My Son Is Gay
Appearance
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Directed by | Lokesh |
Starring | Anupama Kumar Nakshatra Bagwe |
Country | India |
Languages | Hindi English |
My Son is Gay is an upcoming Indian feature film.[1] The independent film is written and directed by Lokesh, a filmmaker from Chennai, India. The film is initially produced by Anil Saxena and Starlight Unisex Saloon, further it will be crowd-funded. The film is an emotional journey and struggles of an orthodox mother and her gay son to accept the truth. It features Anupama Kumar, a noted Tamil actress, as the mother and Nakshatra Bagwe, an actor, filmmaker and LGBT rights activist as the son, in lead roles.[2] [3] [4] [5]
Plot
This film is about a mother and her son who realizes he is gay. He struggles to accept his identity and opens up to his mother who is orthodox. The film is a journey of their struggles to accept the reality.
Cast
- Anupama Kumar as Lakshmi
- Nakshatra Bagwe as Varun
- Jayashree Nair
- Sharath
References
- ^ My Son is Gay (2014) at the Internet Movie Data Base
- ^ Suhas Yellapantula (2014-05-09). "Crowd-funding a talking point". Indian Express.
- ^ Dhrubo Jyoti (2014-05-14). "My Son is Gay: How A Bold New Feature Is Taking Indian Queer Cinema By Storm". Gaylaxy Magazine.
- ^ "Acting in gay-themed movie no big deal: Anupama Kumar". Pinkvilla.
- ^ "Filmmaker Lokesh: "My Son is Gay", about an emotional relationship between a mother and her gay son". India TV. 2014-04-10.