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This Oscar-winning film charts Chiron's heart-wrenching journey into adulthood and has some of the most powerful queer moments in recent cinematic history.
Ang Lee's quietly passionate Brokeback Mountain stars Jake Gyllenhaal and Keith Ledger as queer men in a Western film.
Arguably 2022's top film, Badhaai Do revolves around a lavender marriage between a gay cop and a lesbian PT teacher.
Hansal Mehta's Aligarh is a powerful statement on the right to privacy and to live and love as one wishes.
Inspired by an individual with cerebral palsy wishing for sexual agency, director Shonali Bose crafts a coming-of-age story for Laila, who explores her sexuality through multiple passionate affairs, including one with a blind woman.
Starring the real-life father-daughter duo of Anil Kapoor and Sonam Kapoor, Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga revolves around a closeted lesbian who wishes to marry her lover.
Although Johar's segment leans on stereotypes that have long accompanied gay representation on-screen (violence, the absence of consent), it remains a powerful depiction of being a gay man in India.
From Karzzzz to Rudraksh, here are our top picks