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KASHISH 2010 - a dream come true

It all started with a small dream - of bringing international queer cinema to India as well as provide a platform for Indian queer films. But the first edition of KASHISH – Mumbai International Queer Film Festival 2010 turned out to be a milestone event in LGBT movement in India. It was the first ever queer film festival to be held in a mainstream theater and simultaenously at two venues (PVR Cinemas & Alliance Francaise). It was also the first queer film festival in India to apply for and obtain an exemption from the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting!

The four days of the film festival at two venues drew an unprecedented audience turnout of over 1200 people who came to watch 110 films from 25 countries. The festival was supported by a host of Bollywood celebrities and media professionals. The festival received extensive media coverage in India and globally.

Kashish - Mumbai International Queer Film Festival was organized by Solaris Pictures and Bombay Dost in association with The Humsafar Trust. The film festival was supported by grants from UNDP, UNAIDS and Movies That Matter (Netherlands).

 If you missed the action, check out all the films we played at Kashish - Mumbai International Queer Film Festival 2010 in the Festival Catalog on the side - 92 Pages loaded with information about the organizers, jury, films, the filmmakers as well as the special events. 

Sridhar Rangayan
Festival Director

Kashish - Mumbai International Queer Film Festival