London
(ANI):
Debutant
director
Sanjay
Sharma,
who's
set
to
bring
the
first
Indian
gay
love
story
onscreen,
is
confident
that
the
first
male
gay
kiss
in
mainstream
Indian
cinema
would
be
approved
by
censors.
The
film
titled
Dunno
Y...
Na
Jaane
Kyun
is
Bollywood's
answer
to
Brokeback
Mountain
and
is
planned
for
May
release.
Homosexuality
is
still
a
taboo
in
India
despite
High
Court
ruling
overturning
a
law
against
it.
The
film
is
expected
to
stir
plenty
of
controversy
as
it
promises
to
be
the
country's
boldest
portrayal
of
a
serious
and
explicit
sexual
relationship
between
two
men.
"At
the
moment
I'm
not
thinking
about
any
political
or
censor
problems," BBC
Asian
Network
quoted
Sharma
as
saying.
Sharma's
brother
Kapil,
who
plays
the
lead,
insists
that
Indian
audiences
are
now
ready
to
accept
homosexuality
on
screen
and
believes
it
is
the
right
time
to
tackle
the
subject
as
India
is
opening
up
to
bolder
issues.
Sanjay
insists
Dunno
Y
depicts
a
"normal
relationship" between
two
men
and
that
he
was
not
scared
to
broach
the
subject.
The
plot
revolves
around
a
struggling
model
who
goes
to
Mumbai
to
seek
fame
and
fortune
-
and
then
forms
an
intimate
relationship
with
another
man.
"I'm
not
afraid
of
anything.
I
stand
by
my
conviction," Sharma
added.
Talking
about
the
kiss
scene,
Kapil
said,
"Me
and
my
co-actor
were
hesitant
and
feeling
somewhat
odd
about
the
whole
thing
but
the
director
told
us
to
be
sincere
in
our
role.
"Added
to
that,
during
my
first
scene
-
a
gay
party
-
my
parents
turned
up
on
set.
I
was
wearing
these
hot
shorts
and
a
jacket.
These
drag
queens
were
all
around
me
so
that
was
definitely
very
awkward.
But,
after
three
or
four
days
I
became
immune
to
who
was
there," he
added.
Kapil
hopes
that
the
film
being
released
in
English
will
see
"the
censors
will
be
more
liberal".