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pearlgisa · 1 year

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badhaai do & filmfare and how it affects the queer movement

badhaai do won 6 filmfare awards!! and apart from that, 14 nominations. this is such a welcome surprise to me considering how much the filmfare panders to popular films and celebrities. while i'm convinced that best actor in a supporting role was robbed from gulshan devaiah (who played guru) as well as best dialogues + best director, let's not dwell on that negativity. the war to get same-sex marriage is still on. and i'd like to thank the team for dedicating their awards to the queer community. for those who have been complaining yet again that this was a profitable venture for the people involved, think again about how much it tanked in the box office. and yes, bhumi pednekar has addressed the on-going legal battle for same sex marriage here. i would ask for jaded queer individuals like me to step back and think that there are different ways of coming together to support a social cause. making an entire film is one of them. green lighting such a film is one of them. acting in such a film is one of them. considering what the extremely homophobic government is capable of, we must take all such things into account. and when queer icons like onir also come out in support of badhaai do (btw his red carpet look on filmfare >>>), we should take a page from their book to see where they are coming from. also i went and checked out the team behind badhaai do (not just the actors). apparently the director (harshavardhan kulkarni) and the editor (kirti nakhwa) are already in hot soup with the government since they returned a NATIONAL AWARD a few years back. their reason? the growing intolerance of the government. kinda iconic. and a reminder that this is the same government that routinely sends journalists, activists, historians to jail while dabbling in the same fields and falsifying facts and history. (lmao calling our trauma an "urban elite" problem is so ironic considering they are the urban elites). badhaai do getting the second highest number of filmfare awards is one of the many victories that we have secured. please remind yourself to not alienate any sort of support whatsoever just because it doesn't fit the stereotypical narrative of activism. and after all, activism in art is the most powerful of its kind, is it not?

#badhaai do #filmfare #same sex marriage #bhumi pednekar #rajkumar rao #harshavardhan kulkarni #sheeba chadda #gulshan devaiah #chum darang #lgbt in india #queer bollywood #lgbt #indian lgbt #lgbt movement in india #queer films #badhaai do won filmfare!!#maits.txt

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mmenthusiast · 2 years

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Badhaai Do (2022)

Director: Harshavardhan Kulkarni

Stars: Rajkummar Rao, Bhumi Pednekar, Gulshan Devaiah...

Language: Hindi

Length: 2h 27m

Shardul Thakur Flaglot and Suman Singh enter into a marriage of convenience but chaos ensues when her unhinged girlfriend comes to stay with them.

Don’t get scared by the movie’s length, it actually passes really fast as it’s pretty dynamic so there’s always something going on. It’s really colourful, I liked the whole culture experience you get while watching the movie, so it’s not only an interesting story, but you get more than that and there’s music involved and the acting was good to me. And should I mention the main actor is so handsome? :P The girl is also a sweetheart, very likeable IMO.

I didn’t like how the family kept meddling into their marriage and forcing the tradition on them. There wasn’t too much homophobia, but it was there in a couple of scenes. Despite the comedic approach, it’s still pretty evident the hardships they have to go through in order to live their lives, but it’s not depressing, as it has a happy ending which is much appreciated. I also didn’t like how Shardul expected Suman to clean after him and serve him in the house, but Suman knew how to stand up for herself and Shardul later changed so it got better.

Rating: 4/5

#india #Harshavardhan Kulkarni #badhaai do 2022 #badhaai do #gay movies #gay movie #lgbt movies #lgbt movie #gay #lgbt #movies #film #4 #comedy

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dimpledpran · 1 year

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10 Favourite Series/Movies I watched in 2022 (Fave Movie for @asianlgbtnetwork 2022 Recap)

Badhaai Do (dir. Harshavardhan Kulkarni) Genre: Comedy, Drama Starring: Rajkummar Rao, Bhumi Pednekar, Chum Darang Language: Hindi

Shardul Thakur is a police officer, who is under constant pressure from his family to get married, but he isn't too keen on the idea because he's gay. Sumi works as a PE teacher and is also being pressured by her family to get married but she is lesbian. She goes to the police to make a harrassment case and meets Shardul. When he guesses that Sumi is lesbian, he proposes a plan: they will get married to get their families off their back. Problems arise, though, when their families continue to meddle in their lives and pressure them to have children.

