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Since doing gay for pay, actor says guys won’t stop slipping into his DMs, but that’s OK
Arjun Mathur is a Bollywood actor making a name for himself on the hit new Amazon series Made in Heaven. The show follows two wedding planners from Delhi who run an agency called Made in Heaven. Mathur plays Karan Mehra, the openly gay lead.
The series is Amazon’s fourth Indian original series and has proven to be such a hit that it was picked up for a second season just one month after the Season 1 premiere back in March.
Since then, Mathur has seen his popularity skyrocket and he’s enjoyed a steady uptick in social media followers, particularly among gay men.
“Nobody ever came up to me and asked if I’m gay,” he recently said in an interview. “I have played gay character twice before–in Onir’s film I Am, and Mira Nair’s short film Migration.”
He continues: “In real life, it’s understood that I’m an actor. But on Instagram, people want to know if I’m gay. After Made in Heaven, I have been receiving messages of all kinds from downright dirty to appreciative to ‘marry me.’”
While this is all very flattering, Mathur still hasn’t quite figured out how to navigate the situation, especially the “dirty messages.” (We regret to inform you that he’s straight.)
The 37-year-old adds that he’s also had people reach out to say his portrayal of a gay man has helped to open their hearts and minds about LGBTQ people.
“A 35-year-old mother of two wrote to me saying that homosexuals always made her a little uncomfortable,” he explains. “But, the show totally changed her outlook, and now even if both her kids grow up to be gay, she’s going to love them and be proud of them.”
“So, the depth at which [my portrayal of a gay character] has penetrated and touched people, is amazing. To be able to touch people like this is very special.”
Scroll down for pics from Mathur’s Instagram page but, please, refrain from sending him any x-rated missives…
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View this post on InstagramFor #MadeInHeaven #promotion – day 8. Styled by: @gagabytanyasharma Outfit by: @anankeofficiel Hair by: @gautam0099 for @bbluntindia Make-up by: @dsouza290 for @fatmupromakeup
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View this post on Instagram??? Fun-fact: The #painting next to me was my second ever attempt at an #OilOnCanvas, done at the age of 11, back in 1993. #Drawing and painting were my first ever means of any #artistic #expression. My parents were initially convinced that whatever direction I would choose to take my life in, would be putting that particular #talent or #skill to use. The preferred means of expression have changed since.. (To be fair, they really should have seen this coming too, just from the amount of #nautanki I performed for them at home). Anyway, here’s to maybe revisiting that first love even a little more than I currently do and picking up that pencil and brush again sometime.. #ArtIsArt #LoveIsLove #LoveIsArt #ArtIsLove ? @teebirdyfly
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View this post on InstagramA very final nap on my couch, hours before leaving my #home of 15 years, for good.. That’s the longest in my life, that I’ve lived at any single place.. Thank you, #Ashirwad. What a loving little cave you were.. All the stories we’ve seen unfold together.. I will miss you. Feels like a lifetime I’ve spent within your walls, it’s where I’ve truly ‘grown up’… But onward and forward, I suppose. And thank you @teebirdyfly for the photo (and your very own ashirwad, apparently).
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View this post on InstagramTo the rock, the constant, the safety, security and reassurance, the one who’s had my back from beginning to end, the one who simply refused to go down. The Show-runner. The one of the three. LOOK WHERE WE ARE NOW! I love you, @nityamehra19 #MadeInHeaven #MIH #PaagalonKiBaraat #Promotions #1WeekToGo
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View this post on InstagramA rare photo of me on my #BlackPanther (As opposed to me being the one that’s constantly papping just her). Photographed by @munirkabani #Bagheera #TheBeatles #Triumph #TriumphMotorcycles #TriumphBonneville #TriumphStreetTwin #Bonneville #BonnevilleStreetTwin #StreetTwin #StreetTwin900 #TriumphNation #ForTheRide
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View this post on InstagramFor #MadeInHeaven #promotions – day 1. Styled by: @mrsheetalsharma Hair by: @gautam0099 for @bbluntindia Make-up by: @dsouza290 for @fatmupromakeup
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