In
an
interview
with
Film
Companion's
Anupama
Chopra,
actor
Ayushmann
Khurrana
opened
up
about
the
trans
community
and
said
that
he
was
just
thirteen
when
he
learnt
about
them.
He
said
that
even
though
he
belonged
to
a
conservative
family,
his
parents
were
progressive.
He
recalled
how
his
father
had
helped
a
trans
man
and
revealed,
"In
the
mid-90s,
there
were
two
girls
in
a
hostel,
who
came
to
my
father.
One
of
them
wanted
to
undergo
this
operation
and
become
a
guy."
Ayushmann
further
added
that
his
father
suggested
a
gynaecologist
to
the
couple,
but
that
doctor
refused
to
do
the
operation
and
reprimanded
them
for
'going
against
nature'.
However,
his
father
suggested
to
the
couple
to
move
to
a
bigger
city,
following
which
they
went
to
Mumbai
and
got
the
operation
done
successfully.
"Now
they
have
been
married
for
the
last
20-25
odd
years.
So,
I
knew
about
the
trans
community
when
I
was
13.
It
was
a
great
induction
for
me.
Though
I
was
also
shocked
ki
aise
thode
hi
hota
hai
papa
(That's
now
how
things
are).
My
father
also
didn't
know
that
there
would
be
an
operation
and
it
would
be
successful.
That
was
the
first
eye-opener
for
me
that
this
community
exists
and
thinks
this
way," said
Ayushmann.
The
Badhaai
Ho
actor
also
recalled
how
he
had
once
declined
an
invitation
from
the
gay
community
for
a
gig
when
he
was
in
college
in
Chandigarh.
He
said,
"I
just
said
no,
but
there
was
no
malice
for
them."
Meanwhile,
Ayushmann
is
basking
in
the
success
of
Chandigarh
Kare
Aashiqui,
which
also
casts
Vaani
Kapoor
in
the
lead
role.