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  • Writer's pictureAvishek Mazumder

Let's Celebrate Pride




Hello! It's another weekend, and I'm here. How are you? I'm doing great as always and enjoying Saturday morning with Prateek Kuhad's song and Nescafe. Are you done with your busy and boring weekdays; then let's talk business. June is almost over. As we all know, June is the month of pride; so today, I'll talk about five hidden gems of Indian cinema where makers portrait LGBTQ+. If you are looking for some meaningful and fresh then you should watch these is this weekend. Here is the list. Enjoy.






CHITRANGADA

Rituparno Ghosh's one of the best work Chitraganda is a lusciously lit and deeply personal drama about a choreographer considering a gender-reassignment surgery. This film is a modern adaptation of Tagore's dance drama Chitrangada. This beautiful story all about discovering yourself. The film also explores insights into how gender expression can affect families.





THE FISH CURRY

This is an animated tale by Abhishek Verma. 28 years old Lalit decides to come out to his own parents. In order to reveal his sexuality one day, he cooks his father's favorite fish curry. This tale is all about seeking acceptance, freedom.





NAGARKIRTAN

Kaushik Ganguly’s film Nagarkirtan is an example of near-perfect cinema. Nagarkirtan is powerful on one hand and sensitive on the other, a scathing commentary on the life of transgenders in contemporary Indian society. This is a powerful story of love, broken promises, commitments, and life.





THE BOOTH

The Booth is directed by Rohin Raveendran. A female frisking booth inside a crowded shopping mall stands as a silent ally to a forbidden romance. This is a story of affection, love and etc.





NAVARASA

Navarasa is directed by Santosh Sivan. The film revolves around the story of a young girl taking her first steps towards adulthood. Ready for the adventure, the thirteen-year-old is upbeat; however soon discovers that every night, her uncle transforms himself into a woman to lead a completely different life. This film is all about the journey.



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