Today, Ayushmann Khurrana may be one of the most bankable actors of his generation. But if things had worked out differently, we might have known Khurrana as a singer, not an actor. Shooting for an upcoming episode of Indian Idol Legends Return, the actor — who was joined by Yeh Prem Mol Liya filmmaker Sooraj Barjatya and co-star Sharvari — recalled that he was rejected in the early rounds of Indian Idol 2 in 2006.

After singer Amit Sana played Khurrana’s audition reel, the actor reflected, “I was rejected from Indian Idol. Success is multifactorial; there are so many people who contribute to it.”