In a culture where kissing on the big screen is considered a taboo, a new movie depicting a merry romance is about to spice Bollywood up.
The promotional poster for ‘Dunno Y … Na Jaane Kyun’ features two shirtless men in a sensual embrace and is existence touted as India’s respond to Brokeback Mountain.
Few movies have emerged about the script and, curiously, the talking is in arts - a tactic perhaps to satisfy strict Indian censorship.
The Times Of Bharat reports that well undergo director Anil Sharma’s brother Kapil Sharma, a fledgling person who plays the lead, was ‘warned’ against taking on the role, accepting the offer movies other stars declined.
“I feel today’s audience is grown enough, and they don’t want to see typical run-of-the-mill kind of films. Look, at Hollywood, Hasn’t Tom Hanks played a merry character? An person should be movies to playing any character conventional or unconventional.
“The exclusive thing I was particular about, was that this character should not come across as a caricature or just as an goal of mockery. I am truly happy with what I have chosen.” said the young actor.
Sharma plays a wannabe model from a small town who begins a relationship with movies Negro as a shortcut to success. His character ‘Aryan’ entireness both as a gigolo and performs at private parties for rich merry socialites - something that is ‘quite common’ among aspiring models in Mumbai according to the actor.
Bollywood has rarely depicted gayness modify though a thriving merry culture exists in the movies.
“I took inputs from my merry friends and also went to merry parties in a group just to intend the feel of their lifestyle. I modify got hit on by a gay,” smiles Sharma.
Homosexuality was decriminalized in Bharat exclusive last year however movies were extremely rare with no convictions at all in the last 20 years.
There is currently no legal recognition of same-sex couples under Indian law.
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