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“Bombay Talkies” is the first in a series of anthology films by Johar, Banerjee, Akhtar and Kashyap – The shorts comprising the anthology focus primarily on issues of the modern era. Released in the 100th year of Indian cinema, the first of these stories, “Ajeeb Dastaan Hai Yeh,” focuses on a gay man. His family is unaccepting of his sexuality, so he leaves his home for a new start, meeting and befriending a female intern with a closeted gay husband. The two men enter a complicated relationship. While all three shorts are certainly worth the watch, “Ajeeb Dastaan Hai Yeh” is probably the installment with the most overt LGBTQ+ themes.

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“Bombay Talkies” is the first in a series of anthology films by Johar, Banerjee, Akhtar and Kashyap – The shorts comprising the anthology focus primarily on issues of the modern era. Released in the 100th year of Indian cinema, the first of these stories, “Ajeeb Dastaan Hai Yeh,” focuses on a gay man. His family is unaccepting of his sexuality, so he leaves his home for a new start, meeting and befriending a female intern with a closeted gay husband. The two men enter a complicated relationship. While all three shorts are certainly worth the watch, “Ajeeb Dastaan Hai Yeh” is probably the installment with the most overt LGBTQ+ themes.