I love a movie that talks about acceptance and realisation and the whole journey that comes with a queer character. So having not 1 but multiple such characters, especially in a desi setting, was really fun to watch. As with bollywood, this had a mix of everything; drama, humour, annoyingly invasive family members and a happy ending. It made me laugh so much, it also made me cry. It was perfect. Enjoyed watching this so much.

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dailyworldcinema · 2 years

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Bhumi Pednekar as Sumi Singh in BADHAAI DO (2022) dir. Harshavardhan Kulkarni

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bahrmp3 · 2 years

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Badhaai Do (2022) dir. Harshavardhan Kulkarni

#badhaai do #lgbtsource #lgbtedit #dailylgbt #pocsource #pocedit #filmedit #**#film*#badhaai do*#misc: film #context: they are lesbians coparenting with a gay man and adopted a child

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celluloidrainbow · 1 year

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बधाई दो | BADHAAI DO (2022) dir. Harshavardhan Kulkarni Shardul, a gay cop, and Suman, a lesbian PE teacher, enter a sham marriage to pacify their families, but soon find that relationships — both real and fake — aren’t all that easy (especially once Suman's girlfriend Rimjhim moves in with the happy couple). (link in title)

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gender-snatched · 5 months

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Rating Movies I Watched On the Plane By How Good They Would Be as an AU Base

Polite Society (2023) dir. Nida Manzoor - 5/10

It wouldn't be terrible, but it's a story that works best as a film and is so ingrained into a culture that I don't know well that I don't think I could do it justice. I also don't think there are many characters that fit. Amazing movie tho.

Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019) dir. Céline Sciamma - 10/10

I am dying to write this AU. I am actively thinking of femslash ships I think fit. It's such a good movie and because it's so visual I don't know if I could do it justice, but I want to try.

Asteroid City (2023) dir. Wes Anderson - 1/10

Lmao. Can you imagine trying to make an AU out of this? Doable but hard and wouldn't be that easy to put to paper. If someone pulled it off I would read it 100% but it is not a "good" AU base.

Badhaai Do (2022) dir. Harshavardhan Kulkarni - 9/10

Amazing AU base but would be difficult to find good characters who fit. Given the racism in media, I imagine it would be hard to find characters both Indian and who would have a lavender marriage. I am absolutely considering writing an AU, but it would have to be a loose AU given I'd probably have to change the setting. I'm also unsure of good characters.

Nope (2022) dir. Jordan Peele - 2/10

Why would you do this? Does not fit the movie's purpose at all. However would be easier than an Asteroid City AU. Nope is just such a masterpiece of themes and sound and visuals that it would be demeaning to put characters in there. It could be interesting tho for sure.

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braintag · 1 year

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Winners of 68th Hyundai Filmfare Awards 2023

Lights, camera, action! The much-awaited 68th Hyundai Filmfare Awards 2023 was held recently, and the biggest stars of the Indian film industry came together to celebrate their achievements over the past year.

This annual award ceremony is one of the most prestigious events in the Indian entertainment industry and recognizes the best talent in Bollywood. From stunning performances to gripping storylines, the movies of 2022 left audiences captivated and entertained. So, without further ado, let's take a look at the list of winners of the 68th Hyundai Filmfare Awards 2023! BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE (MALE)

Rajkummar Rao for Badhaai Do BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE (FEMALE)

Alia Bhatt for Gangubai Kathiawadi BEST FILM

Gangubai Kathiawadi BEST FILM (CRITICS')

Badhaai Do BEST ACTOR (CRITICS')

Sanjay Mishra for Vadh BEST ACTRESS (CRITICS')

Bhumi Pednekar for Badhaai do BEST ACTRESS (CRITICS')

Tabu for Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 BEST DIRECTOR

Sanjay Leela Bhansali for Gangubai Kathiawadi BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE (MALE)

Anil Kapoor for Jugjugg Jeeyo BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE (FEMALE)

