After the first film, our personal life was affected: Ayushmann

Ayushmann Khurrana made Bollywood debut in the Shoojit Sircar's "Vicky Donor in the year 2012 opposite Yami Gautam and post that there was no looking back for the actor. However, the actor did come under the few flop films but, soon he took a new turn with back to back hits like Shubh Mangal Saavdhan and Bareilly Ki Barfi.

Talking about his personal life how it was affected post his debut film for gaining an immense number of female fan followings Ayushmann said, 'After the first film, our personal life was affected. I had no time for my family. You begin to feel big, your ego swells. Then I got back on track. It's great to see both sides in these five years. The highs and the lows. Personally and professionally, it has made me balanced. It gives you a better perspective of life. Honestly, had all my films been successful, my wife would have left me. I would have been a different person. She has been with me through thick and thin. That is why we are together. Of course, you do get attracted to people. But your core needs to be right. The belief that you are with this person for a lifetime and you have to be with the family. That is the only thing, which will last forever.'

When asked how does he handle the immense female fan following, Ayushmann said, 'Earlier Tahira used to get jittery with all the female attention. It was different for her to see her college friend kissing women on screen. Now it's cool. She has grown from being my girlfriend in Chandigarh to someone, who has shot a short film and will be directing a feature film soon. She is an artist too. So, she understands the space an artist needs and demands. Every actor loves this kind of attention. She knows that I love it and she is happy for me. She also knows that my love for her is way bigger than all this.'

Meanwhile, after comedy films, the actor is all set to explore with the thriller genre of Sriram Raghavan's tentatively titled Shoot The Piano Player and another light-hearted flick Badhaai Ho opposite Sanya Malhotra.