Actor Ayushmann Khurrana credits Kishore Kumar for inspiring him to push boundaries
Actor Ayushmann Khurrana has revealed a massive secret. He shared that it was Kishore Kumar who made him confident enough to pull off the role in Dream Girl that saw him speak in a woman’s voice.
Ayushmann said, “When you look back to his film Half Ticket in the song Aake Seedhi Lagi Dil Pe, he sang in both male and female voices! Not many know this but the fact that he could pull it off with ease made me confident that I could do something like Dream Girl. I drew courage from this because I had a reference point.”
The actor, who has delivered eight hits in a row, has been voted as one of the most influential people in the world by TIME magazine. On Kishore’s 33rd death anniversary, Ayushmann fondly remembered him saying, “Kishore Kumar is and will always be an institution and he has been a huge inspiration to me. He is a legend because he was always creatively restless and fearless and I love that about his legacy. He was always the one to experiment and take risks.”
He shared that Kishore has shaped him as an artiste. “His versatility and genius is a huge motivator and he has set such high standards for all of us to live up to. Whenever I face a creative block, I think of Kishore sir and I snap out of my life state. That’s how deep an impact Kishore Kumar has had on my life. He had a magical voice. He could sing any genre of music — be it soulful, peppy or even sad. He had a different perspective to life and a unique sense of humour,” said he.
The actor will be seen playing an athlete in the forthcoming film, co-starring Vaani Kapoor and directed by Abhishek Kapoor. It is pitched as a progressive love story. The yet-untitled film is set in north India and shooting begins in October. It is slated to release worldwide in theatres next year.