LGBTQ – India Chron

FIRST LGBTQ Focussed OTT EORTV’s Director Says, “Ours Is A Platform Which believes in equality & Inclusion” GAY Series Pankhirya Udi Udi, Is Streaming Live Now!

Sandip Pal — Mon, 28 Feb 2022 08:51:57 +0000

EORTV, India’s First LGBTQ focused platform released its fourth original titled Pankhriya Udi Udi, a rom-drama series on its platform. The series will have 8 episodes starring Kavita Banerjee and Snower Sania as leads opposite each other. The series aims to normalize same-sex relationships and adopts a raw visual approach to convey the true romantic love of two women. The series is Directed by Deepak Pandey and produced by Dreamzz Images Studio.

The story revolves around the journey of these two leading ladies and how they fight for what life throws at them. When the playful and jaunty Arya played by Snower Sania is discovered with a fatal disease, she wants her girlfriend Pankhi played by Kavita Banerjee to find a new partner.

Deepak Pandey, Director of the series said, “Ours is a platform which believes in equality and inclusion. Pankhirya Udi Udi is a beautiful story with our ethos at the heart of it. The story is all about highlighting five key aspects of life, hope, love, sacrifice, value of emotions and meaning of life. My vision is to inspire the audience with the series and to bring out the positive side of life instead of focusing on the dark. I’m very hopeful that my viewers will connect with the series and lead life towards happiness, support each other and usher in gender equality. Pankhirya stands out differently because it inspires viewers in finding that silver lining in the darkest of clouds”.

Speaking about the show, lead actor Snower Sania stated, “I deeply resonated with the power and message of the script. It is infused with so many facets of emotions; insecurities delivered with a refreshingly uplifting perspective. The narrative is constantly evolving; awakening; simmering our thought process all culminating into a final transformation. This has all been possible through the intriguing vision of Deepak sir who has tastefully planted so many hidden gems throughout the season with well-crafted plot twists & a hint of focused motive to keep “love and purity “as the essence & not the mundane “lesbian romance façade. The audience will experience a roller coaster of emotions; ups and downs; but also, a level of satisfaction in the way the story unfolds”.

Lead actor Kavita Banerjee added, “This is a poignant portrayal of a beautiful love story; and as a performer it has truly tested my imagination and challenged my skills. I found the treatment of the narrative very genuine that anybody and everybody in love or has ever been in love will relate to, the focus being on a ‘love story’ rather than a ‘lesbian love story’ – it is about time we move beyond cliches. The moment we speak of any story involving a same sex relationship, it ends up either objectifying the characters or an over-the-top charade sort of a portrayal. Thankfully, Deepak sir’s vision of the story is a much needed fresh take! “

EORTV is a premium video streaming app that offers thousands of hours of premium, exclusive and original content. Users can view Web series, Music videos, LGBTQ originals and short videos. The app focuses on making content which caters to the careworn community in the society.

6 celebrities who came out loud and proud in 2020

Raj Naik — Thu, 24 Jun 2021 15:43:46 +0000

There has been very less representation of the LGBTQ community in Bollywood and Hollywood films and soap operas. There have been countless stories of many mainstream lead actors having to hide their reality and take on a completely different persona. However, things are gradually changing and we are seeing more and more representation of the alternate sexualities on the big screen. Thanks to the OTT boom such stories are now coming to light and the visibility is steadily increasing. However, to this very day, there are many actors from the aforementioned film fraternities who are still closeted and are not willing or ready to come out. Their shenanigans are well known to the industry insiders but to the general public, they present a completely different picture of themselves. On the other hand, there are many who have come out and publicly accepted their orientation without a worry about their career. Celebs like Ellen DeGeneres really put the LGBTQ into the mainstream media for which she was jobless for 6 years until she became the host of a talk show ‘The Ellen DeGeneres Show. Here’s a look at 6 Hollywood celebs who have embraced their sexuality in 2021
Lili Reinhart

After parting ways with Riverdale Co-Star Cole Sprouse Lili Reinhart came out as bisexual in June, She always knew she was attracted to women and says it was never a secret to her close friends. “Although I’ve never announced it publicly before, I am a proud bisexual woman” she added this on her story after breaking up with Cole.
Tana Mongeau

