Ayushmann Khurrana leaves for his first musical tour to the US

Comments [ 0 ] By IANS | 07 July 2016 | 4:04pm

Ayushmann Khurrana says the tour is very important as the US is a big market and sets a benchmark.

An excited Ayushmann will be touring a total of nine cities in America and Cananda with his bandmates.

Asked why he chose the US as his first international destination to perform live with his band, Ayushmann said, "US is pretty sought-after. There are a lot of Indians there. It's said that if your US tour goes successful, then event managers take notice of you across the world. So I guess it's a benchmark. US tour is the most important tour because it's a big market."

Ayushmann says he is not at all jittery for his debut international live performance. In fact, he is "really excited for that".

"I was looking forward to it. My first visit was somewhere three to four years back in Texas, Dallas," he added.

The actor shared that he and his band will be "going to Orlando first, after that we will be going to Houstan, Toronto, Washington D.C., Los Angeles, San Jose, Dallas, Seatle and Vancouver. So, it's US and Canada."

Does he want to keep his band as a separate identity?

"Ayushmann Bhava is a separate identity. It is not a part of my films because my band consists of people who are regular in 'Coke Studio' and 'MTV Unplugged'. They are very seasoned performers and they make you sound good," he said.

Ayushmann calls his band his backbone.

"I guess you have to have a good band because it is really a backbone for a singer, especially for a textured singer. I am textured singer. I am not a classical singer, so I need a powerful band and they really complement me," he said.

"Film festivals like NH7 or any other are not film or commercial music. I would love to be a part of music festivals, but I guess my music is more commercial," Ayushmann said.

Asked if he finds performing live difficult, he said, "Of course. Performing live is really difficult, but at the same time it's really exciting."

"When it comes to stage performances, be it acting or singing it is just the instant gratification or instant know how or the behaviour of the public you notice and improvise in the same time," said Khuranna

"It's an era of instant things that's why people don't have the patience to listen to the whole album or compose them. I think singles are topping the charts these days," he said.

He has also lent his voice for film songs -- "Pani da rang" from "Vicky Donor", "Saadi galli aaja" from "Nautanki Saala!", "Khamakhaan" from "Bewakoofiyaan", and "Dil-e-nadaan" from "Hawaizaada".

Does singing a song for a film in which he is starring boost his confidence?

Ayushmann said, "I think more than that, it adds to the credibility as an artiste. Apart from that, you can just emote well. You know what you have done in the studio while singing for the song, so the room for emoting well is more."

As for acting, he is currently preparing for his upcoming films "Meri Pyaari Bindu" with actress Parineeti Chopra and "Manmarziyaan" with his co-star Bhumi Pednekar.

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