Ayush is from Bhayandar, a distant Mumbai suburb, originally from Ratnagiri, KhedekarWadi and studies at the RBK School.

His father Mahesh used to be a Marathi theatre actor, but he stopped acting after Ayush was born.

[2] Ayush has been acting in India since age 4,[3] appearing in commercials for Britannia, Colgate, Kelloggs and HDFC.

His role won a lot of praise from audience and critics alike for his natural ability to act and his screen presence that makes up a significant portion of the film.

His performance has earned him the 2009 Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture (shared with ten other cast members), and a 2008 British Independent Film Award nomination for Most Promising Newcomer.