1 week Ago By Mid-day
Putting some cool into the midst of a brutal Mumbai summer, Kashish, the city’s premier Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Queer (LGBTQ) film festival organisers held a conference at the Press Club at Azad Maidan, South Mumbai on Wednesday afternoon. Kashish will be held from May 15 to 19 at (Marine Lines), Alliance Française de Bombay (Marine Lines); and Cinepolis (Andheri West). Kashish turns 15 this year, but instead of a tempestuous, trying teen, the film festival’s offerings have shown nuance and maturity, said the jury of different categories.
Mental health ADVERTISEMENT Festival director Shridhar Rangayan said, “From this year, Kashish has been named . Earlier it was Kashish Queer Film Festival. The pride word denotes more inclusivity, with the fest including allies, sponsors, supporters.
.. everyone.
” Saagar Gupta, director of programming, said, “There are 133 films from 46 countries. We have a new award category too, the Keshav Suri Foundation supported the award for the best Indian film on mental health.” The jury gave some impactful insights.
Arunaraje Patil, a long-serving jury member said, “I came in as a jury member of Kashish. Today, this has become a family. Life and cinema are so closely related.
After all, what are movies? They are about life. When you watch movies, you connect with characters, you put away judgment.” on the panel hilariously recalled that she was a film reviewer when Deepa Mehta’s ‘Fire’, a film about a lesbian relation.
