Mumbai: American President Donald Trump lauded the Bollywood gay rom-com Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan on Friday. President Trump's praise for the film came in the wake of a tweet posted by human rights campaigner and LGBTQ+ activist Peter Tatchell's social media post praising the Ayushmann Khurrana starrer.
"A new #Bollywood rom-com featuring a gay romance is hoping to win over older people, following the decriminalisation of homosexuality. Hurrah!" tweeted @PeterTatchell.
To this, @realDonaldTrump tweeted: "Great!"
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The retweet has been liked 12.5k times at the time of publishing the story.
Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan opened on February 21 in India. The film stars Ayushmann Khurrana and debutant Jitendra Kumar in a smalltown setup, and also features the Badhai Ho pair of Neena Gupta and Gajraj Rao. The film is written and directed by debutant Hitesh Kewalya.
However, the film has been banned in Dubai and UAE over its homosexual content. According to a tabloid report, the film's makers even offered to edit the kiss between Ayushmann and co-actor Jitendra, but to no avail.
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A source from Dubai told the tabloid: "We knew this was coming. Or, rather not coming. We really wanted to see what Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan has to say, since it is the first Bollywood film that normalizes a gay relationship. Sadly, all films with a gay content are banned in these parts."
When the producers of the film offered to cut out the kiss scene between Jitendra and Ayushmann, they were reminded that it wasn't about the kiss but the content.
From IANS inputs.
