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PHOTOGRAPH BY RYAN MARTIS
LOCATION COURTESY SU CASA, MUMBAI
He is currently playing
Ruskin Bond in‘A Special Bond Part 3’
and travellingfor ‘Stand Up’ in
which he portrays the
role of a rantingstand-up comedian.
The Role
Players
This month, we introduce actors,
playwrights, and directors who
are bringing a fresh perspective
to the theatre industry in India—
one play at a time.2Q 6WaJH
Khurana has been involved in theatre
since childhood because of his father,
actor Akash Khurana, but he had
imagined a career in forensic science.
After he graduated, the recession hit
Scotland, and as luck would have it,
he joined his brother, Akarsh, who
runs Mumbai’s notable theatre group,
Akvarious Productions. And, the
pieces fell together—after many fi ghts.
Recently, he’s directed and played
a part in Some Times that is now
streaming on HotStar. He admits that
fi lming the play, instead of performing
it for an audience, has been tough.
“The thrill and joy of being on stage
is just so different because you get
to feed off the audience’s reactions.”
WHAT’S NEXT? “I’ve just written
and acted in Boygiri, a web series for
Balaji’s digital platform ALT.”
CLOSE TO HIM The character
of Pammi Duggal in Some Times
is closest to his personality.
HANGOUTS Brewbot (brewbot.in)
and The Daily Bar and Kitchen
(Bandra; +91-22/3015-0828).
TRAVEL BUCKET LIST The South
Americas... Colombia, Chile, and Peru.
CITIES THAT INSPIRE Bombay (not
Mumbai), Budapest, and Rio de Janeiro.
ON THE BOOKSHELF Indigo by
Satyajit Ray.
HE WOULD LOVE TO PLAY
“Borat or Deadpool because letting
go of your inhibitions and doing crazy
random things is the biggest challenge
as an actor.” —APEKSHA BHATEJAACTOR AND DIRECTOR>>
ADHAAR KHURANA