From the onset, Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan makes it clear what it’s about. Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan is one of the first few mainstream Hindi films that wears its gay heart proudly on its rainbow cape, treating sexuality as a cause of celebration, directing the shame and humiliation at those trying to inflict it. In Shubh Mangal..., too, we occasionally see a quiet moment of reflection before the tension is released with yet another zinger. While it’s admirable that an A-list Bollywood star is challenging archaic notions of masculinity and queering heteronormative stories, Shubh Mangal... leaves us with some difficult questions too. It’s a complex dilemma that warrants a deeper interrogation and perhaps Shubh Mangal Zyada Savdhaan is not that film, for it doesn’t even delve too deeply into the structural oppressions faced by the community.

Source: Huffington Post February 21, 2020 11:37 UTC