Of Pride and no prejudice

Updated On: 09 May, 2024 07:10 AM IST | Mumbai | Hemal Ashar

Mumbai’s premier gay film festival Kashish conference was a weaving of the personal and professional by the jury on an eye-opening afternoon

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Organisers, jury members bring the rainbow into the room at the press meet on Wednesday. Pic/Anurag Ahire

Putting some cool into the midst of a brutal Mumbai summer, Kashish, the city’s premier Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Queer (LGBTQ) film festival organisers held a conference at the Press Club at Azad Maidan, South Mumbai on Wednesday afternoon. Kashish will be held from May 15 to 19 at Liberty Cinema (Marine Lines), Alliance Française de Bombay (Marine Lines); and Cinepolis (Andheri West). Kashish turns 15 this year, but instead of a tempestuous, trying teen, the film festival’s offerings have shown nuance and maturity, said the jury of different categories.

Mental health

Festival director Shridhar Rangayan said, “From this year, Kashish has been named Kashish Pride Film Festival. Earlier it was Kashish Queer Film Festival. The pride word denotes more inclusivity, with the fest including allies, sponsors, supporters… everyone.” Saagar Gupta, director of programming, said, “There are 133 films from 46 countries. We have a new award category too, the Keshav Suri Foundation supported the award for the best Indian film on mental health.”

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