Rediscovery of India's First Queer Film 'Badnam Basti' Highlights LGBTQ+ Representation
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- Badnam Basti is India's first queer film, released in 1971.
- The film features a love triangle involving Sarnam Singh, Bansuri, and Shivraj.
- Its original print was found in a Berlin archive in 2019.
- Curator Shai Heredia stated, It was way ahead of its time...
- The film subtly portrays queerness, with Sarnam saying, I thirst for you.
- It avoids a tragic ending, reuniting Sarnam with Bansuri.
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