Ayushmann Khurrana Admits Declining Gay Community’s Event Invite In College, Says He Has Evolved

Actor Ayushmann Khurrana recently spoke about his younger days at college and said he gradually evolved as a more empathetic person.In an interview with Anupama Chopra for film companion, the 'Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui' actor spoke about understanding trans and more significant LGBTQ issues.

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Ayushmann spoke about evolving and growing more empathetic towards specific issues. He was quoted as saying,

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“Empathy was always there since childhood. But yes, it takes time to… you know, we’ve grown a lot. We’re learning every single day. We’ve evolved so much as a society.”?

He also revealed an older incident about how he turned down an invite to a gay community event in college. He said,

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“I just said no, but there was no malice for them. There was that fear ‘ki mere sath kya karenge’ (I was afraid what they’ll do to me). I am a straight guy. ‘With due respect, I can’t come.”?

Ayushmann Khurrana’s latest film, Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui, is being lauded by the critics and the fans for at least being a conversation starter about the transgender community’s troubles in gaining acceptance from society.?

?It also became one of the first few films to change how the trans community has been represented in mainstream Bollywood. The movie evoked conflicted reviews as some praised director Abhishek Kapoor's honest efforts, but some claimed the representation to be surface-level and shallow.?

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In the movie, the transgender character is played by a cisgender woman, actor Vaani Kapoor.?

Ayushmann, who has made a career of doing films about taboo subjects and marginalized communities, has always been appreciated for his unique choice of movies.

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