Published 23:12 IST, January 28th 2020

Ayushmann Khurrana admits 'genuine slip' on saying same-sex marriages permitted in India

Ayushmann Khurrana incorrectly said that India has legalised same-sex marriages. He shared a clarification on Twitter and said: "I really wish they get legal".

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Ayushmann Khurrana recently me an erroneous statement in an interview with a leing national daily as he claimed that same-sex marris are w legalised in our country. After facing major backlash on social media about his igrance over status of same-sex marris in India, Bala actor took to his Twitter handle and ackwledged that he h me a mistake. 

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His upcoming movie Shubh Mangal Zya Saavdhan talks about same-sex couples in India and ir fight for equality and acceptance as rmal humans in society.  LGBTQ community of India, as well as his fans, are all praise for his film. In media interaction, he h talked about greatness of India and rights of LGBTQ community. 

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He said that he is very proud of country for supporting LGBTQ community and that our country is quite progressive as to legalize same-sex marri. However, it is far from reality as same-sex marris are yet to be legally recognised in India. Ayushmann Khurrana was bashed brutally by netizens for his comment.

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Ayushmann Khurrana also talked about his thought process behind choosing such a character to essay on screen. He said that playing this role was probably one of most important decisions in his life ding that many from film fraternity vised him against it. However, it was Ayushmann’s decision to stick to role and script as he wanted to shatter  stereos around role and several ors through film.

About Shubh Mangal Zya Saavdhan

Hitesh Kewalya directorial features Ayushmann Khurrana, Viral Fever fame actor Jitendra Kumar, Gajraj Rao, Neena Gupta, Maanvi Gagroo among ors in a comedy-drama revolving around same-sex romance. film is scheduled to release in aters on February 21, 2020.

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