Ayushmann & Bhumi on content-driven films

Last seen together in ‘Dum Laga Ke Haisha’ (2015), Ayushmann Khurrana and Bhumi Pednekar will be hitting the silver screen together again in film, ‘Shubh Mangal Saavdhan’ (2017). This film will highlight the issue of performance anxiety in men and the impact it has on a couple’s relationship.

Khurranna and Pedneker have secured their places in Bollywood by choosing to work in content-driven cinema such as ‘Shubh Mangal Saavdhan’ and are looking forward to working in content-driven cinema in the future.

The Times of India reports Khurrana and Pednekar visiting the Bombay Times office and saying that they would like to do eccentric roles that give them the chance to get completely involved with their characters.

Khurrana said, “I started my career as a sperm donor, which was very radical. A lot of stars had turned it down. Back then, it was unconventional and that’s the path I want to tread. All my successful films have been content-driven.”

Pednekar said, “After ‘Dum Laga Ke Haisha’, I tasted blood. My sensibilities veer towards such films now. I basically do films that I, as an audience, would want to go and watch. The credit goes to writers and filmmakers who are attempting subjects which are different. An actor like me is surviving because of content-driven cinema.”