The year 2018 marked the great victory for the Indian LGBTQ community after section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, which concluded physical relationship between same sex an offense, was was ruled unconstitutional by India's Supreme Court, effectively decriminalizing homosexuality. This decision by the Indian Supreme Court's paved the way for the Bollywood and entertainment industry to experiment with storylines around the topic. However, with the topic being an extremely sensitive one, it isn't always represented correctly.
Here are the 7 times, Bollywood got the LGBTQ representation right.
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Kapoor And Sons
The movie 'Kapoor And Sons' very delicately highlights a dysfunctional family and their reaction to their "good son" having a boyfriend. The movie tackles various sensitive issues that are often hidden behind the portrayal of a perfect family. However, the movie is able to beautifully normalises homosexuality and showcase how difficult life becomes when an individual has to hide the truth from their families.
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Bombay Talkies
The homosexual storyline by Karan Johan in Bombay Talkies brings out the concept of several "closeted gay" men, who continue to deny their sexuality. The movie is upfront in its portrayal of homosexuals and aims to educate the audience regarding the pressure the LGBT community faces while trying to comply the societal norms.
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Fire
Directed by Deepa Mehta, Fire is a 1996 Indo-Canadian erotic romantic drama film that features Shabana Azmi and Nandita Das in "unconventional love" after the two feel trapped in their respective marriages. Released at a time when homosexuality wasn't much talked about in the country, Fire beauitfully portrayed the relationship between the two women.
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Aligarh
Aligarh is a heartbreaking biographical drama about a professor who was suspended from his job after a sting operation reveals his sexual orientation. The movie highlights the shaming he suffers throughout after the incident. The movie is based on the real life events of Ramchandra Siras, who was a professor of Marathi and the head of the Classical Modern Indian Languages in Aligarh Muslim University.
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My Brother Nikhil
The movie 'My Brother Nikhil' tackles with a hard-hitting storyline based on the real-life events of Dominic D'souza, who was diagnosed with AIDS. The movie showcases, how the family, after finding about their son's sexual orientation and disease, start treating him differently.
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Margarita With A Straw
Kalki Koechlin flooded everyone with her performance in 'Margarita with a straw' where she plays the role of a person with cerebral palsy, who falls in love with a woman. The movie deals with disability, bisexuality and how little is understood of the community.
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Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga
Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga managed to impress many as it beautifully represented the LGBTQ+ community. In the movie, Sonam Kapoor plays the role of Sweety Chaudhary, who, under family pressure agrees to marry a writer. However, later, she decides to come out of the closet and woo the woman she loves.
SHUBH MANGAL ZYADA SAAVDHAN
Ayushmann Khurrana and Jitendra Kumar starrer is the most recent same sex relationship story to release in India. The film depicts the story of two gay men Aman and Kartik. The film portrays the struggles faced by Kartik and Aman for being a same-sex couple in an orthodox Indian society. In the film, Aman's family tries hard to separate both of them; however, Kartik doesn't take a single step back and fight out all the odds to marry Aman.
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