By Puja Basu
The repealing of Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code was definitely a moment of monumental significance in contemporary Indian history. Even though the provision was a legislative relic of the British colonial government, the government of the United Kingdom had revoked this provision in their own country, much before India did the same. The struggle for equal rights and opportunities for people belonging to the LGBTQ+ spectrum in India is far from over; however, the past decade has seen some interesting trends in terms of representation of queer characters in Indian cinema.
For a society that still refuses to condone sex education because the subject continues to be taboo, the cinematic medium becomes an interesting means of initiating conversations on the matter, given its reach and capacity for mass engagement. It’s been over two decades since the release of Deepa Mehta’s “Fire”, which had created...
The repealing of Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code was definitely a moment of monumental significance in contemporary Indian history. Even though the provision was a legislative relic of the British colonial government, the government of the United Kingdom had revoked this provision in their own country, much before India did the same. The struggle for equal rights and opportunities for people belonging to the LGBTQ+ spectrum in India is far from over; however, the past decade has seen some interesting trends in terms of representation of queer characters in Indian cinema.
For a society that still refuses to condone sex education because the subject continues to be taboo, the cinematic medium becomes an interesting means of initiating conversations on the matter, given its reach and capacity for mass engagement. It’s been over two decades since the release of Deepa Mehta’s “Fire”, which had created...
- 6/24/2020
- by Guest Writer
- AsianMoviePulse
Bengali film fraternity on Monday mourned the death of Jnanpith award winner Girish Karnad and took to social media remembering the stalwart's contributions.?Karnad died at his residence in Bengaluru on Monday morning. He was 81.
"Playwright, actor, scholar, an inspiring personality with brilliant intellect wit and humor, my earliest remembrance of Girish Karnad being an eternal favorite - Swami's father in Malgudi Days. Farewell to an institution - you seldom come across such profound people nowadays," tweeted National award-winning director Atanu Ghosh of 'Mayurakshi' fame.
Actor Parambrata Chatterjee seen alongside Vidya Balan in 'Kahani' lamented the demise of an alternative voice amidst mainstream cinema.
"We grew up with your films and plays! Will always remember you as an alternative, progressive voice amidst the mainstream din. #RIPGirishKarnad," he wrote.
Bengali superstar Prosenjit Chatterjee shared a "Rest in peace #GirishKarnad" message on his social media page.
Director Srijit Mukherji known for films...
"Playwright, actor, scholar, an inspiring personality with brilliant intellect wit and humor, my earliest remembrance of Girish Karnad being an eternal favorite - Swami's father in Malgudi Days. Farewell to an institution - you seldom come across such profound people nowadays," tweeted National award-winning director Atanu Ghosh of 'Mayurakshi' fame.
Actor Parambrata Chatterjee seen alongside Vidya Balan in 'Kahani' lamented the demise of an alternative voice amidst mainstream cinema.
"We grew up with your films and plays! Will always remember you as an alternative, progressive voice amidst the mainstream din. #RIPGirishKarnad," he wrote.
Bengali superstar Prosenjit Chatterjee shared a "Rest in peace #GirishKarnad" message on his social media page.
Director Srijit Mukherji known for films...
- 6/10/2019
- GlamSham
19-year-old Bengali actor Riddhi Sen recently won a 65th National Film Award of Best Actor for the film, Nagarkirtan. Now we hear that Riddhi will also be seen in Pradeep Sarkar’s directorial venture, Eela playing the role of Kajol’s son! He took up theatre at a very early age. Ajay Devgn was the one whoRead More
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- 4/19/2018
- by Bollywood Hungama News Network
- BollywoodHungama
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