Shelly Chopra Dhar's guest appearances

Shelly Chopra Dhar

Raj and Pablo: The Podcast

Queering Desi

The Dorothy Project

Sonam Kapoor

Fatimah Asghar

Anita Rani

Nik Sharma

Deepika Padukone

Juno Dawson

Nik Dodani

DJ Rekha

Simon Jones

Imran Khan

Tony Gill

Nicola Coughlan

Vivek Shraya

Arjun Kapoor

Athiya Shetty

OwlTail

Born into a family of major Bollywood producers, Shelly never got the chance to join them - she was “married and packed off”, and only began her own film career once her children were in school. One of those children turned out to be gay - and Shelly’s experience raising a gay child inspired her to make Ek Ladki.    We talked about her Trojan horse tactics to bring an LGBT story with a message of acceptance to the biggest possible audience, complete with huge stars including Sonam and Anil Kapoor.   You can find Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga on Netflix, in the UK and around the world.

Born into a family of major Bollywood producers, Shelly never got the chance to join them - she was “married and packed off”, and only began her own film career once her children were in school. One of those children turned out to be gay - and Shelly’s experience raising a gay child inspired her to make Ek Ladki.  <br/>  We talked about her Trojan horse tactics to bring an LGBT story with a message of acceptance to the biggest possible audience, complete with huge stars including Sonam and Anil Kapoor. <br/>  You can find Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga on Netflix, in the UK and around the world.

S2 Ep2: Shelly Chopra Dhar: Bollywood director

This week, Priya chats with Shelly Chopra Dhar, director and co-screenwriter of the new Bollywood film, “Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga,” Bollywood’s first mainstream queer love story since “Fire.” The two talk extensively about the film, from what it was like to cast the film to the lukewarm box office response in India, and why we didn't see more of Sweety (Sonam Kapoor) and Kuhu's (Regina Cassandra) relationship on screen. Shelly talks about her intended audience, and Priya even asks about the male savior trope in the story. Later, Shelly talks about her experience as the parent of a queer child and shares advice for other parents.

<p>This week, Priya chats with Shelly Chopra Dhar, director and co-screenwriter of the new Bollywood film, “Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga,” Bollywood’s first mainstream queer love story since “Fire.” The two talk extensively about the film, from what it was like to cast the film to the lukewarm box office response in India, and why we didn't see more of Sweety (Sonam Kapoor) and Kuhu's (Regina Cassandra) relationship on screen. Shelly talks about her intended audience, and Priya even asks about the male savior trope in the story. Later, Shelly talks about her experience as the parent of a queer child and shares advice for other parents.</p>

S2 Ep3: Queering Bollywood with Shelly Chopra Dhar

Kanika Kapoor

Kanika Kapoor &amp; director Shelly Chopra Dhar join the boys on the show.

Kanika Kapoor & Director Shelly Chopra Dhar