EXCLUSIVE: Badhaai Ho's Neena Gupta & Gajraj to reunite for Ayushmann Khurrana's Shubh Mangal Zyaada Saavdhan
Badhaai Ho pair Neena Gupta and Gajraj Rao have been locked to play pivotal roles in Ayushmann Khurrana's Shubh Mangal Zyaada Saavdhan. Read on.
It was only recently that a sequel to Ayushmann Khurrana and Bhumi Pednekar's Shubh Mangal Saavdhan was announced with a teaser. The Aanand L Rai film became one of the most-watched movies that year. While the first film dealt with erectile dysfunctionality, the sequel deals with a homosexual love story. While who plays the lead opposite Ayushmann in the movie is yet to be known, but we for sure know who is joining Ayushmann in the film.
A source close to the development informed, "Neena Gupta and Gajraj Rao, who played the lead roles in Badhaai Ho, will be seen reuniting for Shubh Mangal Zyaada Saavdhan. Their chemistry and comic timing in Badhaai Ho made them a household name and the makers wish to replicate the same magic in Shubh Mangal Zyaada Saavdhan sequel. Ayushmann too shares a warm camaraderie with the duo. The makers are yet to zero in on the second actor opposite Ayushmann in the movie." Well, this indeed is good news given that the duo is brilliant performers. We have pinged Aanand L Rai and actors for confirmation and are yet to hear from them.
About the movie, Ayushmann in a statement said, "It is a beautiful story told in the quintessential Aanand L Rai style of filmmaking that will touch your hearts and leave a smile on your face. 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."
The film rolls soon as it is expected to release early next year.