Ayushmann Khurrana's and Jitendra Kumar's on-screen kiss in Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan is now safe. Their smacking smooch in Indian cinema’s first mainstream gay film is not only intact in the trailer, but it will also go scot-free in the film itself.
A source close to the CBFC said, “No member of the censor board had any objection to the same-sex kiss in the trailer. However, the expletive that Gajraj Rao (playing Jitendra Kumar’a father) utters when he sees his son kissing with his male lover, has been beeped.”
A source close to producer Aanand L Rai said, “Aanand was very apprehensive about the kiss. He wanted a ‘U’ certificate for the trailer of Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan. And for that he was anxious that the CBFC would ask for the kiss to be removed. But no one objected to the kiss, only to the swear word that Gajraj Rao utters when the kiss happens.”
According to very reliable sources, the CBFC has no plans of removing the kiss from the film when it is presented to the CBFC. “They are looking at it as a love story, not a GAY love story, a sure sign that the censor board in India has evolved,” said the source.
In all likelihood, the film will walk into the theatres with a ‘UA’ certificate.
The film is scheduled to release on February 21, 2020.
(Source: Bollywood Hungama)
