Karan Johar and gay characters - Kapoor & Sons (2016) Discussion

[–] joeva_za 8 years ago

Well because no one else is really doing it. And of course it's a personal agenda which is fully valid. I thought the direction in this regard was very well done - not overly sentimental or melodramatic. It's still rare to see a gay character in Hindi cinema that's not a joke (dostana) something sordid (Page 3) or melodramatic so kudos to him.

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[–] minouchekine 8 years ago

Absolutely, I agree. It was dealt with in such a sensitive manner, so realistic. Usually, homosexuality in Indian films is dealt with either over the top humor, or too tragically. Here very realistically. It's an important topic which needs to be adressed in India. I loved it when he said: what makes you more upset, the lie or the fact? You could feel the pain both mother and son went through in that moment. This is exactly what happens in families, I can imagine. In the US it's easier to breach the subject. In India, homosexuality is a matter of shame and denial and that HAS to change. So, kudos to Johar.

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[–] minouchekine 8 years ago

Absolutely, I agree. It was dealt with in such a sensitive manner, so realistic. Usually, homosexuality in Indian films is dealt with either over the top humor, or too tragically. Here very realistically. It's an important topic which needs to be adressed in India. I loved it when he said: what makes you more upset, the lie or the fact? You could feel the pain both mother and son went through in that moment. This is exactly what happens in families, I can imagine. In the US it's easier to breach the subject. In India, homosexuality is a matter of shame and denial and that HAS to change. So, kudos to Johar.

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[–] bioskope 8 years ago

gay character in Hindi cinema

Glad you clarified Hindi cinema there, because mature depictions of gay characters are there in mainstream movies of other languages. Malayalam movies have been doing it for some time now. The movie Mumbai Police comes to mind.

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[–] gilljags85 8 years ago

Some people have got their lives destroyed because of the non-awareness of this issue in our society. What better to way to bring it up and handle it delicately, than in a family drama that we, all indians, love to watch. This is an issue that needs to be addressed in as many ways as possible through our cinema except for the one that shows gays as caricatures or sex hungry people.

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[–] TejasNair 8 years ago

You make it look like it's a bad thing, my friend. Well, it's not.

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