Ayushmann Khurrana praises Karan Johar's 'RRKPK'; says it 'set good ground to address toxic masculinity'

Actor Ayushmann Khurrana recently talked about the box office success of Karan Johar's latest film 'Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani', starring Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt.

At the trailer launch event of his forthcoming movie 'Dream Girl 2', Ayushmann said the movie has set the ground to address toxic masculinity and it is nice to see the audience accepting these kinds of films on social causes.

'I’m glad that Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani is doing well. They’ve set a good ground to address toxic masculinity because our film is going to take it to the next level. It’s great fun, and good to see people accepting these kind of films on social causes. It’s not just the messaging in the film, it’s more fun. It has a lot of comedy,' the actor said.

Ayushmaan, who cross-dresses as a woman in the film, said he took inspiration from Kamal Haasan in 'Chachi 420' and Govinda in 'Aunty No. 1' for his role.

'Of course, you take inspiration from Kamal Haasan sir in Chachi 420 or Govinda in Aunty No 1. A lot of actors have done this, including Kishore Kumar ji. So actors have gotten an opportunity in every decade to play characters like these. I’m glad I got it too with this film, which says a lot in a light-hearted, fun way,' Ayushmann said.

Ayushmann also spoke about his forthcoming film and joked that he wants to win both best actor and actress for his role in 'Dream Girl 2'.

He added that it was challenging to shoot the movie in 45 degrees in Mathura.

Directed by Raaj Shaandilyaa, 'Dream Girl 2' also stars Ananya Pandey Asrani, Paresh Rawal, Abhishek Banerjee, Rajpal Yadav, Manjot Singh, and Vijay Raaz.

The film will release on August 25.

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