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Kashish Pride Film Festival returns to the suburbs for its 16th edition

TNN / Apr 17, 2025, 20:19 (IST)

Mumbai's KASHISH Pride Film Festival, a prominent LGBTQ+ event in South Asia, is set to return to its suburban origins for its 16th edition from June 4-8, 2025. Founder Sridhar Rangayan cites rising costs and funding challenges as reasons for the move. The festival embraces the theme 'Love = Peace,' emphasizing love's unifying power.

LGBTQ+ film 'Kuch Sapney Apne' celebrates diversity and inclusivity in cinema

TNN / Feb 17, 2025, 20:22 (IST)

Kuch Sapney Apne, a romantic drama featuring a gay couple and their families, releases this week. Directed by Sridhar Rangayan, it stars LGBTQ+ individuals and allies in key roles, fostering acceptance and inclusion. The film's diverse cast and authentic representation aim to inspire acceptance and spark dialogue on LGBTQ+ rights and marriage equality.

Queer film festival Kashish kicks off in the city

TNN / Jun 08, 2023, 23:35 (IST)

The 14th Kashish Mumbai International Queer Film Festival began in the presence of Raveena Tandon Thadani, Sridhar Rangayan (Festival Director), Sanjay Suri, Onir, Sudhir Mishra, Lillete Dubey, Anup Soni and Juhi Babbar Soni, Vivek Vaswani, Dolly Thakore and Arunaraje Patil among others

Shooting for a queer film back in 2002 was tough, says filmmaker Sridhar Rangayan

TNN / Dec 10, 2021, 14:21 (IST)

Sridhar Rangayan’s 'Gulabi Aaina' and 'Evening Shadows' to screen at Hyderabad Queer Film Festival

Shishir Sharma, Mona Ambegaonkar’s queer drama Kuch Sapney Apne is about love and acceptance

TNN / Feb 10, 2025, 14:49 (IST)

Mona Ambegaonkar stars in the queer drama Kuch Sapney Apne as Vasudha, a mother navigating her son's homosexuality amidst a patriarchal family led by Shishir Sharma as Damodar. Directed by Sridhar Rangayan, the film explores themes of love, acceptance, and familial bonds.

Marking LGBT+ History Month, Mumbai filmmaker’s LGBT+ film to screen in London

TNN / Feb 19, 2021, 12:19 (IST)

Sridhar Rangayan’s gay drama kicks off series of films as part of London Indian Film Festival

LGBT film screened in Nagpur

TNN / Feb 04, 2019, 06:00 (IST)

A special screening of Sridhar Rangayan’s film 'Evening Shadows' was recently organised for the queer community of Nagpur.

LGBTQIA+ film festival postponed to September

Mar 19, 2020, 16:50 (IST)

South Asia’s biggest LGBTQIA+ film festival postponed to September

Mumbai's gay couples share their journey, say marriage equality is a must

TNN / Feb 19, 2025, 20:14 (IST)

Long-term gay couples in India share their love stories and commitment while continuing the fight for marriage equality. Despite legal challenges, they highlight the importance of recognition and equal rights, emphasizing that love is love. Their advocacy is portrayed in the film Kuch Sapney Apne, resonating with the ongoing struggle for LGBTQ+ rights in India.

Mumbai filmmaker to showcase LGBTQ+ films in Stockholm and Copenhagen

TNN / Aug 22, 2022, 16:19 (IST)

This upcoming LGBT film highlights the need for family acceptance

Jun 23, 2017, 19:39 (IST)

International Queer Film Festival returns to Mumbai in May 2020

TNN / Nov 19, 2019, 11:50 (IST)

One of South Asia's biggest LGBTQIA+ film festival all set to be held from May 20-24, 2020

Indian LGBTQ feature film wins its 19th Award in Mexico

TNN / Dec 03, 2019, 12:00 (IST)

Lead actress Mona Ambegaonkar wins her 4th Best Actress award

Inclusion of LGBTQ ideas in school, creating awareness at grass root levels is essential: Sridhar Rangayan

TNN / Feb 11, 2023, 01:01 (IST)

Recently, a panel discussion was held at the festival about mainstream portrayal of LGBTQ characters on OTT platforms

Two LGBTQ films nominated in the first ever recognition of gender sensitive script

TNN / Sep 18, 2020, 18:04 (IST)

Recently the Screenwriters Association, announced its nominees in the special category ‘Best Gender Sensitive Script’ as part of its bouquet of 16 awards to recognize and honour screenwriters and lyricists in its first ever season of SWA Awards 2020

Sridhar Rangayan's movie 'Breaking Free' to screen at a historic theatre in Toronto

TNN / Aug 08, 2016, 13:11 (IST)

Indian filmmaker and activist Sridhar Rangayan's path-breaking film 'Breaking Free' will screen on August 17 in Toronto at The Royal Cinema, a historic Art Modern movie house built in 1939 and one of Toronto's most prestigious landmarks

Bollywood actors, activists come together for the opening ceremony of queer film festival

TNN / Jun 13, 2019, 17:13 (IST)

The opening night ceremony of 10th Kashish Mumbai International Queer Film Festival saw actors, filmmakers, industrialists, activists and the LGBTQIA+ community walk the red carpet. The five-day festival kicked off with a performance by singer Rekha Bhardwaj.

LGBTQIA+ films screened at a Mumbai multiplex for the first time

TNN / Jan 22, 2020, 16:55 (IST)

These short films were simultaneously screened across seven cities

KASHISH Film Festival director Sridhar Rangayan on 'Badhaai Do': The LGBTQ community has embraced the film warm-heartedly

etimes.in / Jun 03, 2022, 01:46 (IST)

Rajkummar Rao and Bhumi Pednekar's 'Badhaai Do' was screened at the Kashish International Film Festival on Thursday. While talking to ETimes, the director of the festival, Sridhar Rangayan, what the community feels about the movie and also praised the makers of the film.

Kashish collaborates with Kala Ghoda Arts Festival 2021

TNN / Feb 06, 2021, 10:37 (IST)

Pic: A still from the film 'The Song We Sang' Kashish Mumbai International Queer Film Festival, collaborates with Kala Ghoda Arts Festival, to bring an exciting line-up of gay, lesbian and transgender focus films as well as a panel discussion.