Mumbai:
Even before his first film Vicky Donor hits cinema houses, VJ-turned-actor Ayushmann Khurranahas managed to impress John Abraham, who has signed him for his next home production, Hamara Bajaj.
Ayushmann is making his acting debut in Bollywood with Vicky Donor, directed by Shoojit Sircar. He plays thecentral character in the story, which is about sperm donation and infertility.
Now in Hamara Bajaj, he would be playing the role of a young man called Sanjay Bajaj, a struggling actor.
"There is a two film contract and I have signed my next film with Shoojit Sircar and John. It is a story of a smalltime struggling actor called Sanjay Bajaj and that is why the title Hamara Bajaj. It is a drama about a small town guy,who wants to be an actor and eventually becomes a star. But there are challenges," Ayushmann said.
The shooting for Hamara Bajaj would begin in December 2012. "But this (Hamara Bajaj) will practically be my thirdfilm because I have ten months in between so I may do another movie. I am reading scripts and taking time. I took fouryears before doing my debut film, so I am in no hurry."
In Vicky Donor, Ayushmann essays a Punjabi cricket player cum sperm donor in love with a Bengali girl, played bytelevision actress Yami Gautam.
Not only is this his acting debut, but also his introduction as a singer for a number in the film. Little didhe know that an impromptu song he wrote in college would now mark his musical debut.
Ayushmann has composed and even penned the lyrics of the song titled, Paani Da Rang. The song is a Punjabi balladthat he had written while he was in college.
"I wrote this song with a friend of mine. We were looking for the perfect launch pad. I used to take classical trainingas a kid and that inclination towards music is from family as they love music. If I do more films, I will sing for myself, I write (lyrics) also. I write poems in Hindi," Ayushmann said.
Ayushmann is making his acting debut in Bollywood with Vicky Donor, directed by Shoojit Sircar. He plays thecentral character in the story, which is about sperm donation and infertility.
Now in Hamara Bajaj, he would be playing the role of a young man called Sanjay Bajaj, a struggling actor.
"There is a two film contract and I have signed my next film with Shoojit Sircar and John. It is a story of a smalltime struggling actor called Sanjay Bajaj and that is why the title Hamara Bajaj. It is a drama about a small town guy,who wants to be an actor and eventually becomes a star. But there are challenges," Ayushmann said.
The shooting for Hamara Bajaj would begin in December 2012. "But this (Hamara Bajaj) will practically be my thirdfilm because I have ten months in between so I may do another movie. I am reading scripts and taking time. I took fouryears before doing my debut film, so I am in no hurry."
In Vicky Donor, Ayushmann essays a Punjabi cricket player cum sperm donor in love with a Bengali girl, played bytelevision actress Yami Gautam.
Not only is this his acting debut, but also his introduction as a singer for a number in the film. Little didhe know that an impromptu song he wrote in college would now mark his musical debut.
Ayushmann has composed and even penned the lyrics of the song titled, Paani Da Rang. The song is a Punjabi balladthat he had written while he was in college.
"I wrote this song with a friend of mine. We were looking for the perfect launch pad. I used to take classical trainingas a kid and that inclination towards music is from family as they love music. If I do more films, I will sing for myself, I write (lyrics) also. I write poems in Hindi," Ayushmann said.
