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Ayushmann Khurrana and Nushrat Bharucha signed on for Googly

Always known for taking up different and challenging roles, actor Ayushmann Khurrana has added yet another interesting project to his repertoire. If reports are to be believed, the Andhadhun (2018) actor has been signed on to play the male lead in Ekta Kapoor’s forthcoming venture, titled Googly.

Joining Khurrana in the quirky comedy will be Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety (2018) fame actress Nushrat Bharucha. The actors, who started their acting careers around the same time, have not worked together before. Googly will mark their first onscreen collaboration.


To be made under the banner of Balaji Motion Pictures, Googly will be directed by debutant Raaj Shaandilyaa who has previously written such films as Welcome Back (2015) and Bhoomi (2017).

A source from Balaji Motion Pictures divulges that Googly is a unique comedy film. We also hear that Ayushmann plays a character that has some speech issues and hence, he will not be seen talking in his normal voice in the movie.

Meanwhile, Ayushmann Khurrana is gearing up for the release of his next, Badhaai Ho, scheduled to hit screens on 18th October, 2018.

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Highlights:

  • Indian mythological titles are landing on global OTT services with better quality and reach.
  • Netflix leads the push with Kurukshetra and Mahavatar Narsimha.
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  • 2025 marks the start of long-form mythological world-building on OTT.

There’s a quiet shift happening on streaming platforms this year. Indian mythological stories, once treated as children’s animation or festival reruns, have started landing on global services with serious ambition. These titles are travelling further than they ever have, including into the UK’s busy OTT space.

It’s about scale, quality, and the strange comfort of old stories in a digital world that changes too fast. And in a UK market dealing with subscription fatigue, anything fresh, strong, and rooted in clear storytelling gets noticed.

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