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Ayushmann Khurrana: Unfortunate that LGBTQ community is very invisible in our society

By IANS | Updated: December 17, 2021 13:55 IST

New Delhi, Dec 17 From playing a gay person on screen in the 2020 film 'Shubh Mangal Zyada ...

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New Delhi, Dec 17 From playing a gay person on screen in the 2020 film 'Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan' to falling in love with a transgender woman in his latest release 'Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui', the poster boy of content-driven cinema Ayushmann Khurrana has made ends meet to spread awareness about the LGBT community.

Talking to in a candid chat about the LGBTQ community still not getting the acceptance they deserve in today's time, Ayushmann, who is a strong believer of inclusivity, said: "It's unfortunate that the LGBTQ community is very invisible in our society."

Cinema has seen an evolution in the representation, says Ayushmann, who has been feted with a National Film Award.

"We have seen them being represented in a very different manner on screen in the past. We have come a long way from 'Maharani'

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