Apurva Asrani 

The filmmaker has been unabashedly proud
of his sexual orientation and has spoken about his homosexuality on public platforms. He had penned Manoj Bajpayee-led Aligarh.

Shonali Bose 

The Sky is Pink helmer is openly bisexual.
Bose had modeled the protagonist of her
lesbian drama Margarita with a Straw on her
own experience.

Wendell Rodricks

Openly homosexual since the age of 19,
the late fashion designer and author had acknowledged his homosexuality on national television way back in 2002!

Rituparno Ghosh 

The legendary Bengali filmmaker was one of
the first few Indian celebrities to embrace their homosexuality. His creations also pivoted
around same-sex relationships.

Bobby Darling

We all remember Pakhi Sharma, or Bobby
Darling, through her "comic" roles in Hindi
films. However, it's tragic that most of her
roles were comic relief devices and bereft
of gravitas.