Ayushmann Khurrana recently made an appearance in ‘Pinch’ season 2 hosted by Arbaaz Khan. On the show, he revealed how he was prepared to face the failure of his career as an actor in Bollywood post starring in three consecutive flop films. When his career hit a snag, Ayushmann stated that he was ready to return to his hometown of Chandigarh.
Arbaaz Khan read out some negative reviews of Ayushmann Khurrana’s 2015 book, Cracking the Code: My Journey in Bollywood, on the show. Some of the comments seemed to suggest that Ayushmann’s career was too young for him to write an autobiography.
Reacting to that Ayushmann said, “After my first film, I starred in three back-to-back flops. People had written me off, and I was ready to move back to Chandigarh. I was going through a phase where I had time on my hands to write a book, so I wrote it,” in Hindi.
“But now I’m at a stage where I don’t have time to write a book, and work is also going well. Nothing was working out at that time. I had to do something to make it work. I had a band, named Ayushmann Bhava; I used to do concerts. I thought even if my films don’t work, I could sing at birthdays, I’d dance, I’d entertain people somehow, I’d write a book. I was thinking of all the things I could do if my films don’t work. You just need to make it work somehow, that’s an artist’s job,” he added.
For the unversed, Ayushmann made his Bollywood debut with Vicky Donor in 2012, after appearing on the reality show MTV Roadies and establishing himself as an RJ. The film was a success and later Ayushmann followed it with Nautanki Saala!, Bewakoofiyaan, and Hawaizaada, none of which were box office successes. Post that he did many hits including Badhaai Ho, Andhadhun, and Bala.
