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Ayushmann Khurrana: Don't need a godfather to make a mark
Updated On: 29 April, 2019 07:30 AM IST | Mumbai | Sonia Lulla
Ayushmann Khurrana on how his latest music endeavour, Jam Sessions, hopes to bank on the power of social media to rope in promising talent
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Ayushmann Khurrana
As recently as 2014, Ayushmann Khurrana recalls receiving a call that would change his trajectory as a musician. Arijit Singh was struggling to make it to Dallas, Texas, where his band awaited him for a scheduled performance, and had turned to Khurrana to play proxy. Without the support of his own band, and sans any rehearsal, Khurrana turned up at Dallas to practice with Singh's band for that evening's gig. "I saw a crowd of 50,000 members at that football stadium. It gave me goose-bumps. That set of 10 songs rendered over 40 minutes was my first live set. It was the best experience of my life; one that triggered the idea of setting up my own band," says the actor as he connects with us moments before hopping aboard a flight to San Diego, where he and the band will play a live gig.
Earned opportunities
Khurrana doesn't mince words when acknowledging that it was an opportunity afforded to him by his career as an actor. It's also the reason behind his decision to back those who cannot avail that ticket to fame. In association with Facebook, the actor recently announced his music endeavour, Jam Sessions, which aspires to rope in talent from social media for a music project. He isn't sure what it is, just yet. For now, he's sailing with the tide. "There's no dearth of talent on social media. With reality shows concentrating on singers, such musicians don't get a platform. So, I wanted to create an opportunity that would help us do something together. In this era, you don't need a godfather. If you're talented, you will be appreciated."
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