Ayushmann Khurrana is a multi-hyphenate artiste. He is known for his soul-stirring poems and Ayushmann is currently going viral on the internet with his poem dedicated to India’s T20 World Cup win garnering over 20 million views!
When asked to comment about how this poem has emotionally connected with Indians worldwide, Ayushmann says, “The night India won the T20 World Cup, I couldn’t sleep for a long, long time. It felt personal because I guess our heart beats passionately for India and this one was a long time coming. So, when I woke up the next day, I wanted to pen something for the team, for their determination and their ability to cancel out the noise and win our country the top glory!”
He adds, “What I wrote came out straight from my heart and I’m glad that it resonated to so many people in India and also Indians living across the world. We were united in our moment of victory and we felt it deeply.”
Ayushmann is ecstatic about how this victory is also a win for India’s unity in diversity. He says, “Like our film industry, cricket too is an amazing potpourri of religion - a true example of diversity in India. This victory is a celebration of that diversity too. It felt just out of this world when India lifted the World Cup.”
