
LGBTQ love has rarely been handled with discretion by Bollywood directors – but the trend is changing. From being filler and comic characters in films since the sixties, the nineties saw one of the most mature LGBTQ films, Fire, starring Shabana Azmi and Nandita Das. Now, with younger, bolder directors not averse to handling bold subjects, Krishna Bhatt handles LGBTQ love in her upcoming web series Maaya 2, starring Leena Jumani and Priyal Gor in the main roles. Leena recently shared the first teaser trailer of the web series and it has already become the talking point. The teaser shows several intimate sequences between the two characters and even a full-blown lip-lock.
While not much is known about the characters, whatever has been revealed impresses us. This is not a web series about two immature women falling in love, or even two sexually repressed women who find sheer companionship in each other’s arms – both characters seem professional and well placed and life. As far as the teaser shows, it would seem that the two take their own decisions and are in full control of their lives. Maaya 2 will start streaming from 30 May.