Born and brought up in Chandigarh, Ayushmann Khurrana holds a master`s degree in Mass Communication from the School of Communication Studies, Panjab University. He did theater for five years and was a founding member of DAV College`s "Aaghaaz" and "Manchtantra" both active theater groups. He has directed and won several awards in popular fests like Mood Indigo (IIT Bombay), Oasis (Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani) and St. Bedes Simla. 

From a popular VJ to one of the most bankable young actors in contemporary Bollywood, Ayushmann Khurrana has come a long way in such a short span of time. His first big break in showbiz came when he won the second season of the reality show MTV Roadies at the age of 20. This was followed by a successful stint as a tv host, and subsequently, a dream debut courtesy of the acclaimed rom-com Vicky Donor (2012) which was also a box office hit.

Ayushmann hasn`t looked back since, having enjoyed tremendous critical and commercial success thanks to his penchant for choosing unconventional scripts; case in point being the novel storylines of movies like Dum Laga Ke Haisha (2015),Shubh Mangal Saavdhan (2017), Andhadhun (2018) and Badhaai Ho (2018). Along the way, he has also added two Filmfare Awards to his repertoire and earned a considerable reputation as a musician as well!

TELEVISION CAREER
Starting at a younger age of 17, Ayushmann got noticed on channel V reality show. He later went on to take part in Roadies season 2, a popular reality show based on road trips which opened up several avenues for him after he won the competition. He was 20 at that time. His first job was working as a radio jockey at BIG FM, Delhi. Ayushmann Khurrana started winning awards pretty early in his career. He won the Young Achievers Award in 2007 for hosting the show Big Chai - Maan Na Maan, Main Tera Ayushmann. He also received the Bharat Nirman Award and was considered as one of the youngest recipients. His television stint went on with several series targeted at youth, one of them was, Pepsi MTV Wassup, The Voice of Youngistaan, an informative show for the young. His collaboration with MTV continued with multiple shows like MTV Fully Faltoo Movies, Cheque De India, and Jaadoo Ek Baar. Later he went on to host talent-based reality shows like India`s Got Talent and Stripped. Ayushmann has been part of Extra Innings T20 for Indian Premier League Season 3 on SET Max which he co-hosted with Gaurav Kapur, Samir Kochhar, and Angad Bedi. 

MOVIE CAREER
Ayushmann Khurrana started his career by becoming one of the most popular VJs in the country and eventually progressed to become a film actor in mainstream movies. His first movie in the year 2012 called Vicky Donor which received critical acclaim and commercial success. The movie was produced by John Abraham who also debuted as a producer. The romantic comedy was made by Shoojit Sircar which went on to become one of the best movies of the year. It was about Vicky Arora working as a sperm donor and his relationship with his girlfriend, a Bengali women played by Yami Gautam.

He also sang the song "Pani Da Rang" for the film which was an immediate blockbuster that got him rave reviews and garnered him multiple awards at several prestigious award functions. The song was composed of Rochak Kohli and him. He also won the best debutant for Vicky Donor. Trade analysts agree that Khurrana is completely natural and is a pro at both the comedy and emotional scenes.

His next outing as the main lead was Rohan Sippy`s Nautanki Saala,a 2013 film which he co-starred with Pooja Salvi, Kunal Roy Kapoor, and Evelyn Sharma. It generated positive reviews from critics with Taran Adarsh, a Trade analyst saying the film was, "uncontaminated, witty and amusing". A moderate success, it fared well at the box office.

Khurrana made his acting debut in 2012 with Shoojit Sircar's romantic comedy Vicky Donor, co-starring Annu Kapoor and Yami Gautam. It marked the production debut of actor John Abraham, and starred Khuranna in the titular role of a sperm donor. In preparation, he attended acting workshops and interacted with medical professionals.^[20] For the film's soundtrack, he sang "Pani Da Rang", which he had written and composed with Rochak Kohli back in 2003.^[21] Praising the film's ensemble cast, Sukanya Verma of Rediff.com wrote that Khurrana's "candid disposition and roguish face ensures his street smart drollery works like a breeze".^[22] With worldwide earnings of over ?610 million (US$8.6 million) against a budget of ?100 million (US$1.4 million), Vicky Donor emerged as a commercial success.^[23] At the Filmfare Awards ceremony, Khurrana was awarded trophies for Best Male Debut and Best Male Playback Singer.^[24]

In 2013, Khurrana appeared in Forbes India's Celebrity 100 list, ranking 70th with an estimated annual income of ?25.8 million (US$360,000).^[25] He then collaborated with Kunaal Roy Kapur in Rohan Sippy's Nautanki Saala! (2013), a comedy based on the French film Après Vous (2005). Anupama Chopra found Khurrana to be "earnest" in it but felt that his comedic work was overshadowed by that of Roy Kapur.^[26] He also recorded two songs for the film's soundtrack.^[27] A year later, Khurrana teamed with Yash Raj Films (as part of a three-film deal) in the romantic comedy Bewakoofiyaan (2014), co-starring Sonam Kapoor and Rishi Kapoor, about a young man who has trouble convincing his girlfriend's father to approve of their marriage.^[28] Writing for The New York Times, Andy Webster disliked the film's "strained, contrived humor" but commended Khurrana for "holding his own opposite [Rishi] Kapoor".^[29] Both Nautanki Saala and Bewakoofiyaan were commercially unsuccessful, as was his next release, Hawaizaada (2015).^[30] In it, he played the scientist Shivkar Bapuji Talpade, for which he lost weight and learnt to speak Marathi.^[31] In the same year, Khurrana collaborated with his wife, Tahira Kashyap, to write his autobiography Cracking the Code: My Journey to Bollywood

Tahir Kashyap is actor Ayushmann Khurrrana's wife and a writer by profession. Her book “I promise”, was conceptualised when she was nineteen and with support from her theatre group, Manch Tantra, it got staged as a two hour Hindi play in 2002 by the name ‘Socha Na Tha’.