Published 19:29 IST, January 20th 2020

Ayushmann Khurrana gives fans an updated version of DDLJ's train scene

The trailer for Ayushmann Khurrana's film, Shubh Mangal Zyada Savdhaan, recently dropped online. The trailer showed fans its own version of DDLJ's train scene.

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Ayushmann Khurrana is all set to feature in upcoming comedy romance, Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan, trailer for which was dropped on January 20, 2020. trailer for film gave fans a glimpse of movie's humour and mes. At one point, trailer also shows its own adaptation of Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge's iconic train scene, but this time, scene has a clever subversion.

DDLJ train scene is one of most iconic romantic moments from Bollywood cinema, which is why scene has been recreated numerous times in films such as Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani, Jab We Met and Son Of Sardaar. Each adaptation of train scene has had its own twist but Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan's twist will be a progressive take on iconic scene.

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How Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan gave DDJL train scene a progressive twist

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Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan's trailer gave fans a short snippet of its own version of DDLJ Train scene. In scene, Ayushmann Khurrana is running beside a moving train, trying to reach  coach in which Jitendra Kumar is waiting for him. Jitendra also has his arm held out of coach's doorway, ready to grab onto Ayushmann Khurrana to help him get onto train. This is a fantastic progressive twist on  iconic DDLJ train scene. In original scene, it is Kajol who is running beside a train, trying to grab onto Shah Rukh Khan's arm. 

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While original scene is a classic and is iconic, it is also highly traditional and has been recreated so many times that Bollywood fans have w started calling it a cliche. However, Ayushmann Khurrana has w treated fans with a clever twist on scene, as this is first time that scene has been made with two male characters. As more and more people have come to respect LBTQ community, Shubh Mangal Zyada Savdhaan has provided fans with a much needed progressive twist on iconic scene. However, Ayushmann Khurrana's version is t first time that a same-sex couple has featured in a train scene. Back in February of 2019, fans got to see classic scene remade with two women in film Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga.

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19:29 IST, January 20th 2020