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Milind Soman Made Me Gay

Country: USA, Language: English, 27 mins

  • Director: Harjant Gill
  • Writer: Harjant Gill
  • Producer: Charlene Gilbert; Harjant Gill

CGiii Comment

Numerous mutterings on being gay in the Asian/American community.

Amateur, indulgent film-making - it's like a badly filmed video diary...


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The(ir) Blurb...

In 1995, the Indian Government charged Bollywood superstar Milind Soman with 'obscenity' for appearing nude in a shoe advertisement. Under the rhetoric of preserving nation's morality, these charges were carried-out using old colonial laws that are still evoked to restrict desire and persecute homosexuality in India today.

Milind Soman Made Me Gay is a conceptual documentary about desire and notions of 'home' and 'belonging'. The film employs a unique mix of visual elements along with voice over narration to juxtapose memories of the filmmaker's past against stories of three gay South Asian men living in the diaspora. Overshadowing these nostalgic explorations of life 'back home,' are harsh realities of homophobia and racism in America and an on-going struggle to find a place of belonging.

Cast & Characters

Daniel Phoenix Singh as Himself;
Khusboo Dilruba as Courtesan;
Harjant Gill as Himself;
Ayush Gupta as Himself;
Salman as Himself