In my early days in Mumbai, I stayed in a medical college hostel: Ayushmann Khurrana

The actor, who is headlining Doctor G, talks about the time he secretly shared a room with his doctor buddy

- Rachana Dubey

Somehow, over the last decade, several films on tricky, taboo, and risky subjects - ranging from sperm donation and erectile dysfunction to same-sex relationships and premature balding have been headlined by Ayushmann Khurrana, who turns them all into believable narratives. Keeping up with the trend he has set for himself, the actor once again chose to pick a role that has not been portrayed in Hindi cinema before. Junglee Pictures' Doctor G, which releases in theatres tomorrow, will see Ayushmann step into the shoes of a reluctant gynaecologist - and the only male doctor in an all-women department.

Interestingly, before he became an actor, Ayushmann had aspired to become a doctor. Also, during his initial days of struggle in Mumbai, he stayed with a friend on a medical college campus. Recounting that phase of his life, Ayushmann shares, "I had opted for physics, chemistry, and biology in my 11-12th grade and aspired to become a doctor. I got one seat in some remote college in dentistry, but eventually, I decided to become an actor, just like I'd always wanted to."