Umrao
From male Rekha imitators to gay executives, director Sridhar Rangayan has depicted a range of homosexual exeperiences in his films. 68 Pages is his third movie after Gulabi Aaina, about drag queens, and Yours Emotionally!, about a gay affair British tourist and an Indian male. Rangayan’s new feature, 68 Pages, is about the lives of five HIV-positive individuals as told by counselor (Mouli Ganguly). The stories are of corporate employee Nishit (Zafar Karachiwala), prostitute Payal (Jayati Bhatia), transsexual bar dancer Umrao (Uday Sonawane), gay researcher Kiran (Joy Sengupta) and municipal sweeper Nathu (Abhay Kulkarni). The storytelling style is as basic as the aesthetics, but some episodes are moving, especially those of Umrao and Payal. 68 Pages is scheduled to be screened on June 26 at a city multiplex. A DVD release is also planned.
Tags: gay film transsexual film HIV?AIDS film 68 pages film, Mumbai, Time Out
May 1, 2009 at 3:59 pm |
i really like the bold concept, it is nice to take a step like this in society like ours . best of luck keep it up .
May 1, 2009 at 8:58 pm |
Thank you Nancy. I would be delighted if you could see the film and send in your feedback. To buy the film please visit – http://astore.amazon.com/solarpictu-20/detail/B001FOPSWK
Cheers