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Prem Soni on Laila Manju: Not much awareness about drag culture
Updated On: 16 July, 2020 07:05 AM IST | Mumbai | Uma Ramasubramanian
After an eight-year hiatus, Ishkq in Paris director Prem Soni returns with Laila Manju, Indias first mainstream film on drag culture.
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The poster of Laila Manju
With Bollywood finally expanding its horizons to tell stories about the marginalised sections, it is only fitting that director Prem Soni is set to explore the subject of drag queens with his next, Laila Manju. Featuring Shashank Vyas of Balika Vadhu fame, Abhimanyu Tomar and Nehal Chudasama, the film revolves around two Southall boys who participate in a beauty contest.
Soni, who is returning to the industry after an eight-year hiatus, says, "Since I am coming back after a long time, it was important that my film offer a novel idea.
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