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Rohan Kanawade, film director: My parents accepted my sexuality

Rohan Kanawade, film director: My parents accepted my sexuality

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Nikki Bedi speaks to director Rohan Kanawade about his film, sexuality and loss

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‘Their love was so innocent, so sweet, so organic and we just
wanted them to end up together because even they knew that some
of the queer films always end in tragedy and they were worried
that something like that's going to happen but that didn't happen
and so people were really happy with it.’ Nikki Bedi speaks to
Rohan Kanawade, the acclaimed director whose debut feature Cactus
Pears or Sabar Bonda, made history as the first Marathi-language
film to premiere at the prestigious Sundance Film Festival. It
also became the first Indian drama to win the festival's
International Grand Jury Prize. Set in Kanawade’s home state of
Maharashtra, Cactus Pears is a groundbreaking Marathi-language
love story between two men. Drawing on his experience of mourning
his father, he reveals how grief, memory and identity found their
way into his film. He also talks about growing up in a poor area
of Mumbai with parents who accepted and supported his sexuality.

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Presenter: Nikki Bedi Producer: Farhana Haider Editor: Damon Rose

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(Image: Rohan Kanawade. Credit: Getty)