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Harshavardhan Kulkarni: Today, it’s about becoming their allies
Updated On: 29 January, 2022 07:03 AM IST | Mumbai | Uma Ramasubramanian
Badhaai Do director says Raj-Bhumi’s film on lavender marriage doesn’t stop at accepting queer love, instead celebrates it
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It’s heartening to see how far Bollywood has come in the past few years. In 2019, Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga — which featured Sonam K Ahuja and Rajkummar Rao — gently explored the subject of same-sex love. Three years and a few brave films on the subject have paved the way for a more sure-footed offering. Rao’s next, Badhaai Do, pushes the envelope to discuss lavender marriage.
For director Harshavardhan Kulkarni, his social comedy starring Rao and Bhumi Pednekar is an attempt to take the dialogue around queer love further, nudging people to not only accept it but celebrate it. “When we started writing the film, there weren’t many [same-sex romantic dramas] that had released. Even today, it’s not enough. Finally, [these films] are reaching towards acceptance or tolerance [of queer love]. But we are way beyond that stage right now. I think today’s youth have accepted and moved on.
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