Director of movie on homosexual relationships “Dunno Y…Na Jaane Kyun” Sanjay Sharma is facing censor trouble, says his aim is to make people aware that there’s nothing abnormal about one being homosexual.
“Through this movie I wanted to bring out the relationship between these characters. How they feel, their emotions… My aim is not to make fun of them. It was a big challenge for me dealing with this subject. I’m happy that at least I gave it a shot,” Sharma, whose film has been screened at a few international film festivals, told IANS in an interview.
“I want to send a message through my movie that homosexuals are also human beings. They are not abnormal. So people shouldn’t see them with a different perspective. Like we love, even they love. It’s very important to create this awareness,” Sharma added.
Written by the director’s brother Kapil Sharma, who is also acting in the movie, “Dunno Y…Na Jaane Kyun” tells the story of a serious relationship between two men. The film also stars Yuvraj Parashar, Helen, Zeenat Aman, Rituparna Sengupta, Kabir Bedi, Tara Sharma and Asha Sachdev among others.
The movie has been showcased at the Trikone Queer Film Festival (Australia), I View (New York) and Indian Film Festival of London but faces some problems with the censor board in India that wants a few scenes deleted before it releases Oct 29.
“Right now the issue is with the revising committee. They want us to delete some portions, but according to me they are important for the film. So we are trying to convince them. No final decision has been taken till now,” director Sharma explained.
What made him get two yesteryears actresses - Zeenat Aman and Helen - on board?
“Zeenat Aman fitted the role very well. When we were scripting the movie, the first thing that came to our mind was to approach her for this role… because if your casting is right, 50 percent of your job is done,” Sharma said.
