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Fails to present queer love with sensitivity
Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan makes a fair point of saying that accepting queer love is a difficult task for parents. This film had the opportunity and the resources to present queer love in a sensitive manner, but it fails.
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A still from Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan
Chintan Girish Modi
One does not go to Bollywood looking for nuanced representation of queer characters, but when a film markets itself as a crusader against homophobia, it seems fair to hold it accountable. A bare-chested Ayushmann Khurrana wearing a rainbow flag draped as a cape makes for good publicity stills, and is guaranteed to bring in audiences, both queer and straight. However, if that is the only thing memorable about a film, there is something to worry.
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