Bollywood has made headlines after its first major romantic comedy featuring a lead gay character hit Indian cinemas on Friday and won multiple five-star reviews.
Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan (translation: Be Extra Careful About Marriage) stars Bollywood actor, Ayushmann Khurrana as Kartik, a young man fighting antigay stigma in Indian society while also combatting his families attempts to set up an arranged marriage.
The film’s trailer has already received more than 50 million views and features a quick kiss between Khurrana and his male romantic interest, Aman, played by actor Jitendra Kumar.
The trailer also includes a scene where Khurrana wears a rainbow flag as a cape and denounces the “disease” of his father’s homophobia.
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