Published 08:29 IST, September 27th 2019
Dream Girl: Ayushmann Khurrana praised for his role
Dream Girl Actor Ayushmann Khurrana was showered by praises for his role as Pooja. He perfected the voice after a lot of extensive studies. Read more here.
- Entertainment News
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Ayushmann Khurrana’s latest film Dream Girl hit the theatres earlier this month, and the movie has earned lots of praises. Known to be a laugh riot, Dream Girl has made the netizens fall in love with Ayushmann’s acting. Apart from Ayushmann Khurrana, who plays the lead in the movie, people have also praised the performances of Nushrat Barucha, Annu Kapoor and Manjot Singh. The film is currently in its third week at the box-office and is likely to enjoy a good business for the next few weeks as well.
Ayushmann earns praises
Dream Girl is produced by Ekta Kapoor's Balaji Telefilms. While praising the National Film Award recipient, Ekta said in an interview that she felt only Ayushmann was the right fit for the role. She told director Raaj Shaandilyaa that only one man can pull off the kind of voice modulation required to play the role of "Pooja" in the film. She also said that Khurrana doesn’t consider how many films he has done or how big or small the director is. He only reads the scripts, and he bets on scripts alone. She also added that Ayushmann has the ability to plays a woman on-screen, something that not many actors can do. She went on to praise Khurrana in the interview, adding that it takes a really talented man to play a woman.
Ayushmann's transition into Pooja
Ayushmann, in an interview with a news publication, said that he had to deliver almost 25 per cent of his dialogues in a female voice, and his radio background was a huge plus when it came to voice modulation. He said that the director of the movie sent him references of a few men who would prank people by speaking in a women’s voice and Ayushmann would study the reference extensively. He also added that he has spent years behind the mic on radio mimicking the people and that was an added advantage for the role. According to reports, the makers were planning to ask a woman to dub for the female voice. However, they were so impressed by Ayushmann, that they decided to stick to his voice modulation talents instead.
While speaking about the biggest challenge he faced, Ayushmann revealed that cracking the right note was very difficult. He explained that it was difficult to sound like a woman because, as a man, he has a natural deep baritone. He said that it wasn’t exhausting to transition between the voices as it was a great experience for him. He has always been drawn to different characters and a character as different as this one was very adventurous for him. Ayushmann revealed that it took three other people to help him drape a saree. However, it was a lot of fun.
Dream Girl revolves around a man who is skilled at speaking in a women’s voice. He gets hired for his skills in a call centre, and everything that follows is captured in the hilarious movie. The movie is directed and written by Raaj Shaandilyaa. Dream Girl was one of the most awaited movies of the year, and it was released on September 13, 2019.
Updated 16:29 IST, September 27th 2019
