Ayushmann Khurrana celebrates 9 years of Vicky Donor, says it seems like yesterday
Ayushmann Khurrana’s debut film, Vicky Donor, clocked in nine years of its release today (April 20). The actor wrote a heartfelt note for the film’s team and thanked the universe for realising his big Bollywood dream.
It’s a special day for Ayushmann Khurrana. Back in 2012, on this very day (20 April), the actor made his Bollywood debut with Shoojit Sircar’s Vicky Donor. So, to mark nine years of the film’s release, Ayushmann penned a heartfelt note, revisiting his memories of the film and thanking his team.
AYUSHMANN KHURRANA SAYS VICKY DONOR ALTERED THE COURSE OF HINDI CINEMA
Vicky Donor dealt with the subjects of infertility and sperm donation, which people usually don’t address out in the open. The movie created quite a stir when it released. Hence, while revisiting the film on its 9th anniversary, Ayushmann called Juhi Chaturvedi’s script a benchmark and wrote that the film altered the course of Hindi cinema.
Sharing a picture of himself in a T-shirt that read ‘Vicky Donor’, Ayushmaan wrote on Instagram, “If I look back now, it seems like yesterday. The year 2012 and now it’s 2021. Coincidentally they’re the same jumbled digits. This shot reminds me of composing the line ‘kothe utte baeh ke akhiyaan milaunde’, I had written this verse of Paani Da Rang while I was shooting on this location, close to Rajouri Garden in Delhi. With perpetual butterflies in my stomach, I shot for this film, playing cricket or football with shoojit da, post pack up, every single day (sic).”
He further added, “Thank you Shoojit da for being a great mentor. Thank you Juhi for coming up with this benchmark of a script and altering the course of Hindi cinema. Thank you Ronnie da for being the coolest producer. And thank you big bro John Abraham for backing this gem. I owe it to you guys! Thank you Yami, Annu ji, Dolly ji, Veera, Negi ji and the entire team. Thank you universe for realising my big Bollywood dream. #9YearsOfVickyDonor #9YearsOfAyushmannKhurrana (sic).”
ON THE WORK FRONT
Ayushmann Khurrana has started working on his next project, Doctor G. The film marks the directorial debut of Anubhuti Kashyap, Anurag Kashyap’s sister, and also stars Rakul Preet Singh in the lead role. Ayushmann will be also seen with Vaani Kapoor in Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui. Directed by Abhishek Kapoor, Ayushmann plays a cross-functional athlete in the romantic drama. He will be also seen in Anubhav Sinha’s Anek.
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