In an extremely touching sequence, Karan gains the confidence to confront his first abuser, thanks to his father's backing. He tells her about the mental trauma her physical violence and lack of support had on him as a child, addressing his deepest fears. The manner in which Anamika accepts her son's sexuality in The Fame Game is perhaps one of the most poignant parent-child scenes in Bollywood. Only when she asks him compassionately, "Are you gay?" does her son come out as homosexual. She not only embraced him without being melodramatic, but she also reassured him that he would be loved regardless of his sexual orientation.
When Sumi's is accidently revealed, their fabricated marital life crumbles like a house of cards. Shardul, still, remains silent for a while but when his family begins to ridicule Sumi, he plucks up the courage to announce his identity in front of his entire family. In Badhaai Do, Shardul and Sumi, being homosexuals, enter into a lavender marriage when the family pressure goes berserk.
So, pulling the curtain off one's sexuality is never easy unless you have a truck full of courage and a no-nonsense attitude towards the outrageous reactions.Īmidst the Bollywood films that continue to pass ignorant slurs, some films and shows are doing a laudable job at shattering societal taboos. We have compiled the best coming-out scenes from Hindi shows and movies that are everything between brutal and touching. Some have their parents' support or some are thoroughly backed by their partners, while others have none. It's soul-crushing to see how the LGBTQ community is still facing the brickbats for what is a natural process of life: falling in love just because they don't fit the model that the society has designed for them.