News18 Showreel 2022 LIVE Updates: Ayushmann Khurrana Calls Himself SRK's Fan; Kajol-Revathy Weigh in on 'Woman Director' Label

Ayushmann says he took 7 days for the song sequence in An Action Hero as he was dancing with Nora Fatehi.

Ayushmann Khurrana says he would do international films if Indian representation is proper in those films. Talking of his film Andhadhun, he said if the content is not localised too much, then it can work internationally.

Ayushmann says it is a good thing that OTT was there during the pandemic otherwise actors would have died of hunger. He said it should not be taken as a threat.

Ayushmann Khuranna says he grew up watching Shah Rukh Khan and did his studies well following him. He also called himself ‘SRKian.’

Ayushmann Khurrana said that he rejected at least five films before saying yes to Vicky Donor. He thought if he does a film as a lead then it has to be something different because he would not get a second chance being an outsider in the industry.

Ayushmann said even his wife didn’t believe he can be an actor. When he told Tahira about it, she started laughing and asked him how he will survive. He said even now he is criticised but he uses it as fodder.

Known for giving important messages through his films, Ayushmann Khurrana says providing entertaiment through films is more important than giving out a message.

Ayushmann Khurrana talks about his journey and says he wanted to be an actor since childhood. However, being from a traditional family, he couldn’t say it openly and when he did, he got a slap from his grandmother. He adds that after taking Arts, he told his father that he wanted to do theatre. But his father asked him to be a topper before giving him permission to do theatres.

Ayushmann Khurrana says that the film has a lot of elements such as satire, media trails and action among other things.

Ayushmann Khurrana graced the stage for the final segment of the News18 Showreel.

Kajol says that she has watched the viral reels of the dialogues of her films. She was talking about the memes and reels on films that were released a long time back. However, she added that she doesn’t remember the dialogue of her films.

Revathi says that she is happy on seeing Drishyam 2 doing well in the theatres because it proves that if the story is good, it will connect with the audience and they will be there.

Revathi says that the attention span of the audience is low. Comparing theatre and OTT, she said that in OTT, they can pause and resume whenever they want but that is not the case in films. So it is important to catch their attention.

Kajol said that the biggest learning is from having a kid. Her kids taught her to be patient.

Talking about Salaam Venky, Revathi says it was a journey and she worked on it for 2-3 years. It is based on a book. Revathi says nothing worked out when she initially got the book but later it came back to her. She reveals that Kajol initially denied playing the mother of a sick child but she changed her mind after reading the script.

Kajol talks about reuniting with her co-star Kamal Sadanah after almost 30 years for Salaam Venky. Revathi reveals that everyone planned not to tell Kajol about him and keep it a surprise. Kajol then recalls meeting him on sets.

Kajol says as an actor, Revathi is a school and expresses that she respects and admires her work for a really long time. Revathi, in turn, called Kajol a very intuitive actor. “She gets what she wants and then she lets it go,” says Revathi about Kajol.

Kajol says that she never looked at Revathi’s gender while working with her. She also shared that she doesn’t want to be a director.

Salaam Venky director Revathi says that there is a gender perspective in every story and the narratives differ when a woman director is telling those stories.

Watch Kajol and Revathi gracing the state of the News18 Showreel.