Bhumi Pednekar to Sonam Kapoor: Actresses who went bold and played lesbians in films and web series
Bollywood actresses including Bhumi Pednekar, Sonam Kapoor and more who have played lesbians roles in films and web series.
by Janhvi Sharma · BollywoodLife.comSeveral filmmakers are exploring LGBTQIA+ stories in their films and many female stars are breaking the stereotypes. These divas are seen playing lesbian characters in various films and web series.
Actress Bhumi Pednekar was seen in Badhaai Do in which she played a lesbian who gets married to gay man. The movie revolved around lavender marriage.
Human stars Shefali Shah and Kirti Kulhari. The web series is on Hotstar and has lesbian relationship as a sub plot. Both the actresses have performed well and given some bold scenes on-screen.
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Sonam Kapoor is played the role of lesbian in Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga. Her performance was appreciated in the film.
Lovely Massage Parlour on Ullu App is about a ladies massage parlour run by ladies and only for ladies. But it later turns out to be a prostitution place.
Dev DD is the Alt Balaji series is about a young woman trying to break all the stereotypes around how an Indian woman is. They also have a lesbian scene in it.
Well, not just Madhuri Dixit, even Huma Qureshi played the role of lesbian in Dedh Ishqiya. They were seen as partners in the film.
This was the first films to explore homosexuality was Deepa Mehta’s Fire. It starred Shabana Azmi as one of the leads and faced a lot of controversies.
Twisted A murder mystery had a track about Aliah Mukherjee getting into a lesbian relationship with her female friend Zara. The series is on JioCinema.