8 Bollywood stars and Indian celebri who are gay | PkNews

Contents:

• INDIAN CELEBS WHO ARE OPENLY GAY AND PROUD TO BE LGBTQIA+
• 8 BOLLYWOOD STARS AND INDIAN CELEBRI WHO ARE GAY
• MEET BENJAM DAIMARY, INDIA’S FIRST OPENLY GAY ACTOR TO BE HONOURED WH THE NATNAL AWARD
• KAL PENN, ‘HAROLD AND KUMAR’ AND ‘HOE’ STAR, OUT AS GAY
• FAMO GAY MEN INDIA
• INDIAN AMERIN ACTOR KAL PENN OUT AS GAY
• KAL PENN OUT AS GAY, ANNOUNC ENGAGEMENT TO PARTNER OF 11 YEARS: 'I WANT BIG INDIAN WEDDG'
• TOLLYWOOD GAY CHARACTERS

INDIAN CELEBS WHO ARE OPENLY GAY AND PROUD TO BE LGBTQIA+

Dpe beg the 21st century, discsns around the topic of homosexualy tend to be regrsive as many ntue to look at people wh "different" sexual orientatn as a subject of mockery. The recent cint, where a man Delhi had to stand up for the LGBTQIA+ muny after hearg the dience crackg homophobic jok while watchg Badhaai Do, which featur a lbian uple played by Chum Darang and Bhumi READ: 'Fally My Communy Has A Film', Rajkummar Rao's Sister--Law Parnalekha Lds 'Badhaai Do'.

Intertgly, Apurva Asrani, who is among the few openly gay men the dtry, opened up about his sexual orientatn back 1998. As per reports, Vasu Primlani is among the first openly gay stand up edian.

8 BOLLYWOOD STARS AND INDIAN CELEBRI WHO ARE GAY

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In a landmark lg, India’s Supreme Court crimalised homosexualy on Thursday. But who are India’s gay celebri? Wh gay sex only jt beg legal, will take time for the big stars India’s celebry world to e out.

MEET BENJAM DAIMARY, INDIA’S FIRST OPENLY GAY ACTOR TO BE HONOURED WH THE NATNAL AWARD

Here’s a list of India’s top lbian, gay, and bisexual stars. Director and producer Karan Johar has never officially e out as gay.

Decrimalisg homosexualy and abolishg #Sectn377 is a huge thumbs up for humany and equal rights! Award-wng filmmaker, edor and wrer Apurva Asrani, who is known workg on succsful films like Satya (1998), Shahid (2013) and CyLights (2014), is one of few openly gay men Indian cema.

KAL PENN, ‘HAROLD AND KUMAR’ AND ‘HOE’ STAR, OUT AS GAY

He ntued: “There is much healg that needs to happen wh the gay muny.

FAMO GAY MEN INDIA

“The largt qutn, I thk, before India is not jt terms of legalisg homosexualy bisexualy or the transgenr muny, is social acceptance…there’s a great difference between the two thgs. Daimary is India’s first gay actor to w a Natnal Award, as he bagged the jury special mentn at the 67th Natnal Film Awards on March 22, 2021. “I’m blsed to have parents and two sisters who always knew I was gay, and there wasn’t any sort of dramatic reveal.

INDIAN AMERIN ACTOR KAL PENN OUT AS GAY

While Dutta himself was born female but transned to male when he realised that he didn't intify wh his birth-assigned genr, Deka has seen multiple queer people his village of Bartala Nalbari unable to e out due to the heightened discrimatn agast homosexualy.

Though he was immediately fired om the project, left Daimary surprised at how a person who was playg a role a film about upliftment uld be so way forwardApart om playg gay and transgenr rol, the promisg artist hop to act films that go beyond his sexualy. The actor and former Print Obama adviser Kal Penn has e out as gay, and revealed that he’s engaged to be married.

KAL PENN OUT AS GAY, ANNOUNC ENGAGEMENT TO PARTNER OF 11 YEARS: 'I WANT BIG INDIAN WEDDG'

When to Telugu cema particular, om the ‘madas’ of the 70s and 80s to Ali’s Lachmi Chitha, a character Gun Jaari Gallanthay, a particular track volvg Nani Ala Modaladi to even the more recent @Nartanasala featurg Naga Shrya, the portrayal of gay characters (sometim even nfed and termixed wh transpersons and hijras) has been pla regrsive and even outright homophobic. Take a look at five such films to bge watch this Pri Month: Awe Director: Prasanth Varma Cast: Kajal Aggarwal, Srivas Avasarala, Nhya Menen, Eha Rebba, Murli Sharma, Priyadarshi, Devadarshi, Nani, Ravi Teja Language: Telugu Awe beme the first Telugu film recent tim to not jt touch on the topics of sexualy, genr, child abe, mental health and more, also beme the one to treat s homosexual characters wh digny and rpect. The film is worth watchg bee of s portrayal of the ner trma of a Magan Magizhvan/My Son is Gay Director: Lokh Kumar Cast: Anupama Kumar, Ashwjh, Abhisek Joseph Gee Language: Ta Kollywood’s first feature film that picts an LGBTQ love story crossed numero hurdl jt to get ma, My Son is Gay tells the story of Van, played by Ashwjh, who out to his mother, played by Anupama.

TOLLYWOOD GAY CHARACTERS

My Son is Gay is also touted as one of the few films that show the most believable on-screen portrayals of a gay relatnship. Born Kalpen Surh Modi, noted Indian Amerin actor and former Print Barack Obama’s adviser Kal Penn has e out as gay, and revealed that he’s engaged to Josh, his partner of 11 years. Three young people, Haris, a gay pater; Vishnu, a ral kabaddi player and their iend Sia, an activist who refe to nform to domant norms of femy, stggle to fd space and happs a nservative Indian Cy.