Kaushik Ganguly’s Aarekti Premer Golpo(Just Another Love Story), where famous Tollywood director Rituparno Ghosh forays for the first time in the field of acting by playing a gay documentary filmmaker in love with his cinematographer, has been selected as an official entry in the 60 Berlin International Film Festival’s prestigious Panorama section, to be held from February 11-21.
Chha E Chutti , directed by Aniket Chattopadhyay was released on 18 December. The plot revolves around the cast and crew of a TV serial set who are holidaying on a beach. Things go awry when the manager of their resort dies after being slapped by one of the members. The movie explores relationship issues, sexuality and professional rivalry. Watch out for Tollywood actors Locket and Dona engaging in a lesbian love act in the movie.
In the much awaited upcoming Guy Ritchie’s movie Sherlock Holmes, starring Robert Downey Jr. as Holmes and Jude Law as Dr. Watson, the relation between the two has been given slight gay overtones, admitted Downey Jr. The movie is hitting the theatres on 8 January. The mantra these days seem to be shifting form Jai Ho! to Gay Ho!