Onir honoured with the Gay Bombay Icon Award: “Deeply humbling” : Bollywood News

National Award Winner Onir, Widely Regarded as One of the Most Courageous and Path-Breaking Voices in Indian Cinema, Has Been Honoured with the prestigious Gay Bombay ICON Award by Gay Bombay, ANDIA ‘Most Prominent LGBTQ+ Organisations.

Onir Honoured with the Gay Bombay Icon Award: “Deeply Humbling”

Founded in 1998, Gay Bombay has Consistently worked to promote lgbtq+ rights in India by creating safe spaces for the Community Through working, film screenings, Awaarenass Drives, and O Events. The gay bombay icon award recognies individuals who have made significant contributions to advance Queer REPRESENTION and Rights in Society.

Onir, India’s First Openly Queer Filmmaker, has long been a pioneer in brings lgbtq narrants to the forefront of mainstream Indian Cinema. Through his films, Activism, and Advocacy, Onir has given visibility to stories and identifies that had long been marginalized, breaking stereotypes and pushing for incidence both with without. His body of work has been celebrated globally for its authenticity, sensitivity, and courage.

Speaking about the reconstrance, onir said, “to be honored by gay bombay, an organization that has been thought an integral part of India’s’s’Me’s Queer Journey, ISGEPLY HUMBLING. Filmmaker, I often Felt Alone in the Industry, Carrying Stories that Many Didn Bollywood to Hear, And Faced Resistance for Being Unapologetically Myself. Solidarity, and the Courage of Countless Queer Individuals that has given me strength to keep going. Silenced, where our Identities are not questionsed, and where love and Dignity are non-negot.

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