The 10th Kashish Mumbai International Queer Film Festival was inaugurated on Wednesday evening. Hitherto the official red carpet was restricted to celebrities and well-known personalities, but this year in an effort to be inclusive and given the fact that the LGBTQ community has been setting fashion trends. The opening night ceremony saw actors, filmmakers, industrialists, activists and the LGBTQ community walk the red carpet. Celebrations are also due as this is the first mainstream LGBTQ film festival in India after reading down of Section 377. Kashish 2019 festival theme 'Over The Rainbow' commemorates the reading down of Sec 377 and decriminalisation of same-sex relationships in India.

Source: dna June 14, 2019 00:56 UTC