Best Indian LGBTQ+ Films
It took about 71 years after India's independence just to decriminalize LGBT relationships. They still don't have the freedom in a true essence but getting a representation is not a small thing.
Some filmmakers were brave enough to be a part of the fight for freedom in their own way. Here are some of the best Indian movies with LGBTQ+ representation. Which of these movies would you like to see the most?
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Some filmmakers were brave enough to be a part of the fight for freedom in their own way. Here are some of the best Indian movies with LGBTQ+ representation. Which of these movies would you like to see the most?
Discuss the poll here
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- DirectorShakun BatraStarsRishi KapoorRajat KapoorRatna Pathak ShahThe story about two brothers who visit their dysfunctional family for their grandfather's birthday party.
- DirectorKaran JoharAbhishek VarmanStarsAlia BhattSidharth MalhotraVarun DhawanSeveral alumni reminisce about their final year at St. Theresa's College and the events that shaped their lives.
- DirectorTarun MansukhaniPunit MalhotraStarsAbhishek BachchanJohn AbrahamPriyanka Chopra JonasTwo straight guys pretend to be gay in order to secure a Miami apartment. When both of them fall for their roommate Neha, hilarity ensues as they strive to convince one and all that they're gay whilst secretly trying to win her heart.
- DirectorMadhur BhandarkarStarsPriyanka Chopra JonasKangana RanautMugdha GodseA small-town girl finally realizes her dream of becoming a famous supermodel but soon finds out that her glamorous new life has a price.
- DirectorAnurag BasuStarsDharmendraGautam KapurIrrfan KhanSix different stories, about nine people, each with different issues and problems, all occurring within one place: the METRO.
- DirectorThiagarajan KumararajaStarsVijay SethupathiFahadh FaasilSamantha Ruth PrabhuAn unfaithful newly-wed wife, an estranged father, a priest and an angry son suddenly find themselves in the most unexpected predicaments, each poised to experience their destiny, all on one fateful day.
- DirectorHitesh KewalyaStarsAyushmann KhurranaJitendra KumarGajraj RaoThe road to achieving a happy ending is a little too rough for two guys Kartik and Aman. While Aman's family tries hard to battle his love for Kartik, Kartik isn't prepared to step back until he marries Aman.
- DirectorAbhishek ChaubeyStarsHuma QureshiNaseeruddin ShahMadhuri DixitTwo lousy crooks find paradise in the seven stages of love.
- DirectorHansal MehtaStarsManoj BajpayeeRajkummar RaoAshish VidyarthiA gay, linguistic professor living in a small orthodox city must deal with the aftermath of a sting operation that puts his sexual orientation in front of the entire nation.
- DirectorDeepa MehtaStarsShabana AzmiNandita DasKarishma JhalaniTwo women who are abandoned by their husbands find love and solace in each other.
- DirectorZoya AkhtarDibakar BanerjeeKaran JoharStarsRani MukerjiRandeep HoodaSaqib SaleemOne hundred years of Hindi cinema is celebrated in four short stories showcasing the power of film.
- DirectorShelly Chopra DharStarsSonam KapoorAnil KapoorRajkummar RaoThe film tells the story of closeted lesbian Sweety Chaudhary and her attempts to come out to her conservative, traditional family.
- DirectorShonali BoseNilesh ManiyarStarsKalki KoechlinRevathiSayani GuptaA rebellious young woman with cerebral palsy leaves her home in India to study in New York, unexpectedly falls in love, and embarks on an exhilarating journey of self-discovery.
- DirectorPan NalinStarsAmy MagheraRajshri DeshpandePavleen GujralA photographer invites her closest friends to vacation at her family's home in Goa in celebration of her upcoming marriage.
- DirectorSudhanshu SariaStarsDhruv GaneshSiddharth MenonShiv PandittA weekend trip between friends takes a sudden turn, making them each question what love is and what it means to them.
- DirectorRaj Amit KumarStarsVictor BanerjeeAdil HussainBhanu UdayA lesbian daughter fights off an arranged marriage in India while a religious fundamentalist targets an anti-extremist scholar in New York.
- DirectorRavi JadhavStarsAtul KulkarniKishore KadamSonalee KulkarniA poor working man loses his job and decides to start a theater troupe.
- DirectorOnirStarsSanjay SuriJuhi ChawlaPurab KohliFamous swimmer Nikhil Kapoor (Suri) deals with the repercussions of announcing the fact that he has HIV/AIDS.
- DirectorSahil SanghaStarsZayed KhanDia MirzaCyrus SahukarA couple and many of their friends experience changes and challenges in their respective lives after attending a wedding.
- DirectorOnirStarsJuhi ChawlaRahul BoseRadhika ApteFour traumatic and life-changing stories in various parts of modern secular India.
- DirectorMd. ShahnauseHarish VyasStarsAnshuman JhaZareen KhanGurfateh PirzadaA gay boy. A lesbian girl. A road trip from New Delhi to Himachal which helps them discover the Love in friendship.
- DirectorDeepa MehtaStarsAgam DarshiNimmi HarasgamaAli KazmiExplores Arjie's sexual awakening from a young boy to a teenager who falls in love with a male classmate, just as political tensions escalate between the Sinhalese and Tamils in the years leading up to the 1983 uprisings.
- DirectorKaushik GangulyStarsRiddhi SenRitwick ChakrabortyBidipta ChakrabortyThe film stars Riddhi Sen as Parimal, a trans woman from rural Bengal, and Ritwick Chakraborty as Madhu, a flute player from the Kirtaniya town of Nabadwip.
- DirectorKaizad GustadStarsNaveen AndrewsRahul BoseAlexander GiffordThree men from Western origins are embroiled in gang wars, homosexuality and love after arriving in Mumbai with their own motives.
- DirectorSridhar RangayanStarsMona AmbegaonkarAnant MahadevanDevansh DoshiSet in South India and Mumbai, 'Evening Shadows' is a tender heartwarming story about a mother-son bond that has to withstand the ravages of time, distance and truths.
- DirectorRanjith SankarStarsJayasuryaSuraj VenjaramooduInnocent Vareed ThekkethalaA transsexual man's attempt to realize his true orientation in a society that stigmatizes gender transformation. Will Marykutty come out victorious while shredding all the taboos associated with transsexuality?