Mumbai: On completing eight years in Bollywood as an actor on Monday, Ayushmann Khurrana described his journey in the industry as "gratifying, humbling and thrilling."
"It has been a gratifying, humbling and thrilling eight years and I would not want to change anything about it. I only have gratitude to the universe for enabling me to chase my dreams," the Vicky Donor actor said.
"It wasn't easy, it had its share of tears and lack of self-confidence but it sure has been super exciting," he added.
The 34-year-old actor also expressed gratefulness to be able to achieve success in the industry despite being a newcomer.
"I'm grateful to the industry for welcoming an outsider like me with open arms, I'm thankful to all the visionary film-makers who made me a part of their stories because whatever I'm today is because of them," he said.
He also took the moment to thank his fans and audiences who have appreciated his genre of movies.
"I am also supremely thankful to the audiences for loving my work and constantly validating my film choices with so much affection. They have told me when I have been correct in choosing the best content films and I have learned from them when I have faltered," exclaimed the actor.
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Speaking about the responsibility that he has an actor, Khurrana said: "I realize the responsibility I have today to deliver good cinema because audiences expect my films to be differential and clutter-breaking but I'm relishing this expectation."
"This only shows that people want to see my films in theatres and in today's day and age that's the best compliment for any actor to get," he added.
The actor was introduced to the industry of Indian cinema on this day in 2012 with Shoojit Sircar's Vicky Donor which emerged out as a massive blockbuster hit. The film also clocked eight years today.
Ayushmann also announced that he and Sircar will be interacting with his fans through an Instagram live session, where the two will be talking about eight years of his debut film Vicky Donor.
With inputs from ANI.
