A uple of weeks ago, was revealed Arjun Mathur has been nomated the 'Bt Performance by an Actor’ tegory at the prtig Internatnal Emmy Awards 2020 for his refed portrayal of a gay man, livg urban India at a time when homosexualy was
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- IS YOUR NEW 'MA HEAVEN' CSH REALLY GAY? WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT ARJUN MATHUR
- MA (GAY) HEAVEN: AMAZON PRIME SHOW SETS A NEW BENCHMARK FOR PORTRAYAL OF QUEER NARRATIV
- WASN'T AAID TO PLAY GAY-CHARACTER 'MA IN HEAVEN': ARJUN
- ARJUN MATHUR ON STARRG BEJOY NAMBIAR'S ANTHOLOGY FLIP, AND PLAYG A GAY CHARACTER MA IN HEAVEN
- EMMY-NOMATED ARJUN MATHUR SPEAKS ON PLAYG GAY CHARACTER MA IN HEAVEN
IS YOUR NEW 'MA HEAVEN' CSH REALLY GAY? WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT ARJUN MATHUR
'Ma Heaven' is takg Amazon Prime by storm. Here's what you need to know about Arjun Mathur — and whether or not he is gay IRL. * made in heaven gay character *
Is Your New 'Ma Heaven' Csh Really Gay?
MA (GAY) HEAVEN: AMAZON PRIME SHOW SETS A NEW BENCHMARK FOR PORTRAYAL OF QUEER NARRATIV
Actor Arjun Mathur says he was not aaid to play a gay character 'Ma Heaven' as he tsted creators Zoya Akhtar and Reema Kagti to treat the subject wh a lot of sensivy * made in heaven gay character *
Here's what you need to know about Arjun Mathur — and whether or not he is gay IRL. Article ntu below advertisementBut Karan's se, a by day at work means an even later night at the gay bar. Source: InstagramArticle ntu below advertisement"I thk 's very smart that we are vg everyone sayg 's a show about weddgs but then we are htg them wh the strong realy checks, " Arjun recently said an terview wh India actor, who's worked alongsi Ma Heaven director Zoya Akhtar over the urse of several projects, says he's played gay characters before and was ially ncerned about takg on the role of Karan.
Article ntu below advertisementSource: Amazon PrimeArjun "didn't want to be too repetive" when me to acceptg gay rol as a straight actor, and didn't want to n the risk of ntually beg typest as an actor who uld only play homosexuals down the le. Article ntu below advertisement"[Playg a gay character] is a big challenge, " he admted.
Remember that homosexualy isn't the bt regard liftyle India, where was crimalized lerally jt this past September. But while Mathur has received wi acclamatn for playg a homosexual character the seri, this isn't a first for the actor. But the fact that reach such a wi dience is played a homosexual character Migratn and I Am before you did Ma In Heaven.
WASN'T AAID TO PLAY GAY-CHARACTER 'MA IN HEAVEN': ARJUN
Pl, the movie went on to w a natnal award so all was, Karan Mehra om Ma In Heaven was your third homosexual character.
When I had my first dn for Ma In Heaven, they didn't tell was gog to be a homosexual character bee they thought I would probably refe , havg done twice before. You know might be a homosexual character, but they're not sure.
ARJUN MATHUR ON STARRG BEJOY NAMBIAR'S ANTHOLOGY FLIP, AND PLAYG A GAY CHARACTER MA IN HEAVEN
Bee stereotyp exist the heads of people who are unimagative enough to not be able to visualize me as anythg is the trick behd playg a homosexual character whout makg seem like a riture? They wanted me, they wanted an alpha male who you uldn't tell is gay by jt by lookg at him. I don't have that gaydar - I n't look at someone and gus that they are gay.
EMMY-NOMATED ARJUN MATHUR SPEAKS ON PLAYG GAY CHARACTER MA IN HEAVEN
Over drks many months ago, an anonymo sir told me about a WIP weddg-themed show wh a meaty gay character (who had a meatier storyle). In the past, Bollywood’s treatment of homosexualy has been both over-the-top and unr-the-belt. Te, the 2019 cycle of reprentatn has been inic – om Shelly Chopra Dhar’s Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga explorg a lbian love story, to Sridhar Rangayan’s Eveng Shadows, a touchg tale about a cy-bred man g out to his small-town mother – but they me wh their fair share of triggers.