It’s during a train journey for a wedding that Tripathi family gets to know of Aman and Kartik’s relationship. Back home in Allahabad, Aman’s parents are oblivious to their son’s sexual preferences and are trying to set him up with a pretty girl, Kusum (Pankhuri Awasthy). Aman and Kartik are shown as a happy gay couple living together in Delhi. The introduction scene sets the mood, establishing the characters and the storyline. I particularly liked how the film jumps right into it without wasting time on peripherals. Even when his mother, played by Neena Gupta, realises her son’s sexual orientation, she believes it to be an illness, a disorder and assures him that they’ll get him treated as medical science is so advanced today. For instance, Aman’s scientist father, played by Gajraj Rao, literally throws up on seeing his son kissing his boyfriend, and there is disgust on his face each time he sees Aman and Kartik together.
Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan effectively showcases the reluctance of the family to embrace their son’s sexuality they prefer to live in denial. The film takes on homophobia, and not homosexuality.
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