Ayushmann Khurrana has addressed the criticism against his recently released film Dream Girl 2 that the Raaj Shaandilyaa directorial is regressive. He defended it stating that his film has the same audience as Sunny Deol starrer Gadar 2 where one cannot apply logic while watching it.
He told Bollywood Hungama the one thing he was clear about was that Dream Girl2 isn’t for those who have a magnifying glass ready in their hands.He stated that this film is for the outright massy comedy commercial single-screen small-town audience.
“Jo Gadar 2 ki audience hai, wohi iski audience hai. Aap logic nahi laga sakte isme (It has the same audience as Gadar 2. You can’t apply logic here). There’s a crazy suspension of disbelief in the film,” Ayushmann said.
He further added that one cannot go into the intricacies of this film because there’s no message as such but it’s inclusive enough. He said that there’s a slight touch of LGBTQ representation and there’s acceptance when Abhishek Banerjee’s character says, ‘Love is love’ at the end.
He told Bollywood Hungama the one thing he was clear about was that Dream Girl2 isn’t for those who have a magnifying glass ready in their hands.He stated that this film is for the outright massy comedy commercial single-screen small-town audience.
“Jo Gadar 2 ki audience hai, wohi iski audience hai. Aap logic nahi laga sakte isme (It has the same audience as Gadar 2. You can’t apply logic here). There’s a crazy suspension of disbelief in the film,” Ayushmann said.
He further added that one cannot go into the intricacies of this film because there’s no message as such but it’s inclusive enough. He said that there’s a slight touch of LGBTQ representation and there’s acceptance when Abhishek Banerjee’s character says, ‘Love is love’ at the end.
“A Muslim family is marrying into a Sardar, a Hindu. So the mass audience will find it progressive. But those who scan with a magnifying glass will point out mistakes. This film is not for them),” he said and added that as long as Dream Girl 2 works, he would have the courage to do more progressive films like Andhadhun, Article 15, and An Action Hero.
Dream Girl 2 is the sequel to the highly successful film Dream Girl, which was released in 2019. The first instalment was a big hit at the box office and the second instalment is also doing good business at the box office.
