Anil Kapoor, Bobby Deol, Ayushmann Khurrana get papped outside a production office in Mumbai
Talking about it, Ayushmannsaid, “Professionally, 2023 was very special and it gave me a lot of love and respect.To be awarded by the prestigious TIME Magazine again for my cinematic choices was really humbling. I proudly represented India and Indian cinema globally at an event that the entire world watched. For me, that’s a massive personal milestone.”
He added, “As an Indian, I felt a lot of joy that our culture and our cinema is making its presence felt loudly and is being celebrated in every corner of the world. To be recognised by TIME twice in three years is an unbelievable feeling for me. It is stuff that dreams are made of. I’m happy they consider my work is contributing towards societal change, towards nation building.”
Dream Girl 2 also gave Ayushmann that much needed success at the box office, which also was his 5th Rs 100 crore hit. He said, “Nothing tastes sweeter than box office success and I’m glad that Dream Girl 2 gave me a theatrical hit that I will cherish forever. As actors, we live and die every Friday and I’m glad that I could rejoice the Friday of Dream Girl 2’s release.”
He added, “I have always felt happy to contribute towards my industry and I’m glad that Dream Girl 2 became a resounding success story. I have to thank my producer Ekta Kapoor, my director Raaj Shaandilyaa for giving me a franchise that has only given all of us a lot of love and appreciation.”
In the midst of all the success, he also suffered a big personal loss. He lost his father, a void that he feels he will never be able to fill. “2023 has given me a mixed bag of emotions honestly. Personally, I have suffered great loss. I lost my father, we all lost our reason to smile. We had to hold each other to soak in that sinking, empty feeling and tide over insurmountable sorrow”, he stated.
