Bollywood films have played a signifint role wing the disurse around gay rights India
Contents:
- REVIEW: REEL AND THE REAL; PORTRAYAL OF GAY MEN BOLLYWOOD FILMS BY HIMADRI ROY
- INDIAN CELEBS WHO ARE OPENLY GAY AND PROUD TO BE LGBTQIA+
- 8 BOLLYWOOD STARS AND INDIAN CELEBRI WHO ARE GAY
REVIEW: REEL AND THE REAL; PORTRAYAL OF GAY MEN BOLLYWOOD FILMS BY HIMADRI ROY
695; Atlantic Every Bollywood release wh gay characters is marketed as the first film of s kd to break the silence around homosexualy India. While this approach helps to create hype, obscur the long history of Hdi films that pict same-sex relatnships, engage wh homophobia, and create visibily for people who are margalized society bee of their sexual orientatn. While activism and ligatn were the ont-nners ensurg that Sectn 377 of the Indian Penal Co was read down by the Supreme Court, Bollywood films too have played a signifint role wing the disurse around gay rights India.
INDIAN CELEBS WHO ARE OPENLY GAY AND PROUD TO BE LGBTQIA+
Himadri Roy’s new book Reel and the Real: Portrayal of Gay Men Bollywood Films mak an effort to chronicle a large number of the movi.
8 BOLLYWOOD STARS AND INDIAN CELEBRI WHO ARE GAY
Do creasg visibily Bollywood films ensure that gay men India are treated wh rpect? How many of the films e gay men only to provi ic relief a heteronormative script? Are gay men prented as viants, or as people who have a right to exist on their own terms?