Gay roles have been sanitised because not many actors are comfortable doing that. And by intimacy I do not mean sex, it is about the connect - like how the touch is not deep enough. Speaking about the relevance of casting queer actors, Onir said, “Even if the intention and acting is great, straight actors lack intimacy when enacting gay persons onscreen. They celebrate their desire and are not ashamed of it.” Onir spoke about why it’s important to make the right casting choices In his exclusive interaction with ETimes, the filmmaker added, “Working with a queer actor brings along experiences that enrich the scene and the film.
