Hansal Mehta Feels More Films on LGBTQ Community Should Be Made, Says ‘Must Normalise the Subject As Much As Possible’

Filmmaker Hansal Mehta feels we need more films to be made on the LGBTQ community. "There has been an absolute change in our society as well as our cinema regarding LGBTQ people. But I really think that we need to make more films about them, and need to normalise the subject as much as possible," Mehta told IANS. Bad Boy Billionaires: Hansal Mehta Comes Out in Support of Netflix’s Controversial Documentary on Corporate Kingpins (Read Tweet)

Mehta made the widely applauded "Aligarh" in 2015, which is inspired by the real-life story of a professor who was suspended from his job because of his sexual orientation. "From 'Dostana' to 'Kapoor & Sons', 'Aligarh' and 'Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan', a lot of films have been made about LGBTQ people. Scam 1992: Teaser of Hansal Mehta’s Web Series on Harshad Mehta and His Stock Market Scams Out Now (Watch Video)

The stories have evolved with time, for sure. Speaking of myself, I always try to tell our stories of our times, of our world. It's great if we depict society's reality through films," Hansal Mehta said. Hansal Mehta is currently directing Rajkummar Rao and Nushrrat Bharuccha in his upcoming film, "Chhalaang".

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