Chandigarh: He had played a sperm donor in this year's hit film Vicky Donor, but Friday, Ayushmann Khurrana turned into a blood donor.
The young actor, who was in hometown Chandigarh, donated blood at a camp in his alma mater Panjab University.
New Delhi: Vicky Donor, a film made with an unique concept, was a runaway success and its lead actor Ayushmann Khurrana says even though the film was not sent for the jury's consideration for the Oscar shortlist, he is glad the movie was talked about.
Shortly after Anurag Basu's Barfi! was announced as India's official entry for the Oscar's best foreign film category this year, Vicky Donor director Shoojit Sircar had loudly expressed his displeasure at its producers not sending it for the jury's consideration.
New Delhi: Little did anyone know that a story about a sperm donor could become a hit at the box office and find critical acclaim too.
But John Abraham's debut production Vicky Donor, starring a debutant, pulled it off and that too with three National Awards.
New Delhi: Director Shoojit Sircar is ecstatic after his film Vicky Donor ended up pocketing three National Awards, including the best film providing wholesome entertainment. He says he broke into a sperm dance as soon as he heard the news.
The film narrated the story of a boy who ends up becoming a sperm donor for quick money. With its unique theme, the director never expected the film to win such an award.
Mumbai: Shoojit Sircar is happy that 'Barfi!' has been selected as India's official entry for the Oscars this year, but at the same time he is upset with the producers of 'Vicky Donor' for not sending it for the jury's consideration.
The Film Federation of India (FFI) announced Saturday that Ranbir Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra and Ileana D'Cruz starrer will be India's official entry for the Oscars in the Best Foreign Language Film category.
I'm really happy for Ranbir Kapoor, Anurag Basu and the whole team of 'Barfi!' on the film's selection as India's entry to the Oscars. Congratulations!, said Sircar in a statement.
The 60th National Film Awards for 2012 were announced today with mainstream Bollywood films bagging several awards.
At a joint Press Conference addressed by the chairpersons of the three juries, Basu Chatterjee for Feature Films, Aruna Raje for Non-Feature Films and Swapan Mullick for Best Writing on Cinema, Vicky Donor and Pan Singh Tomar were revealed to be the big winners.
Irrfan Khan and Vikram Gokhale were jointly declared best actors for their performances in Pan Singh Tomar and Anumati(Marathi) respectively.
