What inspires me?
The person that most inspires me is Ayushmann Khrruana, he inspired me a lot and really motivated me and changed me to a more brave person with his movie “Subh Mangal Zyaada Savdhan” It was the first ever openly LGBTQ+ movie that was released in India, and it was a historic moment, it changed Indian cinema for better, thanks to that movie, there where more movies released that were related to the LGBTQ+ and were a good representation movies like “Badhaai Do” which was another LGBTQ movie, this movies made me very happy and inspired me, they were protagonist by the best actors of the industry, which made me feel like “They didn’t had any need to do this movie, they were at their best, they could have done so many different movies and they still choose to do this movie out of love” the both movies have amazing actors like Ayushmann Khurrana, Jitendra Kumar more known as Jeetu in “Subh Mangal Zyaada Savdhan” And some really good actors in “Badhaahi Do” Actors like “Rajkumar Rao” and “Bhumi Pednekar” who won a award for her role as a Lesbian Woman, and the male actor who played a gay man role, both actors won a FilmFare award (which is equivalent to a Oscar in India) and dedicated the award to the LGBTQ+ Community, This inspires me a lot because all the actors where in the best time of their carrier, and they still did this movie which they knew it will bring lots of controversy and it will struggle at the box office because of the homophobia that there is in the industry and also is a Taboo in the country, this made me cry inspired me and made me happier than any other movies I ever watched, they’re a true inspiration for me because is not just the movie they did about the LGBTQ+ community but also the amazing and very skilled and talented Artist they’re.
This movies helped and inspired a whole generation, and made the LGBTQ+ movies more normalised, the LGBTQ+community in countries like India\Pakistan, this movies meant a huge inspiration for them, and something that made them he more hope and positivity towards the society evolving and becoming more progressive, because cinema is a huge thing in India and Pakistan and people are very influenced by it, so this both movies that screamed “LOVE IS LOVE” and also supported the community so much and were great representations of gay people,
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shubh_Mangal_Zyada_Saavdhan
Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan (transl. Be extra careful of marriage) is a 2020 Hindi-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Hitesh Kewalya and produced by Aanand L. Rai, Himanshu Sharma, Bhushan Kumar and Krishan Kumar under the banners Colour Yellow Productions and T-Series. A spiritual successor to the 2017 film Shubh Mangal Saavdhan, whose script was also written by Kewalya, it stars Ayushmann Khurrana alongside Jitendra Kumar, Neena Gupta, Gajraj Rao and Maanvi Gagroo.[4] The film tells the story of a gay man and his partner, who have trouble convincing the former’s parents of their relation.[5]
Filming wrapped on 16 December 2019 in Varanasi[6] and it was theatrically released in India on 21 February 2020.[7]
At the 66th Filmfare Awards, Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan received 6 nominations, including Best Actor (Khurrana), Best Supporting Actor (Rao), and Best Supporting Actress (Gagroo and Gupta).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Badhaai_Do
nitial release: 11 February 2022
Director: Harshavardhan Kulkarni
Budget: 250 million INR
Music composed by: Amit Trivedi, Khamosh Shah, Tanishk Bagchi, Ankit Tiwari, Sunidhi Chauhan
Box office: est. ₹28.33 crore
Distributed by: Zee Studios
Badhaai Do (transl. Give Congratulations[a]) is a 2022 Indian Hindi-language social comedy-drama film directed by Harshavardhan Kulkarni. Produced by Junglee Pictures, it is a spiritual sequel to Badhaai Ho (2018).[4] Depicting a couple in a lavender marriage, it stars Rajkummar Rao and Bhumi Pednekar with Gulshan Devaiah, Chum Darang, Sheeba Chaddha and Seema Pahwa in supporting roles.[5][6]
The film was officially announced in March 2020. Principal photography began on 5 January 2021 in Dehradun.[7] The film was theatrically released on 11 February 2022.[8] Though commercially unsuccessful, the film garnered widespread critical acclaim and accolades. At the 68th Filmfare Awards, it was the second biggest awardee with six wins: Best Film (Critics), Best Actor (Rao), Best Actress (Critics) (Pednekar), Best Supporting Actress (Chaddha), Best Story and Best Screenplay.[9]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayushmann_Khurrana
Ayushmann Khurrana is an Indian actor and singer who works in Hindi films. Known for his portrayals of ordinary men often battling social norms, he is the recipient of several awards, including a National Film Award and four Filmfare Awards. Wikipedia
Ayushmann Khurrana (born Nishant Khurrana; 14 September 1984) is an Indian actor and singer who works in Hindi films. Known for his portrayals of ordinary men often battling social norms,[3][4] he is the recipient of several awards, including a National Film Award and four Filmfare Awards. He has appeared in Forbes India‘s Celebrity 100 list of 2013 and 2019, and Time named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2020.[5]
Khurrana won the second season of reality television show MTV Roadies in 2004 and ventured into an anchoring career. He made his film debut in 2012 with the romantic comedy Vicky Donor, in which his performance as a sperm donor earned him the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut.[6][7] Following a brief setback, he starred in the commercially and critically successful Dum Laga Ke Haisha (2015).
