Hero loves Hero: Understanding the Changing Rendition of Sexuality through the Movie Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan

Abstract

In the contemporary scenario, there is a growing number of shows in films and television that include gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender or queer characters as central figures and have a queer thematic structure. This paper intends to explore the homosexual themes in the bollywood film Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan (2020). The film is a big leap in bollywood culture of queer films being bollywood’s first mainstream film presenting the love story of a gay couple Aman Tripathi and Karthik Singh. The paper focuses on locating the specific instances where queer themes of identity, acceptance, homophobia, and same-sex love emerge. The paper also aims to capture the response of traditional Indian family and society to same-sex relationships as depicted in the film.