The queer Indian film Badnam Basti from 1971 is being celebrated for its contribution to LGBTQ+ cinema history.
Image Credit: Badnam Basti,’ Arsenal Institute for Film and Videoart Gay characters have long existed in Indian cinema, though Bollywood—not unlike its American counterpart— often made them the butt ...
Helen wasn’t just a dancer – she moved into a lingua franca that fused the Western cabaret world with a quintessentially ...