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Ayushmann Khurrana, a rare film personality who stands up for scriptwriters

Actor, singer, lyricist and composer, Ayushmann Khurrana is a rare film personality who stands up for scriptwriters

Brands plough the gender track, chase relevance and an image makeover

Several new campaigns challenge the popular narrative around machismo. Is this real change or opportunism on the part of the brands, ask experts

Bala, Ujda Chaman and Housefull 4: How bald men characters came together

Akshay Kumar, Ayushmann Khurrana and Sunny Singh created a buzz around their films with their bald looks, but far removed from the spotlight was make-up artiste Preetisheel Singh, whose months of quiet perseverance let the men make all the noise. The three actors featured as bald men in "Housefull 4", "Bala" and "Ujda Chaman", respectively, with all the films timed for back-to-back release. Preetisheel, along with her team, created all the three looks at her workspace, Da Make Lab in Versova suburbs here. "There was a time, everywhere I looked, there was 'Bala', 'Ujda Chaman', 'Housefull 4' and the controversies related to them. It was crazy, how all these bald men characters came together," Preetisheel told PTI in an interview. Ayushmann's first look from "Bala" was released in August with a teaser, generating anticipation among the audience. A month later, trailer of Abhishek Pathak's "Ujda Chaman" came out. But the similarities between the three finally took a form when Akshay

Ayushmann Khurrana is an unglamorous but excellent reason to watch Bala

Film review of Bala

Dream Girl review: A film that tries gender-bending, but falls on its face

It's a plausible and clever premise that builds on the tradition of men playing women to suggest how necessity is also the mother of acting

After Kanpur, 'Article 15' banned in Roorkee, Sinha may take legal action

The social thriller talks about caste discrimination and revolves around the brutal gang-rape and murder of two girls belonging to a lower caste in Uttar Pradesh

Ayushmann, Bhumi starrer 'Bala' to release in November

Save the date! Ayushmann Khurrana, Bhumi Pednekar, and Yami Gautam starrer 'Bala' will hit the big screens on November 22.The film will feature Khurana as a man who starts losing his hair early, while Bhumi will play the role of a small-town girl, with dusky skin tone, at odds with a society that is obsessed with fair skin.The plot of the film is expected to deal with a sensitive issue of early balding in men, a phenomenon that has become today's reality due to lifestyle choices, with a hint of humour.Announcing the release date of the film which goes on floors today, film critic and trade analyst Taran Adarsh tweeted, "Ayushmann Khurrana, Bhumi Pednekar, and Yami Gautam... Bala release date finalized: 22 Nov 2019... filming begins today... Costars Saurabh Shukla, Jaaved Jaaferi and Seema Pahwa... Directed by Amar Kaushik... Produced by Dinesh Vijan. #JioStudios"In addition to Ayushmann, Bhumi and Yami, the film will also feature Saurabh Shukla, Javed Jaffrey, and Seema Pahwa.It seems

The dark horse of Bollywood

Ayushmann Khurrana's rise from theatre actor to video jockey to Bollywood star is not the most uncommon template for Bollywood success, but it is his tenacity and choice of roles that are noteworthy

Big brands are lining up for a slice of Ayushmann Khurrana's fan base

Khurrana's online appeal seems to have worked because a few digital brands have jumped on to the bandwagon