One major gripe many people have with Indian cinema is how homosexuality and gay characters are portrayed in our films: stereotyped, exaggerated, comical. That’s exactly why Sudhanshu Saria‘s LOEV looks promising – reviews so far suggest that the movie tells a story of love, heartbreak and friendship where the characters’ sexuality is mostly incidental. The film, which has already done the rounds of festivals internationally, will have its Indian premiere at the MAMI festival in Mumbai.
LOEV stars Shiv Pandit, Siddharth Menon and Dhruv Ganesh. Dhruv, unfortunately, passed away after the shoot of this film due to tuberculosis. He never got to watch it, but his parents were present at the world premiere in Estonia, at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival.
Watch the trailer here:
Here’s what people are saying on Twitter:
What a heartwarming trailer! And loved that song too. https://t.co/M4MP6G145J
— वरुण (@varungrover) October 12, 2016
Looking forward to watch this one @sidmenon1 ?#LOEV premiers at #MAMI https://t.co/bggqUsktPw
— Priya Bapat (@bapat_priya) October 12, 2016
ICYMI: Trailer for @iamsuds‘ ‘quietly revolutionary’ debut film #LOEV. Screens at @Mumbaifilmfest, don’t miss. https://t.co/XtMlo4PXSg
— JSB (@jahanbakshi) October 11, 2016
Love how understated this feels. #LOEV https://t.co/9y07FVPJa5
— Grumble Bee (@sumit_roy_) October 10, 2016
And one more to watch at @Mumbaifilmfest @Loevfilm https://t.co/QmaxrF9fmH
— Udita Jhunjhunwala (@UditaJ) October 11, 2016
Looking forward!