#i don't think it was perfect or outstanding rep but i personally never expected to hear the word gay in a bangali movie

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Can't believe I just watched a Bengali movie where a gay man and a woman settled together in what essentially boils down to a queerplatonic marriage

What a world.

#i mean like #the movie wasn't *about* them #it wasn't like 'omg massive groundbreaking moment for queer rep in indian movies' #the movie was mostly about the girl's elderly parents and also their family as a whole #but there was this amazing scene where the girl and her dad were talking and he asked her when she and her husband were having a baby #as indian parents do #and she told him never and that her husband is gay #and that she didn't know until after marriage because his parents had forced him into an arranged heterosexual marriage #and her father said - well you two should get divorced immediately because then you'll both be free #and she was like #actually no. #(the following is translated and paraphrased and not as poetic as it was in the movie.) #is marriage only good for one thing? for romance and children? #we make eachother happy. there are no lies between us. we live together and take care of one another. #ive had plenty of relationships during our marriage. he's had a boyfriend. even so we've decided to stay with eachother. #and she like talked about how their friendship is so strong and they fulfill their wedding vows to eachother without needing romance #it was nice #i don't think it was perfect or outstanding rep but i personally never expected to hear the word gay in a bangali movie #like it wasn't even bollywood guys #and like I know they didn't use the word 'queerplatonic' #but from that description I would say it fits?