Published 14:35 IST, January 28th 2020

Ayushmann Khurrana on playing a homosexual character in 'Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan'

Ayushmann Khurrana essays the role of a homosexual man in his next film. Read on to know how he plans to shatter stereotypes in Bollywood

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trailer for Shubh Mangal Zya Saavdhan came as surprise and was loved by fans through and through. Many members from  LGBTQ community expressed ir support and praised Ayushmann for taking such a bold role.  trailer has since n crossed over 35 million views on YouTube alone and count keeps rising every hour.

Ayushmann Khurrana on playing a gay character in Shubh Mangal Zya Saavdhan

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In an interview with an entertainment daily, actor 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.

Ayushmann also ded that many from film fraternity vised him against it. Some even went so far as to urge him to reconsider project as mainstream actor h ever portrayed a gay character on screen. However, it was Ayushmann’s decision to stick to role and script. He said he wanted to shatter  stereos around role and several ors through film.

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Talking to a news publication, Ayushmann mentioned that he h apprehensions whatsoever in playing a gay character. actor said one would need a mass hero or a mainstream actor to do such kind of roles in order to rmalise it.

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actor called himself a risk-taker and hence ded that this was perfect opportunity for him to capitalise upon. He furr ded that re was negative side to character and refore he h fear about playing it on screen.

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Ayushmann mentioned that film as a whole was quite an entertaining experience. actor mentioned that he enjoyed filming movie very much and is er for audiences to finally watch it on big screen.

He furr ded that film was t only entertaining but it also delivered a powerful mess about inclusivity and individuality. He assured his fans that this film, just like his previous films, will be a family entertainer.

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14:35 IST, January 28th 2020