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A picture of the leading men of Sholay, Dharmendra and Amitabh Bachchan, looking at each other in a garden with flowers and in a painting to depict the rise of Queer Bollywood fanfiction especially given the lack of LGBTQ representation in Indian cinema, leading to the queer rewritings of Bollywood films like Sholay.

Bollywood never really showcased queer love. Queer Bollywood fanfiction did

By Jishnu BandyopadhyayPublished on 17 Nov 2025

Lead_Gaysi- Is it time to retire the gay best friend?-01

Has the gay best friend trope outlived its place in pop culture?

By Jishnu BandyopadhyayPublished on 05 Sep 2025

How India’s queer performers are reclaiming a past erased by colonialism

How India’s queer performers are reclaiming a past erased by colonialism

By Jishnu BandyopadhyayPublished on 02 May 2025

Bollywood didnâ€™t mean to influence queer fashion. It did anyway

Bollywood didn’t mean to influence queer fashion. It did anyway

By Jishnu BandyopadhyayPublished on 31 Mar 2025

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