I want to play realistic characters onscreen and not the typical hero, says Ayushmann Khurrana!

VJ-turned-actor Ayushmann Khurrana, who made a victorious Bollywood debut with Vicky Donor, aspires to play realistic characters onscreen and not the typical hero. He will next be seen in Rohan Sippy's directorial venture Nautanki Saala. As theatre is the backdrop of the film, lead actors - Ayushmann and Kunal - will be dressed up as nautanki walas, donning the traditional attire of folk drama artistes. "The best part is all the roles that I am playing are real or close to reality. I have done theatre so I could relate to the character in Nautanki Saala," Ayushmann told sources. Later, he will star up with his Yash Raj Films’ romcom opposite Sonam Kapoor, which is yet to be titled. This fun-filled satire has been written by Ishaqzaade director Habib Faisal and will be directed by Nupur Asthana. "It is a love story in the times of recession and I play a guy who is hit by recession. It is a Habib Faisal kind of film, very real," the actor said. Sources say that far ahead of his first film Vicky Donor hit cinema houses; Ayushmann had managed to impress John Abraham, who signed him for his next home production Hamara Bajaj. The film will be directed by Shoojit Sircar and will have Ayushmann playing the role of a young man called Sanjay Bajaj, who is a struggling actor. "I have Shoojit Sircar's film Hamara Bajaj where I play a tourist who wants to be an actor. So that is also real. The best part is I am getting to play real characters. I don't want to try and become a hero or somebody performing out of scale. I would prefer to be real and subtle in films," he said. His Nautanki Saala is slated to release on April 12 this year and we hope that it tastes success!