After two successful songs and a widely applauded trailer, Junglee Pictures unveiled a behind-the-scenes video featuring Ayushmann Khurrana on the sets of Doctor G, directed by Anubhuti Kashyap. The video depicts the effort the actor took to get under the skin of his character, Dr Uday Gupta, the only male doctor in the gynecology department of a medical college in Bhopal.

The video also makes a personal revelation about the actor. Few know that before pursuing a career in theatre and cinema, Ayushmann was studying and preparing to step into the medical field.

In the video, Ayushmann reveals, “I wanted to be a doctor, and no one knows about it. I have gone through all the exams — the pre-medical tests, etc. Real life mein toh nahi ban paya, but film mein doctor ban gaya. This is a beautiful script and playing a doctor on screen is a dream come true for me.”

As a part of his prep to play a doctor, Ayushmann went through intense reading sessions, dialect training with coach Akshayye Varma and on-ground training to handle various medical equipments and get his body language right. Dr Sapna Khare, a practicing gynecologist, also the wife of one of the film’s writers, was present on the set to provide guidance for the shoot.

Talking about it, Ayushmann says, “It was a blessing to have a competent gynecologist like Dr Sapna on the set. She’s the wife of one of the writers, and she was always on the set, guiding us on what to do and what not to do.”

Doctor G, which also stars Rakul Preet Singh, Shefali Shah and Sheeba Chadha in pivotal roles, releases in the theatres on October 14.