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10 Bollywood films on same-sex love
From Rajkummar Rao's Badhaai Do to Sonam Kapoor's Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga, here are some Bollywood films based on same-sex love stories
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Badhaai Do (2022)
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Badhaai Do revolves around the story of Shardul (Rajkummar Rao) and Sumi (Bhumi Pednekar) who are members of the LGBTQ+ community and their struggles in a lavender marriage
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Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan (2020)
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Ayushmann Khurrana's Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan explores the lives of two gay men who are in love and their struggle to convince their family to accept their relationship
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Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga (2019)
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Directed by Shelly Dhar, Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga features Sonam Kapoor, Anil Kapoor and Rajkummar Rao. In the film, Sonam Kapoor's character struggles to tell her family about being in a same-sex relationship
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Chandigarh Kare Ashiqui (2021)
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Ayushmann Khurrana and Vaani Kapoor's Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui highlights a social message on the LGBTQ+ community. The film starred Vaani Kapoor as a trans woman
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My Brother Nikhil (2005)
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Directed by Onir, My Brother Nikhil revolves around the struggles of LGBTQ+ community. It features Juhi Chawla, Purab Kohli and Sanjay Suri
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Fire (1996)
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Deepa Mehta’s Fire is based on a lesbian couple and their struggles. It features Shabana Azmi and Nandita Das
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Maja Ma (2022)
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Directed by Anand Tiwari, Maja Ma features Madhuri Dixit, Gajraj Rao, Ritwik Bhowmik, Srishti Shrivastava and Barkha Singh and tells the story about a middle-aged woman coming out of the closet to her family
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Aligarh (2015)
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Hansal Mehta's Aligarh narrates the story of Shrinivas Ramchandra Siras, a professor at the Aligarh Muslim University, who was caught having a relationship with a rickshaw-puller
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Kapoor and Sons (2016)
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Kapoor & Sons is a story about a dysfunctional family. It stars Siddharth Malhotra, Alia Bhatt and Fawad Khan. Fawad Khan play the role of the closeted gay novelist
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Margarita with a Straw (2015)
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Margarita with a Straw highlights the challenging lives of two homosexual individuals struggling with disability
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