Hansal Mehta breaks silence on not casting gay actors in Modern Love Mumbai's Baai

Hansal Mehta has broken silence on why he did not cast gay actors for Modern Love Mumbai's Baai. The episode featured Ranveer Brar and Pratik Gandhi.

Filmmaker Hansal Mehta has broken silence on not casting gay actors in Baai, which is a part of Modern Love Mumbai. Mehta directed the episode Baai, featuring Ranveer Brar and Pratik Gandhi. The episode was about a gay love story. The episode, directed by Hansal, was loved by a lot of people. But at the same time, it was criticised by some members of the queer community because of its casting. Now, Hansal has responded to people's reaction to the casting of Baai.

Speaking with Mashable India, Hansal Mehta broke his silence on why he did not cast gay actors in Modern Love Mumbai's Baai. "I understand what they (the queer community) are saying and I believe that representation should come from the stories. If somebody is right for the cast, whether queer or straight, they should be cast correctly. I will have queer representation if the actors are correct for the part. These are the aesthetic choices you make. But I don’t see a reason for a backlash. There's an honest representation. I have seen it happening in front of me," said Hansal Mehta.

Talking about Modern Love Mumbai, it is the Hindi adaption of the US series Modern Love, which is based on the New York Times' famous column Modern Love. Besides Hansal Mehta's Baai, Modern Love Mumbai is comprised of five other episodes. While Shonali Bose directed Raat Rani, Vishal Bhardwaj helmed Mumbai Dragon.

On the other hand, Alankrita Shrivastava directed My Beautiful Wrinkles whereas Nupur Asthana helmed Cutting Chai. And lastly, I Love Thane was directed by Dhruv Sehgal. The series premiered on Amazon Prime Video.