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Rani Kohinoor

Rani Kohinoor

Indian drag queen, singer, actor, and LGBTQ+ activist known as Rani Ko-HE-Nur; Mr. Gay India 2014 winner and first drag queen in India to win golden buzzer on Sa Re Ga Ma Pa.

Jun 21, 2026

Unscripted with Akarsh Khurana

Unscripted with Akarsh Khurana

Queer Storytelling in India: Finally Taking Center Stage I The Queer Stage I Unscripted with Akarsh Khurana

Jun 21 · 56m

Akarsh Khurana
Akarsh KhuranaHOST
18:55
What in your view has been the evolution in the last two decades in terms of storytelling? And has there actually been
Rani Kohinoor
Rani KohinoorGUEST
19:03
any? Hi everyone and happy Pride to everybody.
Rani Kohinoor
Rani KohinoorGUEST
19:08
Yay! Which is very pertinent to your question is we need more regional cinema.
Rani Kohinoor
Rani KohinoorGUEST
19:20
that connects to the pulse of the audience.
Rani Kohinoor
Rani KohinoorGUEST
19:26
I think because in privileged corridors people are more or less sensitized anyway.
Rani Kohinoor
Rani KohinoorGUEST
19:31
Or at least have been exposed to the idea of transness or queerness.
Rani Kohinoor
Rani KohinoorGUEST
19:37
So I do believe that it is very very essential that you have regional cinema that normalizes characters and don't sensationalize them.

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speaker_7UNKNOWN
30:45
But I just think that this generation is

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