My Brother… Nikhil (2005)
My Brother Nikhil, filmmaker Onir’s directorial debut, is a simple yet groundbreaking movie. It’s groundbreaking for mainstream Hindi cinema because its main character, Nikhil (Sanjay Suri), is a gay man diagnosed with HIV/AIDS. The movie does not ridicule or vilify Nikhil’s sexuality, and it does not completely define Nikhil by his sexuality or his HIV+ status.What is does, in a straightforward yet ultimately moving way, is present Nikhil as a complete person – a brother, son, friend, lover, athlete, not just a tokenized gay man – who is experiencing a crisis in his life.
Cast: Sanjay Suri, Juhi Chawla, Victor Banerjee
