Ayushmann Khurrana (born as Nishant Khurrana on 14 September 1984) is an Indian actor, singer, and television host. Ayushmann known for his portrayals of ordinary men often plagued with dysfunction, he is the recipient of several awards, including a National Film Award and three Filmfare Awards, and has seen in Forbes India's Celebrity 100 list of 2013 and 2019. Khurrana achieved the second season of reality television show MTV Roadies in 2004 and ventured into an anchoring career. Ayushmann started his film debut in 2012 with the romantic comedy Vicky Donor, in which his performance as a sperm donor earned him the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut. Following a brief setback, Ayushmann starred in the commercially and critically successful romance Dum Laga Ke Haisha (2015). Khurrana went on to establish himself with the comedies Bareilly Ki Barfi (2017), Shubh Mangal Saavdhan (2017), Badhaai Ho (2018), Dream Girl (2019), and Bala (2019); the thriller Andhadhun (2018); and the crime drama Article 15 (2019). Andhadhun movie ranks among the highest-grossing Indian films of all time; Khurrana's performance as a blind pianist won him the National Film Award for Best Actor and the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor. In addition to Bollywood movie acting, Khurrana has sung for several of his films, including the song "Pani Da Rang", which earned him the Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer.
Ayushmann Khurrana was born on 14 September 1984 in Chandigarh to Poonam and P. Khurrana, as Nishant Khurrana, later his parents changed his name to Ayushmann Khurrana when he was 3 years old. He was a part of Guru Nanak Khalsa College. He studied at St. John's High School and completed college from DAV College in Chandigarh. He majored in English literature and has a master's degree in Mass Communication from the School of Communication Studies, Punjab University. He did a serious theatre for five years. Ayushmann was also the founding member of DAV College's "Aaghaaz" and "Manchtantra", which are active theatre groups in Chandigarh. He conceived and acted in street plays and won prizes in national college festivals such as Mood Indigo (IIT Bombay), OASIS (Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani) and St. Bedes Shimla. He also achieved a Best Actor award for playing Ashwatthama in Dharamvir Bharati's Andha Yug and was invited to the 2017 Actors' Roundtable hosted by Rajeev Masand. Ayushmann does not have any previous connections with Bollywood or star kid status but his net worth is $10 million. Which is higher than some star kids.
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