Sheeba Chaddha for Badhaai do BEST MUSIC ALBUM

Pritam Chakraborty for Brahmastra Part One: Shiva BEST LYRICS

Amitabh Bhattacharya for Kesariya (Brahmastra Part One: Shiva) BEST PLAYBACK SINGER (MALE)

Arijit Singh for Kesariya (Brahmastra Part One: Shiva) BEST PLAYBACK SINGER (FEMALE)

Kavita Seth for Rangisari (Jugjugg Jeeyo) BEST DEBUT DIRECTOR

Rajeev Barnwaland and Jaspal Singh Sandhu for Vadh BEST DEBUT MALE

Ankush Gedam for Jhund BEST DEBUT FEMALE

Andrea Kevichusa for Anek BEST DIALOGUE

Prakash Kapadia & Utkarshini Vashishtha for Gangubai Kathiawadi BEST SCREENPLAY

Akshat Ghildial, Suman Adhikary and Harshavardhan Kulkarni for Badhaai Do BEST STORY

Akshat Ghildial and Suman Adhikary for Badhaai Do BEST ACTION

Parvez Shaikh for Vikram Vedha BEST BACKGROUND SCORE

Sanchit Balhara and Ankit Balhara for Gangubai Kathiawadi BEST CHOREOGRAPHY

Kruti Mahesh for Gangubai Kathiawadi BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

Sudeep Chatterjee for Gangubai Kathiawadi BEST COSTUME

Sheetal Iqbal Sharma for Gangubai Kathiawadi BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN

Subrata Chakraborty and Amit Ray for Gangubai Kathiawadi BEST EDITING

Ninad Khanolkar for An Action Hero BEST SOUND DESIGN

Bishwadeep Chatterjee for Brahmastra Part One: Shiva BEST VFX

DNEG, Redefine for Brahmastra Part One: Shiva

Special Awards

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Prem Chopra R D BURMAN AWARD FOR UPCOMING MUSIC TALENT

Jahnvi Shrimankar for Dholida (Gangubai Kathiawadi) In conclusion, the 68th Hyundai Filmfare Awards 2023 was a night to remember, filled with glitz, glamour, and of course, deserving winners. The event celebrated the best of Indian cinema and recognized the hard work and dedication of actors, directors, writers, and technicians who brought their vision to life on the big screen. As always, the Filmfare Awards set a high benchmark for excellence in the film industry. Congratulations to all the winners of the 68th Hyundai Filmfare Awards 2023! To read more blogs – Click Here Read the full article

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suchananewsblog · 1 year

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Filmfare Awards 2023: Winners Alia Bhatt And Rajkummar Rao At Their "Wonderful Evening"

Filmfare Awards 2023: Rajkummar Rao with Alia Bhatt (courtesy: rajkummar_rao) Rajkummar Rao received the Best Actor Award at Filmfare 2023 for his position in Badhaai Do. The movie, directed by Harshavardhan Kulkarni, additionally received the Best Film (Critics) Award. Now, the actor has written a be aware in regards to the “great night.” He additionally congratulated Alia Bhatt for her “large…

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#Alia Bhatt #Filmfare 2023 #Rajkummar Rao

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high-fructose-lesbianism · 1 year

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dailyworldcinema · 2 years

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BADHAAI DO (2022) dir. Harshavardhan Kulkarni

Bhumi Pednekar as Suman Singh and Chum Darang as Rimjhim Jongkey

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bahrmp3 · 2 years

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Bhumi Pednekar as Suman "Sumi" Singh & Chum Darang as Rimjhim Jongkey in Badhaai Do (2022) dir. Harshavardhan Kulkarni

[ID: ten gifs from the film “badhaai do”, the gifs depict various scenes from the film featuring sumi & rimjhim.

1st gif: sumi is driving a turquoise scooter, rimjhim kisses her cheek before getting on the scooter as well.

2nd gif: they are in bed, rimjhim is sleeping and sumi runs a finger down rimjhim’s nose to her lips.

3rd gif: they are running under the huge gay flag in the pride parade while holding hands.

4tht gif: sumi feeds rimjhim.

