KASHISH
is
proud
to
announce
that
popular
actress
Renuka
Shahane
and
national
award-winning
filmmaker
Onir
have
joined
its
Advisory
Board,
along
with
previous
eminent
board
members
like
theatre
personality
Dolly
Thakore,
National
award-winning
filmmaker
Arunaraje
Patil,
president
of
Whistling
Woods
Meghna
Ghai
Puri
and
communications
specialist
Roy
Wadia.
Sridhar
Rangayan,
festival
director,
said,
“We
are
thrilled
to
announce
reconstitution
of
the
KASHISH
Advisory
Board,
with
inclusion
of
two
amazing
members
–
Renuka
Shahane
and
Onir,
two
young,
accomplished
creative
persons
who
will
add
great
value
to
the
already
eminent
board.
Together
we
are
looking
forward
to
building
a
progressive
and
inclusive
festival.”
“I
am
so
happy
to
be
on
the
Advisory
Board
of
KASHISH.
It
will
give
me
the
opportunity
to
spread
the
message
of
inclusivity
and
break
prejudices
about
the
LGBTQIA
community
that
still
exist.
To
change
the
mindset
of
people
is
a
long,
uphill
struggle.
Film
festivals
like
KASHISH
are
very
important
as
they
have
been
instrumental
in
pushing
the
envelope
in
changing
the
attitude
of
people.
KASHISH
also
gives
the
LGBTQIA
community
a
secure,
loving
space
for
artistic
expression
and
social
interaction.
I
am
looking
forward
to
being
a
part
of
the
change
I
would
like
to
see,
one
step
at
a
time,
towards
unconditional
inclusiveness
and
equality
and
towards
a
society
where
all
love
is
considered
equally
valid
and
beautiful!”,
said
Renuka
Shahane
whose
film
Tribangha
as
director
will
be
releasing
on
Netflix
soon.
“It’s
a
privilege
to
be
in
the
advisory
board
of
the
largest
queer
film
festival
in
South
Asia.
I
look
forward
to
working
with
the
team
and
looking
at
how
we
can
have
better
representation
of
all
the
shades
in
the
queer
lives
spectrum,
be
it
in
the
films
we
screen
or
the
people
behind
the
scene.
We
also
want
to
work
towards
being
more
inclusive
in
trying
to
have
narrative
representation
from
smaller
towns
and
also
in
various
languages”,
said
Onir
who
is
currently
working
on
his
dream
project
We
Are,
a
sequel
to
his
national
award-winning
film
I
Am.
The
organizers
said
the
Advisory
Board
met
recently
virtually
and
discussed
the
way
ahead
for
the
festival.
KASHISH
Mumbai
International
Queer
Film
Festival,
South
Asia’s
biggest
LGBTQIA+
film
festival,
is
being
held
May
20-30th,
2021
virtually
again
this
year,
with
a
possibility
of
a
one
or
two
ground
event.
The
organizers
have
announced
the
theme
for
the
festival,
which
is
'Unlock
With
Pride’,
representing
the
festival's
mission
to
unlock
geographical
&
racial
barriers,
and
encourage
love
&
acceptance
of
LGBTQIA+
individuals,
and
thereby
unlock
a
new
normal
of
hope
for
everyone.
Film
submissions
to
KASHISH
2021
are
open
currently
to
all
formats
of
long
and
short
films
from
around
the
world,
dealing
with
LGBTQIA+
themes.
For
more
information
about
KASHISH,
please
check
mumbaiqueerfest.com