After giving us the hugely popular series “ All about section 377” with it’s sequel “Still about section 377”. Amit Khanna is a Mumbai based filmmaker and an avid Fashion photographer. He also happens to be sole holder of the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke excellence award in the field of fashion photography
His latest offering “still about section 377” has already spread it’s global wings at the recent 71st Cannes film festival where it was screened at the Market. Amit has not only written and directed the series but has acted in it as well, he made his acting debut with the first season which also received rave reviews as well as international acclaim.
Still about section 377 is essentially a story of an urban gay couple that lands up in a village in order to convince one of the partner’s family to accept their relationship. It also has a strong transgender track. This would be the first time a web-series would highlight the struggles faced by the Hijara community in a rural set-up. The never seen before story line and strong writing as well as the realistic portrayal of the LGBTQ characters are already receiving a lot of appreciation. Khanna’s performance has got a thumbs-up at various screenings held and now the show is ready for it’s digital release.
Sharing his experience Khanna says. “ Working on still about section 377 has been a wonderful journey, the struggles to put this together has been immense but we are all very happy with the outcome and I hope everyone watches the show as it’s really important for the youth, it will break a lot of myths and prejudices people have about the LGBTQ and we as a team hope to bring about a revolution”
Still about section 377 has been produced by – Philum Makers and The dancing Shiva and will be presented by SP cinecorp and Asmiy Entertainment.