5tht gif: they are coming down the stairs, while holding hands. the stair railings have fairy lights.

6th gif: sumi and rimjhim are dancing, they are both smiling

7th gif: sumi hugs rimjhim, while she pats sumi's back and hair

8th gif: they are in a changing room standing in front of the mirror while looking at their reflection. sumi is holding a black leather jacket close to chest, rimjhim stops looking at sumi’s reflection and looks at sumi instead.

9th gif: they are sleeping on the couch, rimjhim wraps her arm around sumi and sumi holds rimjhim’s arm closer.

10th gif: rimjhim is driving the blue scooter, sumi is seated behind her. sumi leans on rimjhim's shoulder and runs her hands down rimjhim's arms /end ID]

#badhaai do #lgbtsource #lgbtedit #lgbtcinema #pocsource #pocedit #filmedit #bhumi pednekar #chum darang #misc: film #**#film*#badhaai do*#i should have added the third vespa gif somewhere in the middle tbh

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guitarchordsin · 2 years

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Atak Gaya Guitar Chords Arijit Singh

Atak Gaya Guitar Chords Arijit Singh From Badhaai Do Atak Gaya Guitar chords and Lyrics from Badhaai Do is a brand new Hindi song sung by Arijit Singh, Rupali Moghe and this latest song is featuring Rajkummar Rao, Bhumi Pednekar. Atak Gaya song lyrics are penned down by Varun Grover while music is given by Amit Trivedi and video has been directed by Harshavardhan Kulkarni. Atak Gaya Guitar…

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#Atak Gaya Guitar Chords Arijit Singh #Atak Gaya Lyrics In English From Badhaai Do #Atak Gaya Lyrics in Hindi

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themovieinfo · 2 years

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Badhaai Do (2022)

Badhaai Do (2022) is a 2021 India Hindi language Sci-Fi film directed by Harshavardhan Kulkarni. Badhaai Do (2022) film stars Rajkummar Rao, Bhumi Pednekar, Sheeba Chaddha in supporting roles. Badhaai Do (2022) film premiered on 11 Feb 2022. Free download and watch Badhaai Do (2022) all episode. Badhaai Do (2022) A married couple tries to decipher their unusual childbirth. Badhaai Do (2022) Movie…

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pearlgisa · 2 years

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badhaai do: how some of us from the queer community missed its point

I've been back after 9213049 years to announce that y'all MUST watch Badhaai Do, it's literally the most beautiful form of queer representation I've seen. another thing, ignore those who say there are zero queer people involved.

a few spoilers ahead, so please watch the movie before reading this :))

1. the script consultant is queer.

2. the people in the pride parade (which had the unfortunate straight flag in the trailer) were queer. I saw plenty of instagram stories by those in there, posting about it, and checked out their profiles. if they didn't spot it, that means not all queer people keep up with news that makes them sad lol.

3. the girl who hands the mask to Shardul was his sister-in-law, also queer.

4. we also don't know for sure whether there aren't any other queer people involved in the making, so let's not just assume that only the hets were a part of this.

and check out the interviews by the crew - they have mentioned more than once that they showed this film to a LOT of queer people, showed the script to a lot of queer people too. the script consultant recently mentioned just how far the writers and directors went to keep it as sincere as possible. that doesn't sound like "rainbow capitalism to me". that doesn't sound like capitalizing off queer suffering.

i, for one, can see some sincere and genuine effort put in by people who are not even gay. we got a pride anthem, some solid gay-lesbian solidarity (#sumiandshardulbesties5ever), realistic queer romance, and several milestones in Indian cinema too, I think (I do not recall a blood test being portrayed as sensual in bollywood before OH MY GOD). i remember tearing up at sumi's father destroying her (and me) with the singular line: "mere ghar me hi kyu?" (why does it have to be at my home AKA why does it have to be my daughter?). i remember the joy of seeing a pride parade and my date bawling like a child watching sumi and rhimjhim run underneath the rainbow. i had to watch it more than once to fully understand the little details and the subtleties of the characters. some of my favourites are:

1. rhimjhim blowing kisses at shardul during the pride (hints at the start of the second half, when shardul blows her kisses)

2. guru giving such a fruity kick to shardul it melts my heart dkjsfji

3. not all members of the family are present in the last scene. taiji and sumi's mother are absent, another unnamed aunt, shardul's nieces, etc. but we see her brother, who was the one who called her a "pervert". character growth there and we dont need to get into how it happened. this is not about them, after all.

