That’s how Islamophobic Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s past works have been. Meera Singhania put it very eloquently, “It’s a very “oriental”, colonial trope to look at queer characters.” It portrays it’s queer characters and also queer love, through the colonists lens of victorian morality. And today folks like Sanjay Leela Bhansali continue to portray us as seen through that colonized portrayals on screen. In two instances Sanjay Leela Bhansali uses Queer sex on screen to build a certain character profile. There are films that do justice, where we have seen women who we can relate to and aspire to be.

Source: Indian Express May 08, 2024 10:36 UTC