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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’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 delves into single motherhood, displacement, child abuse, and same-sex relationships, winning accolades for Best Film and Best Lyrics. As one of the few openly gay directors in Bollywood, Onir continues to inspire and break barriers in the film industry. ...
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.
Director-producer-screenwriter Onir, who is best known for making path breaking feature films with gay protagonists, especially My Brother... Nikhil (2005) and I Am (2010), speaks to us about...
Jun 23, 2022 · Onir is one of the few openly gay filmmakers in the Hindi film industry who has not shied away from accepting his identity even if it meant brickbats, hate, and a never-ending struggle for acceptance.
Sep 22, 2023 · Pine Cone: Directed by Onir. With Vidur Sethi, Sahib Verma, Amit Gurjar, Hanun Bawra. Semi-autobiographical film that narrates the story of an proud filmmaker Sid Mehra falling in love for the first time and over two decades becoming cynical about love and the changing landscape of queer rights in India in the year 1999.
Jun 19, 2022 · Ahead of the release of his memoir later this month, National Award-winning filmmaker Onir talks about identity, his journey and why LGBTQIA+ representation in films still has a long way to go
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.
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