Eshita Bhargava

In a candid conversation with Man’s World, Rajkummar Rao talks about ‘Badhaai Do,’ doing out-of-the-box roles, his journey, and more

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Rajkummar Rao On ‘Badhaai Do’ Success: ‘The Film Forced People To Question Their Thinking’

Mayukh Majumdar

This year, mainstream Hindi cinema was gifted with Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan which starred Ayushmann Khurrana, Jitendra Kumar, Neena Gupta and Gajraj Rao in starring roles. The film had its issues, sure, but was a remarkable step in normalising homosexuality and the feminine spirit in a notoriously homophobic and patriarchal country. This comes in the [&hellip;]

Fire

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LGBT Films You Should Watch If You Loved Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan

Arnesh Ghose

And is he slowly joining the ranks of actors who are lauded more for their screen presence than their versatility?

Aarakshan

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Badlaput

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Bajrangi Bhaijaan

Beauty spectrum

Benedict Cumberbatch

Bhumika to Aakrosh

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Why is Bollywood Obsessed With Nawazuddin Siddiqui?

The documentary film-maker’s latest web project, #Coming Out, is about battling society’s prejudices about gender roles and sexuality.

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Asyhish Sawhny

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Coming out

Documentary Filmmaker

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Ashish Sawhny’s #Coming Out: Powerful Stories Of Young Adults Battling Society’s Prejudices

Maithili Rao

Nagpur became the first non-metro city to boast of a gay parade recently, and Hansal Mehta’s Aligarh has hopefully changed the way Hindi cinema portrays homosexuality.

Aamir Khan ( fetching in Baazi)

Abhishek Bachchan

acceptance

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Amitabh Bachchan

Amitabh Bachchan (Lawaaris)

Bipasha Basu

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Exploring the Theme of Homosexuality in Indian Cinema

Neerja, Airlift and the just-released Aligarh seem to indicate a new direction for Hindi cinema.

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Akshay Kumar

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hansal mehta

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Neerja

Sonam Kapoor

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Why reality could be the new Bollywood formula

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