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Most youngsters may remember Aishwarya Rai Bachchan walking the Cannes red carpet for the nth time, but ask them who the Flying Sikh is and they maybe lost for an answer. Until of course Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra releases his next film. In spite of a plethora of nonsensical front-bencher movies, Bollywood has managed to produce some inspired biopics every now and then. Dolanchapa Chakrabarty revisits Bollywood’s biopic history…

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Gandhi

Coming from different schools of thought, Bollywood filmmakers have interpreted the same story in several distinctive ways. Different aspects of M.K. Gandhi’s life were exploited in movies of varying genres. The Indian father figure appeared in the form of thespian Naseeruddin Shah in the dark assassination film, Hey Ram (2000). He was later seen in a humorous avatar in Rajkumar Hirani’s...

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Bollywood puts out more films than any other movie location in the world, but they've never put out an explicitly gay film. In 2008 they released Dostana, in which the lead pretends to be gay to get the girl, but that's about it for major releases. But that's about to change in May with the release of Dunno Y . . . Na Jaane Kyun, already being called their answer to Brokeback Mountain.

India is still waiting for a final ruling decriminalizing gay sex nationwide, but art is moving the ball forward with a film starring a relative newcomer Kapil Sharma, but directed by powerhouse director Amil Sharma, best known for macho action films.

The story revolves around an aspiring gay model who is forced to compromise his morals to further his career. It's a plot that sounds like it's been done before, but gay activists are cautiously hailing this as a...

Bollywood’s getting bolder… and how! The amendment of Section 377, giving legitimacy to homosexual relationships, began a new wave that now seems to be getting translated on to the big screen. While earlier films such as My Brother Nikhil and Dostana had undertones of homosexuality, Dunno Y...Na Jaane Kyun, “the first mainstream Indian film to show a serious gay relationship,” as claimed by its director Sunjay Sharma, may take Bollywood’s portrayal of homosexuality to a new level. The poster of the film, set for release in May, shows actor Kapil Sharma in an intimate embrace with a ...

In a rather bold move, producer Anil Sharma’s bilingual film Dunno Y… Na Jaane Kyun is all set to be India’s answer to Brokeback Mountain. To be directed by Sanjay Sharma, the film will be handling the subject of homesexuality. And, it will be made on serious note unlike the most Indian films made so far.

Sanjay Sharma doesn’t believe in being casual or bold about it as much as doing justice to the subject. The portrayal will be emotional and sensitive and will also have some rather graphic scenes between two male protagonists. However, it will all be done aesthetically and is not meant just for titillating or sensationalizing. The biggest wonder is that debutant Kapil Sharma would be one of those homesexual.

The director with never say die attitude Anil Sharma is ready with his magnum opus Veer starring Salman Khan in the lead role. On one hand, Salman Khan is leaving no stones unturned for the promotion of the film at every nook and corner of the country; Anil Sharma on the contrary has moved on to his new project.

It’s learnt that Anil Sharma is producing a film which will be directed by his own brother Sunjay Sharma and he also has roped in his second brother Kapil Sharma to act. The reliable source from the industry reveals, “The film titled Jane Kiyon-Don’t Know Why falls in the genre of.