Actor Manoj Bajpayee's victory as the Best Actor (Male) at Filmfare Awards for Aligarh is a huge achievement for the LGBTQ community, says the movie's co-writer Apurva Asrani, who had "lost faith in awards".
"I had lost faith in awards. But Manoj Bajpayee winning a mainstream award for playing a gay protagonist is huge for India's LGBTQ! Aligarh," Asrani tweeted on Sunday.
I had lost faith in awards. But #ManojBajpayee winning a mainstream award for playing a gay protagonist is HUGE for India's LGBTQ! #Aligarh— Apurva Asrani (@Apurvasrani) January 15, 2017
To that, Manoj, who shared the award with Shahid Kapoor (Udta Punjab), tweeted: "It's all due to your writing and Hansal Mehta."
its all due to yr writing and @mehtahansal https://t.co/D8q04QRaSF— Manoj Bajpayee (@BajpayeeManoj) January 15, 2017
In Aligarh, Manoj played a gay professor.
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