5. sumi wearing the red glasses to not let shardul's coworkers find out that she's a part of the parade.

6. the walkie-talkie during the scene with shardul's superior and his wife visiting them for tea is blaring about loud, barking dogs and the dialogues SEND ME.

7. kabir's text messages. you really need to pause to read them but they're so sus (i think he might be cheating? idk)

basically, it ages like an evergreen forest.

i didn't expect to walk into the theatre to watch an arthouse, indie film. at its core, what badhaai do has achieved is something phenomenal - it has retained what defines a bollywood movie while simultaneously portraying queer relationships as something not extraordinary or reserved for the "woke" segments of society. the characters aren't just their sexualities and sumi says it herself: "hissa hain, puri zindagi kaha hain." (trans: it's just a part of us, not our entire life.) shardul slaps his lover, kabir is an asshole, sumi decimates her partner's career, rhimjhim makes assumptions on shardul's sexuality, etc. it is bad enough that i have to sit through homophobes calling this as a disgusting film filled with obscene scenes, giving their low-iq opinions on why it's wrong. now i have to sit through seasoned, jaded queer individuals like me, give some of the worst reasons to cancel a film and call it problematic?

The characters are not pinnacles of perfection and I'm here for it. I don't want a cardboard vincian protagonist. some

of the reviewers clearly don't understand what nuance is and I'm okay with that. some of us who have grateful access to resources and inner pride meetings forget that there are those still in closet, those who still don't know that gender is a social construct. that we still live in a country which has some of the most homophobic outlooks. sure, homophobia was a concept popularized by the British, but are we really going to forget that there are scriptures dated BC that have specific laws for punishing lesbians? homophobia has been as rooted in our culture as the urge to search for a suitable groom for a girl the minute she comes of age (the number may change with each passing century, but does it really matter?).

those that go as far as the city's outskirts for a chance to live a life free from the heteronormative eye. there are also those who want a child as their own. what's so heteronormative about that? what's so heteronormative about wanting to be a mother? are we seriously going to nitpick on the littlest things? and let us not forget that guru isn't at all interested in the child. he states this himself and is hesitant to join Shardul until he is told that it is just to be by his side. the ending is not meant to be perfect. heck, I would go as far as to say that the true ending was when it was just Sumi and Shardul with the child. perhaps the filmmakers wanted to offer us a happy ending, or at least, a bittersweet one. and i will quote the director from his interview with PeepingMoon: "they never really come out of the closet. instead, the closet just gets bigger."

this is coming from someone still in the closet, living in a somewhat conservative society and still grasping with their own gender identity. my closet keeps getting bigger, with the recent addition of my mother to it. watching this movie encouraged me to come out to her and my mother to give some of most supportive words a queer child can hear. and for that, i cannot thank Badhaai Do and its makers enough for it.

#badhaai do #lgbtq movies #bollywood #queer bollywood #bhumi pednekar #rajkumar rao #chum darang #gulshan devaiah #harshavardhan kulkarni #queer movies #queer cinema #lgbt cinema #desi movies #desi gay movies #this is incredibly unedited and it shows lmao #maits.txt #kind of rambled but its from the heart so who cares

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lifeisacinemahall · 2 years

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'Badhaai Do': is empathetic and dignified, yet zippy

‘Badhaai Do’: is empathetic and dignified, yet zippy

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#Akshat Ghildial #Amit Trivedi #Badhaai Do #Badhaai Do review #Bhumi Pednekar #Chum Darang #Gulshan Devaiah #Harshavardhan Kulkarni #Loveleen Mishra #Nitesh Pandey #Rahul Dev Burman #Rajkumar Rao #Seema Pahwa #Sheeba Chaddha #Suman Adhikary

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