Ayushmann Khurrana: Shubh Mangal Saavdhan worked because it had a long run in theatres

Actor Ayushmann Khurrana says that the release date of a film plays a very important role in deciding its fate at the box office.

Unlike a lot of Bollywood actors who would get bogged down by a film’s failure, Ayushmann Khurrana believes in looking at the sunny side. Instead of thinking about why a film didn’t work, the actor says he tries to remain focused on how he can make his next films work at the box office.

Ayushmann Khurrana had two back to back hits this year — Bareilly Ki Barfi and Shubh Mangal Saavdhan (Satish Bate/Hindustan Times)

If you look at Ayushmann’s career graph, out of the eight films he has starred in so far, four garnered great responses from fans and critics alike, while the rest tanked at the box office, leaving him with a success-failure ratio of 50:50. After his debut film Vicky Donor (2012), which was a sleeper hit, the actor went through back-to-back flops including Nautanki Saala! (2013), Bewakoofiyan (2014), and Hawaizaada (2015), the jinx being broken by Dum Laga Ke Haisha in 2015. However, earlier this year, Meri Pyaari Bindu didn’t work either.

“Of course you feel bad when a film doesn’t do well. But as an artist, we can only give our best and make sure that our craft gets appreciated. Eventually, it has to connect with the masses,” says the 33-year-old actor, adding, “I feel, at the end of the day, it’s very subjective. For instance, Meri Pyaari Bindu, a lot of people liked it and some didn’t, so it got mixed reviews.”

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