Published 20:13 IST, January 28th 2020

Ayushmann Khurrana says 'same-sex marriage is legal in India', gets bashed by netizens

Actor Ayushmann Khurrana plays the role of a homosexual man in his upcoming release. Read more to know what is his take on same-sex marriages in India.

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Ayushmann Khurrana is famous for his smart choice of roles that send out a strong mess to society. His films like Bhaai Ho, Article 15, Shubh Mangal Saavdhan are proofs of it. 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.

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LGBTQ community of India, as well as his fans, are all praise for his next film. In a recent media interaction, he talked about greatness of India and rights of LGBTQ community. However, he h a little slipup.  

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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 legalise same-sex marri. However, it is far from reality. Same-sex marris are yet to be legally recognised in India. Twitter was very quick to tice his blunder and gave him some words of wisdom. Netizens also asked him to get his facts checked.

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Here are some reactions to his comment on Twitter:

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Ayushmann Khurrana was bashed brutally by netizens for his comment. Section 377 has been scrapped in India. Same-sex acts are decriminalised but same-sex marri has still t been legalised in India.

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19:31 IST, January 28th 2020