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India's 1st LGBTQ+ film 'Badnaam Basti' to be screened at IFFM
short by Ishita Ranganath / on 22 Jul 2025,Tuesday
The restored version of India's first LGBTQ+ film, 'Badnaam Basti', will be screened at the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne in August 2025. Released in 1971, the film was directed by Prem Kapoor and follows a driver bandit named Sarnam who rescues Bansuri from an assault, and their relationship. The film stars Nitin Sethi, Amar Kakkad and Nandita Thakur.
short by Ishita Ranganath / 06:49 pm on 22 Jul
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