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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 is a director, producer and editor of Hindi films, documentaries and web series. He is known for his works on social issues such as AIDS, LGBTQI+ rights, child abuse and widowhood.
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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.
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Jun 5, 2023 · Onir, a prominent queer voice in Indian cinema, talks about his upcoming movie Pine Cone, which explores love, relationships and self-discovery of a gay man. The film, set to open the Kashish Film Festival, has a unique narrative structure and celebrates the beauty of rainbow lives.
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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.
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Jun 21, 2023 · It's pride month and Indian filmmaker Onir who is touted as one of the strongest voices for the LGBTQ community is back with a new film 'pine cone'. Speaking to our entertainment editor Abira...
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Jul 2, 2022 · Filmmaker Onir, 53, seems to be doing both with alacrity in his memoir, I Am Onir & I Am Gay (Viking, an imprint of Penguin, 2022), written with his sister Irene Dhar Malik, a National...
