Ram Gopal Varma reveals why theatres are not screening lesbian film Khatra

Ram Gopal Varma, in an exclusive interview with IndiaToday.in, spoke about his lesbian film, Khatra (Dangerous). He revealed the reason behind theatres refusing to screen Khatra.

Ram Gopal Varma's lesbian film, Khatra (Dangerous) was supposed to hit the theatres on April 8. However, the filmmaker claimed that theatres refused to screen Khatra because of its lesbian theme. In an interview with IndiaToday.in, Ram Gopal Varma revealed that the theatre management is anti-LGBTQ and plans to convince them to screen Khatra. The film has now been postponed indefinitely.

Last week, Ram Gopal Varma blamed theatres for being anti-LGBTQ after they refused to screen his upcoming film, Khatra (Dangerous). Khatra is a story based on the relationship between two women. The film is also tipped to be a crime thriller.

In an exclusive interview with IndiaToday.in, Ram Gopal Varma said, "Khatra (Dangerous) was about two women. Even the LGBTQ community and some theatres are against the film. I treated the story like how I treat my other films. Instead of a man and a woman, I kept two women in the lead. They want an explanation for the same. I never gave any explanation about a relationship between a man and a woman. Why now?"

Ram Gopal Varma revealed that he is now in talks with theatre management and the members of LGBTQ community about the film. "I will work with them to ensure Khatra (Dangerous) releases in theatres," he added.

Khatra (Dangerous) is a crime thriller-drama featuring Apsara Rani and Naina Ganguly in lead roles. The film is about the relationship between two women after the abrogation of Section 377. For the uninitiated, Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) was decriminalised, which made homosexual relationships legal.

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