The Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM) will showcase the restored version of 'Badnaam Basti', India's first LGBTQ film, during its Pride Night.

Directed by Prem Kapoor, the 1971 film Badnam Basti is regarded as the first Indian movie to depict same-sex relationship.

IFFM 2025 will do several things. One of those things is honouring a film that was ahead of it's time as India’s first-ever ...

As per an article in The Guardian, the film was apparently lost after it was screened at the festivals, but a 35mm print was accidently discovered in the archives at the Arsenal Institute for Film and ...

The film released in 1971 and was directed by Prem Kapoor. The Nitin Sethi, Amar Kakkad, and Nandita Thakur starrer follows a ...

IIFM will screen India’s first LGBTQ film, ‘Badnaam Basti’, during pride night to promote inclusivity. The event includes ...

"Participating in protest activity, or parades that support any ‘cause’ can quite rightly undermine the public’s confidence in that impartiality, especially where there are a range of legitimate views ...

India’s first ever LGBTQ film, Badnaam Basti’s restored version to lead Indian Film Festival of Melbourne 2025.

The 16th Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM) will host a special Pride Night on August 22, dedicating a space to honor ...

The shooting happened on the last day of the festival in 2019. The gunman used bolt cutters to cut through a fence, thus avoiding security. A total of 20 people were injured.

Following last year's success, the city of Bath is to play host to another Pride celebration. On Saturday there will be ...

SATURDAY marked Glasgow’s annual Pride parade, with thousands of LGBTQ people and our allies marching through Glasgow to call on ...