Tana Mongeau too came out in June as pansexual and says she’s has been this brave and proud of herself. To honor Pride Month, Mongeau took to Instagram to talk about her sexuality amid rumors that she was dating Noah Cyrus. She says “I never thought I’d be brave enough to publicly share my sexuality in the way I do now,” she wrote on Instagram.
Jameela Jamil

Jameela Jamil came out as queer in February after she received backlash over her new show. it happened when she was announced as a judge on a voguing show for which she received backlash because fans thought she wasn’t relevant to the show as she is not part of the community. she later came out as queer to clear the fuzz.
Carole Baskin

Netflix”s Tiger King star Carole Baskin came out as bisexual last year in October, In an interview she revealed she is bisexual and she hid it for 30 years. “I could just as easily have a wife as a husband, as far as the way I feel about us,” she said in an interview
Elliot Page

Later in December, Page, who is known for his Oscar-nominated performance in “Juno” and his part in Netflix‘s “Umbrella Academy,” announced in a tweet in December that he is transgender. in the tweet, she also revealed their pronouns, He/They. The whole tweet was about how he is proud of who he is and feels lucky to be here.
Demi Lovato

Demi Lovato first came out as bisexual in 2020 and said she was still figuring stuff out which later turns out she is pansexual. Earlier this year she came out as Pansexual and even wrote a song about it called ‘The Kinda Lover I Am’ where she says ” it doesn’t matter if you’re a woman or man or anything in between that’s the kinda lover I am”

These LGBTQ movies/series will make you feel loved and important this pride month

Raj Naik — Tue, 22 Jun 2021 15:30:07 +0000

Hey everyone, this is the PRIDE month. A time for all alternate sexual orientations to be happy, gay and proud of themselves. Even though the Honourable Supreme Court of India has abrogated the regressive section 377, all of the Queer community has still a long way to go. This could be in terms of acceptance, representation in popular culture or just daily life. Bollywood has not be great at churning out films that do justice to the LGBTQ community. However, they are constantly trying to up their game in it. We are sure it is going to take a lot of time. Here are a five films and series that is a must watch if you are in that zone or just an ally and if in case you want to come out. These films will give you enough pizzaz to do just that with an outlook like never before.

My Brother Nikhil

My Brother Nikhil

Nikhil, a bright young swimmer, finds his life falling apart after getting diagnosed with HIV. In his troubled times, he finds the support of his sister, Anamika, and his boyfriend, Nigel. My Brother Nikhil is one of the India’s first gay movies, Sanjay Suri Plays the role of Nikhil and Juhi Chawla plays his sister in the film.
The half of it
The Half Of It

The half of it stars Leah Lewis, Alexxis Lemire and Daniel Diemer in a very beautiful story of Daniel’s character(Paul) falling for Alexxis’s character(Aster) so he decides to write her letters which is when he takes help from Leah’s character(Ellie). This is where the twist comes when Ellie falls for Aster too and it kind of leaves us with a cliffhanger of whether they will end up together.
Boy Erased

Boy Erased

Boy Erased stars Lucas Hedges and veteran actress Nicole Kidman, the story is about Lucas Hedges(Jared) finding out he is homosexual and decides to tell his parents however his dad didn’t take it well and sent him to a conversion therapy where he faced a lot of problems he was introduced to some questionable philosophy and methods.
It’s a Sin

It’s A Sin

It depicts the lives of a group of gay men and their friends who lived during the HIV/AIDS crisis in the United Kingdom. It’s a Sin features a main cast consisting of Olly Alexander as Ritchie Tozer, Omari Douglas as Roscoe Babatunde and Callum Scott Howells as Colin Morris-Jones, who all move to London.
Love, Victor
Love, Victor

Love, victor is inspired by a movie Love simon which is inspired by a novel Simon Vs the Homo Sapiens, story revolves around Michael Cimino(Victor) figuring out his sexuality at 16 which is perfect for teenagers to watch as this is the age where most of the the teens are confused. Its a perfect show if you wanna come out as this show shows the actual reality after coming out.