Khurrana established himself with several box-office hits, including the comedy-dramas Bareilly Ki Barfi (2017), Shubh Mangal Saavdhan (2017), Badhaai Ho (2018), Dream Girl (2019), and Bala (2019); the thriller Andhadhun (2018); and the crime drama Article 15 (2019).[8][9] His performances as a blind pianist in Andhadhun and an honest cop in Article 15 won him two consecutive Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor, and he also won the National Film Award for Best Actor for the former. In 2020, he starred in Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan, which was the first mainstream Bollywood film led by openly gay characters. Following several films that were box-office flops despite receiving positive reviews, Khurrana had a commercial success in the spiritual sequel Dream Girl 2 (2023).
In addition to his acting roles, Khurrana has sung for several of his films. His song “Pani Da Rang“, which he sang and co-composed, earned him the Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jitendra_Kumar
Jitendra Kumar is an Indian actor. He is best known for his role of Jitu in TVF Pitchers, Jeetu Bhaiya in the series Kota Factory, along with his role in the film Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan,, and for his role in Amazon Prime‘s comedy series Panchayat. He has received several awards including two Filmfare OTT Awards. [1]
Rajkummar Rao is an Indian actor known for his work in Hindi films. He has appeared in more than 30 films since 2010, and is the recipient of several accolades including a National Film Award, four Filmfare Awards and an Asia Pacific Screen Award. In 2017, he appeared on Forbes India’s Celebrity 100 list. Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rajkummar_Rao
Rajkummar Rao (born Raj Kumar Yadav; 31 August 1984) is an Indian actor known for his work in Hindi films. He has appeared in more than 30 films since 2010, and is the recipient of several accolades including a National Film Award, four Filmfare Awards and an Asia Pacific Screen Award. In 2017, he appeared on Forbes India‘s Celebrity 100 list.
After studying acting at the Film and Television Institute of India, Rao made his acting debut with the anthology film Love Sex Aur Dhokha (2010) and took on supporting roles in the films Gangs of Wasseypur – Part 2 and Talaash: The Answer Lies Within (both 2012). He had his breakthrough in 2013 with critically acclaimed performances in the dramas Kai Po Che! and Shahid. His portrayal of lawyer Shahid Azmi in the latter won him the National Film Award for Best Actor and the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor.
Rao’s career progressed with supporting roles in Queen (2014), Aligarh (2015), and Bareilly Ki Barfi (2017), with the latter winning him the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor. He had lead roles in the independent films Trapped (2016) and Newton (2017), with the former winning him his second Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor and the latter earning him the Asia Pacific Screen Award for Best Performance by an Actor. Rao had his highest-grossing release in the horror comedy Stree (2018), and his first English-film role in the satire The White Tiger (2021). Further praise came for his starring roles in Ludo (2020), Monica, O My Darling (2022) and Bheed (2023), and he won the Filmfare Award for Best Actor for starring as a closeted gay man in Badhaai Do (2022).
Bhumi Pednekar is an Indian actress who works in Hindi films. Widely known for her portrayals of headstrong small-town women, she is the recipient of several awards including three Filmfare Awards. Wikipedia
Bhumi Pednekar (Hindustani pronunciation: [bʱuːmɪ peːɖneːkər] born 18 July 1989) is an Indian actress who works in Hindi films. Widely known for her portrayals of headstrong small-town women, she is the recipient of several awards including three Filmfare Awards.[1][2]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhumi_Pednekar
After working as an assistant casting director at Yash Raj Films for six years, she made her film debut as an overweight bride in the company’s romantic comedy Dum Laga Ke Haisha (2015), which earned her the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut. She rose to prominence starring in the commercially successful comedy-dramas Toilet: Ek Prem Katha (2017), Shubh Mangal Saavdhan (2017), Bala (2019) and Pati Patni Aur Woh (2019). For her performances as the septuagenarian sharpshooter Chandro Tomar in Saand Ki Aankh (2019) and a closeted lesbian in Badhaai Do (2022), she twice won the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress.
Off-screen, Pednekar is an environmentalist, and as of 2023, raises awareness on climate change for the United Nations Development Programme.