Ayushman reacts to Khurrana Academy’s invitation, feels honored to represent India
Actor Ayushman Khurrana has been invited to join the Oscar Academy, marking an important achievement for Indian cinema. The actor reacted to the news and expressed his gratitude.

In short
- Ayushman Khurrana has been invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
- Reacting to this, he called it an honor to represent Indian cinema globally.
- Kamal Haasan was also invited to vote for the Oscar with Khorena
Actor Ayushman Khurrana has been invited by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences behind the Oscar. He described it as an incredible honor to represent Indian cinema on such a prestigious platform.
Khurrana expressed her excitement about being part of the academy, which recognizes excellence in the film industry worldwide. He said that this opportunity would allow him to contribute to the global film community and focus on Indian films.
His post on X read, “It was honored to be invited to join the academy and contributed to celebrating excellence, perfection and disruption. In fact India, an unreliable feeling to represent our cinema and culture @TheCademy (SIC).
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Actor Kamal Haasan and Ayushman Khurrana will represent India in new invitations at the academy this year. On accepting the invitation, they will be able to vote for Oscar-namine films. On 26 June, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the list of invitations, including names such as Gilian Anderson, Ariana Grande, Sebastian Stan, Jeremy Strong and Jason Momoa.
Kamal Haasan and Ayushman Khurrana, filmmaker Payal Kapadia, documentary filmmaker Smriti Mundra, costume designer Maxima Basu, cinematographer Ranbir Das and casting director Ranbir Das are other representatives of India in this year’s list.
The Oscar hosted by Conan O’Brien will be on March 15, 2026.