Mumbai Express - Juggling act

February 16, 2013 08:38 pm | Updated June 11, 2016 04:15 pm IST

Indian actor Ayushman Khurana performs for the Support My School telethon in Mumbai on February 3, 2013. AFP PHOTO

Indian actor Ayushman Khurana performs for the Support My School telethon in Mumbai on February 3, 2013. AFP PHOTO

Deepika Padukone is currently shooting for two major films — Rohit Shetty’s Chennai Express with Shah Rukh Khan and Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s magnum opus Ram Leela opposite Ranveer Singh. And while the actress is happy essaying two well-delineated roles she is not finding it easy juggling between them. Says Deepika: “In Ram Leela , I play a Gujarati girl while in Chennai Express , I play a Tamilian. So I have been working really hard on getting the accent and body language right in both. The characters are very different and I am shooting simultaneously. I hope I have done good job.”

On a new pitch

Not just acting, Ayushmann Khurrana is also winning accolades for his singing talent. His rendering of ‘Pani da rang’ from Vicky Donor has done him a lot of good. It has brought to the film industry’s notice his many talents. Says the actor, “I never thought the song will fetch me recognition. As a kid I learnt classical music but never took it seriously. Now I have started training again and do riyaaz five days a week.” What’s more, Ayushmann will be singing in some of his future projects too. “I am singing in Nautanki Saala and Hamara Bajaj .” But he clarifies: “There is no desperation to sing. If the director wants me to sing, I will.”

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