I honestly don’t mind the flamboyant stereotype, but contrary to (most of) Karan Johar’s films, there are more queer sub-cultures that are waiting to be voiced. Queer men have been packed in bright florals and skintight trousers, only to become cookie-cutter caricatures of themselves. In the past, Bollywood’s treatment of homosexuality has been both over-the-top and under-the-belt. Said anonymous insider had thought it would make me happy. Over drinks many months ago, an anonymous insider told me about a WIP wedding-themed show with a meaty gay character (who had a meatier storyline). Like most boys I’ve dated, this had the potential to blow up in my face (no pun intended). In fact, if this were a boy, I would have wooed him with flowers, and taken him out on a La La Land-inspired date.īut that’s the thing. Like I said, the show could be every Bollywood junkie’s wet dream (come true) – because it looked like it had everything. Sobhita Dhulipala and Arjun Mathur in Made in Heaven.
