Producer Aanand L Rai announced in May that Ayushmann Khurrana would return for a sequel to Shubh Mangal Saavdhan. The 2017 film dealt with erectile dysfunction, and also starred Bhumi Pednekar.
Titled Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan, the sequel will follow the story of a conservative family that struggles to come to terms with the fact that their son is gay. Though the rest of the cast hasn’t been revealed, a report by Peeping Moon suggests that TV actor Pankhuri Awasthy will play Ayushmann’s love interest in the film. Pankhuri is best known for essaying the lead in TV drama Razia Sultan and as Draupadi in Suryaputra Karn.
Check out the teaser for the film which the makers have released:
Speaking about the sequel, Ayushmann told IANS, “It is one of the most brilliant films that I have read in a long time and it handles the subject of homosexuality really sensitively. It is a pleasure to collaborate again with the master storyteller of our times. It is an out and out entertaining film that will also make you think and that’s the hallmark of good cinema.”
Hitesh Kewalya, who wrote the first instalment, will also direct Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan. The film is expected to go on floors by September and on Valentine’s Day, 2020.
(With inputs from Peeping Moon)
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