When writer-director Abhishek Kapoor was developing the script of Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui, he was certain that Ayushmann Khurrana would be the perfect choice to headline the film. His conviction, in part, could be attributed to the actor’s ability to seamlessly become a character, no matter how divorced it is from his real-life persona. “Ayushmann walked in like a breeze and made Manu [his character] his own in no time. He fit the part like a glove,” says the director.

Abhishek Kapoor