Often wonder how Ayushmann visualises social comedy films before taking them up: Gajraj Rao

It’s interesting how some of Gajraj Rao’s recent films — Maja Ma, Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan and Made In China — were all social comedies, a genre championed by his frequent co-star Ayushmann Khurrana.

The Dungarpur-born actor says whenever scripts of light-hearted films with an underlying message come his way, he often wonders how Khurrana, his co-star from Badhaai Ho and Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan, would think about it.

“Routine life is boring. One should try to do films that are away from that routine. I’m fortunate that films like Black Friday, Bandit Queen, Talvar, and Aamir came my way. But post Badhaai Ho, Ayushmann as a creative person inspires me a lot.

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“I may be a bit senior to him in terms of age and experience, but… whenever a script like this (social comedy) comes to me, I wonder how Ayushmann would visualise this…