Yesterday
(May
25,
2016)
was
surely
one
big
day
for
Sonam
Kapoor
as
the
actress
inaugurated
the
Kashish
Film
Festival
with
none
other
than
the
international
star
Sir
Ian
McKellen.
McKellen
is
also
a
homosexual,
who
is
known
for
his
work
in
films
such
as
'The
Lord
of
the
Rings'
and
'The
Hobbit'.
He
was
presentalong
with
superstar
Aamir
Khan
to
discuss
William
Shakespeare
at
the
MAMI
Film
Festival
a
few
days
back.
Check
Out
Here
Sonam
&
Aamir's
Pics
With
McKellen:
"I'm
here
for
Kashish,
and
I'm
here
because
I
strongly
believe
in
what
this
film
festival
stands
for,
that
it's
a
basic
human
rights."
"It's
not
about
being
lesbian,
gay,
female,
male,
transsexual,
anything,
it's
about
being
able
to
be
who
you
want
to
be
and
somebody
who
is
just
themselves.
I'm
a
strong
supporter
of
basic
human
rights," Sonam
said.
Whereas,
McKellen
said,
"I
just
want
to
say
how
happy
I
am
to
be
at
Kashish;
it's
my
first
visit
to
Mumbai.
I
made
many
friends
already
and
I
hope
this
evening
to
make
many
more."
"I've
come
to
Mumbai
to
celebrate
Shakespeare
and
to
celebrate
the
connections
between
the
United
Kingdom
and
your
country.
And
I've
also
come
to
support
those
who
want
to
get
rid
of
section
377
(which
criminalizes
homosexuality)."
Later,
he
added,
"Whatever
our
sexuality,
whatever
our
taste,
we
must
all
be
treated
equally.
That
is
the
world
Nelson
Mandela
fought
for.
That
is
the
future,
I
believe,
Mahatma
Gandhi
dreamt
of
seeing."
Kashish
Film
Festival
is
the
South
Asia's
biggest
LGBT
(lesbian,
gay,
bisexual,
and
transgender)
film
festival
and
this
is
the
seventh
edition
of
the
festival.