has never managed to clear his Class X exams. Which was a plausible paranoia for him to have. He then proceeds to believe that she can’t possibly love him and must be cuckolding him with her friend, the handsome and tall Kay Kay Menon. In the latter, Yadav played the not particularly good looking man, who gets married to a tall, slim and good looking woman. Not even a handful.ĭum Laga Ke Haisha actually turns a part of the storyline of Mein, Meri Patni Aur Woh on its head. And I remember the really delightful Main, Meri Patni Aur Woh, with Rajpal Yadav, Rituparna Sengupta and Kay Kay Menon. Yes, we had a Vicky Donor which was a slice of life film with enough laughs and just the right amount of tears. Films that I at least thought would never be made by today’s Bollywood. It is credible and clean, I guess," said Ayushmann.Scratch a Roadie, find a superlative actor? Ayushmann Khurrana has struck gold once again – this time with a film which takes you back to films like Jhoothi, Griha Pravesh and Chupke Chupke. National award is special as it doesn't have the baggage of certain channels and sponsors. Vicky Donor won the Best film National Award in 2013 and this one in 2016. "In a span of four years, I have done two National Award winning films. I am glad that the film connected with the jury," he added.Īyushmann's debut film Vicky Donor also won a National Award. We did not have any expectations (of winning the award) as last year there were a lot of good films. "Our director Sharad Katariya was sleeping and he was not even aware that National Awards were announced. "I believe that the story should always connect with the audience and Dum Laga Ke Haisha had it," he added. He thought that I will go the mainstream way doing conventional hero roles," he said.(Also Read: John Abraham Wants to Make a Film With Ayushmann Khurrana 'Soon') When Aditya Chopra offered me the film, he never expected that I will do it. "With Dum Laga Ke Haisha, I have got more respect as an actor. He said that his producer Aditya Chopra initially felt that he would not be ready to do an unconventional film like Dum Laga Ke Haisha. He will also star in Meri Pyaari Bindu co-starring Parineeti Chopra.Īyushmann said that that he follows his instincts while choosing a film.Īyushmann's film Dum Laga Ke Haisha won a National Award. You get special attention in restaurants and airports," said Ayushmann.Īyushmann will be seen next in Anand L Rai's film Manmarziyan co-starring Bhumi Pednekar.
"The best part is that you are treated well. If I was born 15 years back, then I don't think I would get chance that a star kid would have got," added Ayushmann.Īfter being in the industry for four years, the 31-year-old actor thinks that the best part of his profession is that he gets special treatment. This is not just for actors but for everyone like directors, writers, lyricists and others," Ayushmann told PTI. You don't have to be a star kid to survive or get launched in the industry. "I think it is the best phase of Indian cinema. His film Dum Laga Ke Haisha won a National Award.Īctor Ayushmann Khurrana said that star kids are no longer given preferential treatment and one does not need to fall into that bracket to survive in the industry.Ayushmann made his debut with Vicky Donor.