South Asia’s biggest LGBTQ film festival, and one of Mumbai’s important cultural events, the 8th edition of KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Film Festival will be held May 24-28, 2017 at two venues India’s oldest Art deco theater Liberty Cinema and Alliance Francaise de Bombay....

May 25th, 2016 was a momentous day, not only for KASHISH, but also for LGBT rights in India when one of the legends of Hollywood Sir Ian McKellen (aka Magneto, Gandalf) inaugurated the 7th KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Film Festival. As one of the greatest actor with his unique chutzpah he mesmerized...

Bollywood star Sonam Kapoor speaks passionately for LGBT rights at KASHISH 2016 Opening Night at Liberty Cinema. Popular RJ Malishka welcomed and cheered her on. Sonam Kapoor said, “Most of my followers are women, gay men or lesbians. They love me and I love them”. She also applauded the...

KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Film Festival – South Asia’s biggest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (LGBTQ) film festival – returns for its 8th edition in May 2017. Voted as one of the Top 5 LGBT Film Festival in the world, KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Film Festival...

For the fifth year in a row, KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Film Festival will be raising funds to hold the eighth edition of South Asia’s biggest LGBTQ film festival through crowdfunding. The global campaign to raise funds was launched on India’s leading crowdfunding portal –...

Poster portrays the theme of 8th edition of South Asia’s biggest LGBTQ film fest – ‘Diverse, One’ India’s top fashion designer Wendell Rodricks has picked the poster design submitted by Mumbai-based architect Benny Mathew as the winner of the KASHISH International Poster Contest 2017. The poster –...

Sridhar Rangayan, KASHISH Festival Director will talk on Indian LGBTQ films This March 2017, BFI Flare, London, one of the world’s oldest LGBTQ film festivals will have a special focus on South Asia’s biggest LGBTQ film festival KASHISH. Festival Director Sridhar Rangayan will be at BFI Flare to talk...

Design KASHISH 2017 Poster to win Cash Award of Rs.20,000/- KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Film Festival invites designers from across the world to design the official festival poster and overall look for its 8th edition with the theme ‘Diverse, One’  KASHISH 2017 will be held from...