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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Badnam_BastiBadnam Basti - Wikipedia

    Badnam Basti (English: Infamous Neighbourhood) is a 1971 Bollywood drama film directed by Prem Kapoor and adapted from an eponymous novel by Hindi novelist Kamleshwar. Starring Nitin Sethi, Amar Kakkad, and Nandita Thakur, it is often described as India's first gay film.

  2. www.herzindagi.com › movies › badnam-basti-firstBadnam Basti: First LGBTQ Bollywood Movie That ... - HerZindagi

    4 days ago · The movie's print was sent there in the early 1970s to screen at a film festival. Badnam Basti (1971) by PremKapoor, India's 1st LGBTQ themed movie. Feat. Nandita Thakur, Nitin Sethi, and Amar Kakkad. Edited by Hrishikesh Mukerji. A song was recited by Harivanshrai Bachchan. The film saw a re-release in '78 with a U certificate.

  3. homegrown.co.in › homegrown-creators › filmBadnam Basti: The Untold Legacy of India's First Queer Film

    Aug 9, 2023 · Badnam Basti, a queer film that disappeared for decades, only to resurface in 2019. Read about the film's themes, its struggle for recognition, and the discourse surrounding its portrayal of desire and sexuality.

  4. www.imdb.com › title › tt0370319Badnam Basti (1971) - IMDb

    Badnam Basti: Directed by Prem Kapoor. With Nitin Sethi, Nandita Thakur, Nandlal Sharma, Amar Kakad. An adaptation of Kamleshwar Prasad Saxenaa's eponymous novel, this artfully hewn, musical melodrama traces a circular relationship between its three main characters: dashing truck driver bandit Sarnam, the lovely Bansuri who he saves from being ...

  5. scroll.in › reel › 803838The untold story of ‘Badnam Basti’, possibly India’s first ...

    Feb 21, 2016 · Badnam Basti was made 12 years before Jabbar Patel’s Umbartha, in which Smita Patil, as the warden of a home for destitute women, is confronted with a lesbian romance between two...

  6. nublockmuseum.blog › 2020/08/06 › lost-hindi-filmLost Hindi film "Badnam Basti": Uncovering a classic of queer ...

    Aug 6, 2020 · Prem Kapoor’s 1971 Hindi film Badnam Basti (Alley of Ill Repute) is considered one of the first Indian films to explore queer relationships. Based on a novel by Hindi writer Kamleshwar Prasad Saxena, it centers on a love triangle between two men and one woman on the margins of society.

  7. en.kinorium.com › 289290Badnam Basti (movie, 1971) - Kinorium

    Badnam Basti. ( 1971 ) Drama. Based on a novel by Hindi writer Kamleshwar Prasad Saxena, it centers on a love triangle between two men and one woman on the margins of society. (Summary from Northwestern University’s programming notes) Сast and Crew. Stars. Nitin Sethi. Nandita Thakur. Nandlal Sharma. Amar Kakad. Ravi Kumar. Amrit Patel. Full Cast.