Top 10 Bollywood Movies That Portray LGBTQ Community In A Positive Way

The LGBTQ community has slowly been gaining their rights in the world. Even in India, there is change towards the LGBTQ community and their rights. Although their troubles have not just ended, we believe we are working towards a better society. What we lack in India thereof is knowledge and awareness about the community. And the Indian movie industry has been slowly working towards it. Here is a list of Bollywood movies that portray the LGBTQ community in a positive way.

1. Aligarh Click to look into! >> Read More... (2015)

This movie starring Manoj Bajpayee Born on 23 April 1969, Manoj Bajpai is first a Bol >> Read More... and Rajkumar Rao is inspired by the real-life of a professor who was ridiculed and thrown out because of his sexuality. This movie shows society's beliefs and their supposed hatred towards someone who likes the same gender.

2. Fire (1996)

This movie seems like it was made to destroy the best-kept secrets of society, in the best way possible. This is an important film to be added to our list because not only does this movie talk about queer relationships in a traditional environment, but it also talks about the patriarchal society. The two women live a standard and ideal life according to society. But they too have interests and their relationship is much more than just sex.

3. Badhaai Do (2022)

Badhaai Do shows the life of a gay and a lesbian who marry each other for convenience. The movie shows what these two closeted people go through in the society. Not only does the movie show emotions, but it also deals with families, small town society, laws of the country and fear.

4. Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan Click to look into! >> Read More... (2020)

A simple and light-hearted movie. It deals with important issues with a little entertainment and comedy. The story deals with two men who are in love with each other, but their love is considered ‘unconventional.’ The way they try to convince and make their families understand that their love is perfectly alright, is what the story is all about.

5. Bombay Talkies Click to look into! >> Read More... (2013)

This film series combines the brilliance of four amazing Bollywood directors and celebrates 100 years of Indian cinema. While each film deals with a specific theme, Karan Johar’s story is a gay love story. This movie is subtle and is presented with the utmost care and a true filmmaker brilliance. The movie revolves around a couple and a new intern that change their lives.

6. My Brother Nikhil (2005)

This film portrays the poor treatment of AIDS patients and the LGBTQ community. The story revolves around Nikhil who is disowned by his family for testing HIV positive. And not just that, people assume he contacted this virus because he had sex with men. This movie questions law and humans who can’t seem to accept each other.

7. Margarita With A Straw (2014)

This award winning movie has a direct story that deals with cerebral palsy and bisexuality. The story revolves around Laila who tries her best to live her life to the fullest and to not let her cerebral palsy get in her way. Later she finds Khanum and they both fall in love. How Laila deals with all this, is the story.

8. Cobalt Blue (2022)

Not a very mainstream film, Cobalt Blue is an intimate take on queer relationships back in the 80s and 90s in India. The story shows the life of Tanay who is a queer college student. Things go haywire when he and his sister fall in love with the same boy. They both do not know the love of the other. This leads to emotional drama and heartbreaks.

9. Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga Click to look into! >> Read More... (2019)

This movie is simple words is a lesbian love story that portrays the struggles one has to go through in our world after coming out. Since it is a mainstream movie with very famous actors, it had the potential to reach a wide audience.

10. Kapoor & Sons (2016)

This is one of the films that does not explicitly promote or try to spread awareness about the community, but it just normalizes things. The story revolves around a dysfunctional family. And the elder son being gay, is one among them. This movie also breaks the stereotype that a gay man looks a certain way. Here we have a simple story that tries to normalize queer relationships.