Ayushmaan Khurrana took to social media on Wednesday to pay tribute to legendary singer-actor Kishore Kumar on his birthday. Wishing Kishore Kumar on his birth anniversary, Ayushmaan sang his popular song ‘Chookar mere mann ko’ with a mashup of ‘Moh moh ke dhaage’ in a short video post. The actor-singer also revealed that he could not sleep the previous night because it is his birthday.
“Happy birthday Kishore da! You don’t sleep the entire night and then record this early in the morning. And you don’t get sleep coz it’s Kishore da’s birthday.”
Meanwhile, Ayushmaan is currently shooting for his upcoming film, ‘Doctor G’ in Bhopal which also happens to be Kishore Kumar’s birthplace. He also wrote about the coincidence. “And I’m in his state MP! Bhopal is treating me well. Khandwa, his birthplace is just two hours away from here.”
Ayushmaan was dressed in a casual T-shirt is accompanied by pianist Akshay Varma who trained him for ‘Andhadhun’ and now for ‘Doctor G’. He wrote, “And pls welcome @akshayvarma04, my musician friend, who trained me with the piano in Andhadhun. And now he’s training me with the dialect for Doctor G! As of now ‘Tu jo kahe jeewan bhar tere liye main gaaoon.’ The song of an artist who is immortal. #HappyBirthdayKishoreDa.”
Speaking about ‘Doctor G’, the upcoming movie Ayushmann will be playing the role of Dr Uday Gupta. The film also stars Rakul Preet Singh as Dr Fatima, a medical student who plays Ayushmann’s senior in the film. Anubhuti Kashyap will be making her directorial debut with the upcoming project.
The film has been written by Sumit Saxena, Saurabh Bharat, Anubhuti, and Vishal Wagh. In December last year, Ayushmann had announced the film posing with the script of the movie.
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