Indian Queer Films
Few LGBTQ films from India that are listed on imdb (it is no way an exhaustive list) Need to build on it. Please send suggestions in comment section below.
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- DirectorSridhar RangayanStarsPremjitJack LamportPratik GandhiTwo Brits, Ravi and Paul travel to India where they meet Murthy and Anna an older gay couple that have managed to form a partnership and live together for over 20 years. When Ravi meets and falls for Mani an Indian national who is betrothed to be married. He turns to the older couple for advise and help but traditions die hard in India.
- DirectorSridhar RangayanStarsEdwin FernandesRamesh MenonRishi RajA unique film coming from India where homosexuality is still taboo, The Pink Mirror (Gulabi Aaina), is a colorful funny look into the Indian homosexual closet.
- DirectorMahesh DattaniStarsRinke KhannaDarius TaraporewalVeena SajnaniGay fashion designer Kamlesh, still reeling from a recently-ended relationship, invites a group of friends for dinner for a special announcement. However, the situation worsens when Kamlesh's sister arrives with her new fiancé, a man with a deep secret.
- DirectorSridhar RangayanStarsMouli GangulyJoy SenguptaJayati BhatiaComing from a country like India that is still in denial, where being HIV+ is still a curse, '68 Pages' rips open the underbelly of its society to reveal how it stigmatizes and shuns those who are HIV+ or even those who just want to be what they are. Through 68 Pages of a counselors diary, we see the stories of Paayal, a sex worker; Nishit, an ID user; Kiran, a gay man and Umrao, a transgender bar dancer - their stories of pain and fear, humiliation and rejection - not only by the society, but even by their loved ones. While these stories expose the shallowness of the system, it also offers hope and healing by trying to bring about a better understanding of their fight to live with dignity. The film is a tribute to the human spirit of optimism and survival.
- DirectorJudhajit BagchiRanadeep BhattacharyyaStarsJitin GulatiKaranveer MehraMadhusmita SahooAmen makes two characters meet, experience hope amidst confusion, explore truths about sexuality and the self and delves into the profound meaning of life in the continuum of its trifles.
- DirectorSanjay SharmaStarsZeenat AmanKabir BediHazel CroneyTwo men fall in love but struggle to be in a relationship openly in society.
- DirectorLigy J. PullappallyStarsSuhasini V. NairShrruiti MenonK.P.A.C. LalithaIn Sancharram ("The Journey"), Kiran is mortified by her growing lesbian desire for the effervescent Delilah, in an idyllic Indian village where arranged marriage is the only acceptable form of coupling.
- DirectorSanjoy NagStarsDeepti NavalRaima SenRituparno GhoshA mother finds out that her recently deceased son had a secret life.
- DirectorSridhar RangayanStarsVivek AnandManohar ElavarthiAnand GroverFilmmaker and gay activist Sridhar Rangayan embarks on a personal journey to expose the human rights violations faced by the LGBTQ community in India due to a draconian law Section 377 and homophobic social mores of a patriarchal society.
- DirectorSridhar RangayanStarsSonal GianiAnand GroverPrashansa GurungHeartrending stories of LBT people victimized and subjugated by the law, the family and society, as well as hopeful stories of youngsters who have come out of the closet bravely.
- DirectorOnirStarsJuhi ChawlaRahul BoseRadhika ApteFour traumatic and life-changing stories in various parts of modern secular India.
- DirectorOnirStarsSanjay SuriJuhi ChawlaPurab KohliFamous swimmer Nikhil Kapoor (Suri) deals with the repercussions of announcing the fact that he has HIV/AIDS.
- DirectorKaushik GangulyRituparno GhoshStarsRituparno GhoshChapal BhaduriIndraneil SenguptaThe movie is about a Delhi base trans gender documentary filmmaker Abhiroop Sen and his bisexual lover cinematographer. They wanted to make a documentary on the life of famous "Jatra" actor "Chapal Bhaduri" But doing so Sen recognized that his life resemble Chapal's life. The movie revolves around the trauma, the pressure,the setbacks, heartache and several situations faced by trans gender.
- DirectorRituparno GhoshSanjoy NagStarsRituparno GhoshJisshu SenguptaKaushik BanerjeeChitraganda: The Crowning Wish, is a lusciously lit and deeply personal drama about a choreographer considering a gender-reassignment surgery. The film also explores insights into how gender expression can affect families.
- DirectorDeepti NavalStarsRajit KapoorManisha KoiralaSanaj NavalWhen a sex worker hires a gay songwriter to care for her disabled son, the ensuing bonds that form offer a complex portrayal of love and family.
- DirectorShonali BoseNilesh ManiyarStarsKalki KoechlinRevathiSayani GuptaA rebellious young woman with cerebral palsy leaves her home in India to study in New York, unexpectedly falls in love, and embarks on an exhilarating journey of self-discovery.
- DirectorAnup SinghStarsIrrfan KhanTisca ChopraTillotama ShomeUmber Singh is a Sikh who loses everything during the separation of India in 1947 and is forced to leave his homeland. He obsessively wishes for a male heir. When his fourth daughter is born, he decides to wage a fight against destiny.
- DirectorAbhishek ChaubeyStarsHuma QureshiNaseeruddin ShahMadhuri DixitTwo lousy crooks find paradise in the seven stages of love.
- DirectorTom ShadyacStarsTom ShadyacDesmond TutuNoam ChomskyDirector Tom Shadyac speaks with intellectual and spiritual leaders about what's wrong with our world and how we can improve both it and the way we live in it.
- DirectorTonje GjevjonSanjay SharmaStarsZeenat AmanKapil Kaustubh SharmaYuvraaj ParasharDunno Y2 Life is a moment is a love story between two men, one from Pakistan and one from India, who meet in a gay sauna in Oslo. The film is based on the resources individuals bring up when the culture and traditions puts limits of what you can and can not choose in life. The film is about identity, choice, communication and movement - and the love as enormous driving force.