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When Ayushmann Khurrana exposed Karan Johar's nepotism in Bollywood

By Lokmat English Desk | Updated: June 17, 2020 15:57 IST

The untimely demise of Sushant Singh Rajput has once again raised the star kids and outsiders debate. According to ...

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The untimely demise of Sushant Singh Rajput has once again raised the star kids and outsiders debate. According to reports in the media, it is said that some industry bigwigs along with many renowned industry names, isolated the late actor, banning him from work. In the midst of this an old quote  of Ayushmann Khuarana has now gone viral on the web. The quote which is an excerpt from Ayushmann Khurrana's book where the actor recollected Dharma Productions telling him they casted 'only stars'

In the small part of the book excerpt, Ayushmann revealed that he was going to make his debut with Dharma Productions. He recalled meeting Karan Johar, who gave him a telephone number (his office number). According to the Vicky Donor actor, when he reached out to them, Dharma stalled him and eventually ended up telling him that they 'only work with stars and thus cannot work with him.' Ayushmann who has now established himself in the big league with his National Award winning film  'AndhaDhun' was also invited on  Karan Johar's previous season of 'Koffee With Karan'.

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