Shubh
Mangal
Zyada
Saavdhan
has
taken
the
box
office
by
storm.
Starring
Ayushmann
Khurrana
and
Jitendra
Kumar
in
the
lead,
the
film
is
the
first
romantic
comedy
featuring
a
gay
romance
in
Bollywood.
However,
Ayushmann
ascribes
the
film's
success
to
all
the
Hindi
LGBTQ
films
that
preceded
it.
He
says
that
without
the
monumental
work
done
by
films
like
Aligarh
and
Fire,
and
the
actors
that
starred
in
it,
it
wouldn't
have
been
the
same
for
Shubh
Mangal
Zyada
Saavdhan.
Ayushmann
told
IANS,
"The
fact
that
Shubh
Mangal
Zyada
Saavdhan
is
a
success
today
is
because
the
path
was
made
for
it
by
others.
Many
before
me
have
toiled
hard
to
make
the
path
smoother.
We
have
to
realize
and
acknowledge
the
monumental
work
that
was
done
by
some
of
the
finest
actors
of
Indian
cinema
much
before
me."
He
continued,
"Before
Shubh
Mangal
Zyada
Saavdhan,
our
industry
has
also
made
some
of
the
most
soul-touching
films
on
the
subject.
I
don't
think
we
can
ever
forget
Shabana
Azmi
ji's
incredible
performance
and
Nandita
Das's
heart-wrenching
acting
in
Fire,
Sanjay
Suri
and
Purab
Kohli's
vulnerability
in
My
Brother
Nikhil,
Manoj
Bajpayee's
brilliance
in
Aligarh,
and
Kalki
Koechlin's
strength
in
Margarita
With
A
Straw."
Ayushmann
also
appreciated
films
like
Bombay
Talkies,
Kapoor
And
Sons,
and
Ek
Ladki
Ko
Dekha
Toh
Aisa
Laga
for
having
depicted
and
handled
same-sex
relationships
with
'profound
thought,
dignity
and
sensitivity'.
"Today,
Shubh
Mangal
Zyada
Saavdhan
is
being
celebrated
the
world
over
and
I
have
to
share
this
moment
with
all
the
actors
and
directors
who
had
taken
it
on
themselves
to
promote
inclusivity
in
our
country.
This
is
a
very
special
moment
in
my
life
and
I'm
cherishing
all
the
love
that
my
film
and
my
performance
is
receiving
and
I
feel
blessed
to
be
acting
at
a
time
where
I
can
stand
up,
back
and
root
for
a
social
cause
like
this," he
signed
off.
Directed
by
Hitesh
Kewalya,
Shubh
Mangal
Zyada
Saavdhan
also
stars
Gajraj
Rao
and
Neena
Gupta.