My Brother… Nikhil

My Brother… Nikhil is a 2005 Indian film set in Goa. The movie portrays the life of the protagonist, Nikhil, from 1987 to 1994, when AIDS awareness in India was considerably low. Nikhil (played by Sanjay Suri) does not tell the story directly; the story is told to the viewer through the experiences and from the points of view of Nikhil's father, mother, boyfriend, lawyer, and his sister (played by Juhi Chawla). A clear message in the film is that, while Nikhil is gay, HIV/AIDS is not a "gay disease", but rather an illness that must be addressed via awareness. It also clearly shows how individuals suffering from HIV/AIDS were stigmatized throughout India at that time.

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 * New York Times Review
 * New York Times Review

My uncle… Nikhil