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Onir (born Anirban Dhar, 1 May 1969) is an Indian film and TV director, editor, screenwriter and producer. He is best known for his film My Brother…Nikhil , based on the life of Dominic d'Souza , [2] starring Sanjay Suri and Purab Kohli , which was one of the first mainstream Hindi films to deal with AIDS and same-sex relationships .
Onir. Director: I Am. Onir is an Indian filmmaker, producer, screenwriter and editor. Born as Anirban Dhar in Samchi, Bhutan, Onir spent much of his childhood going to the cinema. Earlier, Onir studied comparative literature at Jadavpur University in 1989, he received a scholarship to study film editing at SFB/TTC in Berlin.
Jul 12, 2022 · Onir talks about his memoir, ‘I am Onir and I am Gay’, and his journey as one of India’s first and few openly queer filmmakers.
Onir’s exceptional work has earned him 16 film awards, including the prestigious National Award for his film “I Am.” This powerful anthology of four short films ...
Jan 21, 2022 · Writer-director Onir talks about the Army rejecting the script of his next feature film which has a character of a gay officer and why he thinks Indian cinema has failed to push the envelop when comes to telling queer stories.
Onir is a renowned Indian filmmaker, who directs, edits, writes scripts, and produces films and TV shows. His notable work includes the 2005 film “My Brother…Nikhil,” which sheds light on the life of Dominic d’Souza, an Indian AIDS activist.
Nov 28, 2022 · Onir rose to fame with his 2005 film, 'My Brother...Nikhil' (Photo: Onir/Instagram) A little over four years ago, the Supreme Court, in a landmark judgment, decriminalised homosexuality as it unanimously struck down part of Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code which outlawed gay sex.
