Himanee Bhatia’s ‘Khat’ revolves around the LGBTQ community!
#HimaneeBhatia is known to play diverse characters and is famous for her unique choice in roles. Her upcoming release, Khat is a short film that is a love triangle and is around the #LGBTQ community. Himanee plays the character of #DhritiSingha, who is a writer and the protagonist of the film. The film was the official selection at LGBTQ film selection 2019. That itself says a lot about the potential of the cinema and Himanee. It’s an important film for us as a society and it furthers the progression that we as a society have been making. We need to take giant strides in this arena and this is going to do a world of good in that sense. The film is to release in March, on MX player.
Himanee says, “This film is extremely close to me. I have had the utmost love and respect for the LGBTQ community. They are as much as part of ours as we are theirs. The way they have been treated over the years has been a shame but we are coming out of that shell. We are a progressive society and we continue to do so. It was an immediate yes as I heard the narration. The film has been doing the rounds of the film festivals and I am glad it will be available for the audience very soon. It’s a project that is bound to question our beliefs and sit and think to decide to do what is right and not what is convenient. Time’s up for anyone who thinks that they don’t belong to society. They make society. Love and light to all ”
Those are some stellar words by a very inspiring Himanee. We are stunned to see her brave stance. Let’s wait and watch the movie. But there is a battle she has already won.