Anil Kapoor upcoming starrer to showcase homosexual relationship

Anil Kapoor starrer Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga to show homosexual relationship

Anil Kapoor Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga

Anil Kapoor starrer Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga is known to be based upon homosexual relationship which can prove to be an eye opener for rapidly changing India but this Anil Kapoor movie is not the first one to deal with homosexuality. Below are some of the earlier efforts given by filmmakers to deal with this sensitive relationship.

Top Movies Made On Homosexuality in India

1. Fire

Fire Indian movie

Based upon Ismat Chughtai’s 1942 story, Lihaaf(The Quilt) , Fire released in 1998 directed by  Deepa Mehta was the first Indian mainstream to show homosexual relationship. Though opened to packed houses across India but later it has face a lot of protests.

2. Sancharram (The Journey)

the journey indian movie

Based on a true-life story, this Malayalam film is set in a small community in Kerala and is the story of two young women, Kiran, a Hindu, and Delilah, a Catholic. They become friends from the day they meet as children and are quickly inseparable. As the young girls grow, they realise their love for one another is deeper than mere friendship, and so begins a delicate love affair.

3. Margarita with a Straw

Margarita with a Straw Indian movie

This Kalki Koechlin starrer is the first to backed by major studio Viacom  18 is about a 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.

4. Unfreedom

unfreedom indian movie

Among one of the four characters portrayed in this 2015 movie a young woman who defies her devout father and escapes an arranged marriage because she is secretly embroiled in a taboo lesbian romance.

5. Devi: Goddess

devi indian short movie

Devi:Goddess is a short Indian drama directed by Karishma Dube about a young closeted lesbian risks both family and tradition, as she embraces her attraction for her childhood maid, Devi.

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