Few mainstream Hindi films have explored romance between LGBTQ characters. However, the past few years have seen a shift.
from far-right Hindu groups that characterized it as alien to Indian culture and values. Those objectors claimed the film would corrupt Indian women and herald the collapse of marriage as an institution. Still, as one of the first Indian films to depict homosexuality on screen, it ignited a discussion about sexuality and LGBTQ rights in modern India.
Director Deepa Mehta at a candlelight vigil in 1998 after her film "Fire" was pulled from several theaters over objections from right-wing groups.In the years that followed, dramas such as"My Brother...
A movie theater worker removes a poster of the 2004 Hindi film "Girlfriend" after outrage from far-right Hindu groups.Today, such films are widely understood to be homophobic. Though they've aged poorly, Anjaria said some of these examples did pave the way for the more explicit LGBTQ representation seen today.
depicts same-sex desire in the same tones and registers as heterosexual desire, according to Ruth Vanita, a writer and author of"Love's Rite: Same-Sex Marriages in Modern India."
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