Ayushmann
Khurrana
has
become
the
flag-bearer
of
unconventional
cinema
in
the
Hindi
film
industry.
Right
from
his
first
film
Vicky
Donor
where
he
played
a
sperm
donor,
to
his
upcoming
release
Shubh
Mangal
Zyada
Saavdhan
in
which
he
will
play
a
gay
man,
the
actor
has
always
pushed
boundaries
of
the
types
of
characters
he
essays,
and
the
kind
of
films
he
is
part
of.
Ayushmann
admitted
that
many
in
the
industry
advised
him
against
doing
the
role
of
a
gay
man,
but
it
was
his
intense
desire
to
break
stereotypes
which
saw
him
through.
The
film's
trailer
has
received
immense
appreciation
from
audiences.
The
actor
opened
up
to
IANS
about
the
huge
support
his
family
has
been
for
him,
enabling
him
to
take
his
biggest
life
decisions.
He
continued,
"When
I
decided
that
my
brand
of
cinema
will
stand
for
taboo
breaking
subjects
and
characters
like
being
a
sperm
donor
in
Vicky
Donor,
a
man
dealing
with
erectile
dysfunction
in
Shubh
Mangal
Saavdhan,
someone
who
is
prematurely
balding
in
Bala,
to
now
proudly
playing
a
gay
man
in
Shubh
Mangal
Zyada
Saavdhan,
they
(family)
told
me
to
always
back
my
instincts
and
never
think
of
what
society
or
my
immediate
community
will
say
about
me."
Talking
about
the
industry's
reaction
to
Shubh
Mangal
Zyada
Saavdhan,
he
said,
"Doing
Shubh
Mangal
Zyada
Saavdhan
was
one
of
the
most
important
decisions
of
my
life.
A
lot
of
people
from
the
industry
asked
me
to
re-think
this
because
no
leading
hero
has
ever
portrayed
a
gay
man
on
screen.
But
I
knew,
this
stereotype
needed
to
be
shattered
and
the
time
to
change
it,
is
now.
I
somehow
knew
I
had
to
do
it
and
take
the
plunge."
The
film
has
been
directed
by
Hitesh
Kewalya
and
produced
by
Anand
L
Rai
and
Bhushan
Kumar.
Jitendra
Kumar
plays
Ayushmann's
love
in
interest
in
the
film,
which
also
stars
Gajraj
Rao,
Neena
Gupta.
It
is
set
to
hit
theatres
on
February
21,
2020.