New Delhi: LGBTQ protagonists are not on the fringes of in style leisure however are very a lot central to the tales being instructed. In current instances, narratives have kept away from placing forth stereotypical clichés and have represented their points in essentially the most genuine and possible way. Here’s a have a look at 5 movies with pathbreaking LGBTQ representation-
Aligarh
This 2016 drama helmed by Hansal Mehta narrates the story of a professor on the Aligarh Muslim University, Shrinivas Ramchandra Siras (Manoj Bajpayee) who was suspended after an unlawful ‘sting operation’, caught him having a sexual relationship with a rickshaw-puller. He is stigmatized, suspended after which sacked. He additionally has to depart the college housing and a ray of hope pierces this gloom when a journalist, Deepu Sebastian (Rajkummar Rao) takes up his case, and shortly the court docket revokes his suspension. But has justice come too late for a person whose spirit was damaged with such cruelty? ‘Aligarh’ has acquired numerous worldwide accolades and is at the moment streaming on ZEE5 and Amazon Prime.
Jhaanjhar Di Paanwan Chhankaar
This Zee Theatre teleplay is a comedy-drama tailored from the 1972 American comedy movie ‘Butterflies Are Free’, which in flip was primarily based on Leonard Gershe’s 1969 play. This teleplay traces the journey of a visually impaired younger man who needs to interrupt free from the suffocating management of his overprotective mom. He begins to discover his personal identification and tastes freedom for the primary time when he strikes in with a neighbour. The neighbour is a joyful performer who loves dressing up and life is nearly to take a flip when the mom as soon as once more begins to intervene in her son’s life. Jointly directed by Kanwal Khoosat and Sarmad Khoosat, the teleplay stars Sarmad himself together with Saniya Mumtaz, Zain Afzal and Iman Shahid. The play is a delicate depiction of how powerful it’s to come clean with your deepest self in a conservative society and will probably be aired on Tata Play Theatre on thirtieth April.
Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan
The Hitesh Kewalya directorial portrays the connection between a homosexual couple, Aman Tripathi (Jitendra Kumar) and Kartik Singh (Ayushmann Khurrana) who face many issues in a conservative milieu the place even speaking about same-sex love is taboo. A wedding ceremony and lots of problems later, it turns into clear to everybody that real love can’t be denied and can all the time discover its method. The movie addresses a critical difficulty like homophobia with a way of humour and braveness and in addition stars Gajraj Rao and Neena Gupta in outstanding roles. It is at the moment streaming on Amazon Prime.
Badhaai Do
This 2022 comedy-drama directed by Harshavardhan Kulkarni is the primary Hindi cinematic exploration of a lavender marriage. The movie boldly and unapologetically portrays LGBTQ+ love which regardless of fixed strain from society, finds a path to fulfilment. A homosexual policeman, Shardul Thakur (Rajkummar Rao) and a lesbian bodily training instructor, Sumi (Bhumi Pednekar) enter wedlock. Then shielded by respectability in society, they share their lives with their precise soulmates. Eventually, their households too come to phrases with their sexual identities and help them. This non secular successor to the 2018 movie, ‘Badhaai Ho’, additionally stars Sheeba Chaddha and Chum Darang in outstanding roles and is accessible on Netflix.
Bombay Talkies
This 2013 anthology is directed by Karan Johar, Dibakar Banerjee, Zoya Akhtar, and Anurag Kashyap. One of the tales, ‘Ajeeb Dastaan Hai Yeh’ directed by Karan Johar explores the homosexual relationship between Dev (Randeep Hooda) and Avinash (Saqib Saleem). Dev will get launched to Avinash by his spouse Gayathri (Rani Mukerji), who’s drawn to however is hesitant to simply accept his sexuality. In this hard-hitting story, we see how societal repression can impression two folks otherwise. Avinash is comfy along with his homosexual identification, whereas Dev is a hypocrite and extra involved with preserving his picture in society. This complicated and poignant story additionally stars Alisha Shaikh and Shiv Subramanian and is at the moment streaming on Netflix.
