Updated On: 08 June, 2023 09:20 AM IST | Athulya Nambiar
KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Film Festival is South Asia’s biggest queer film festival, and the first LGBTQ+ film festival in India to be held in a mainstream theatre. It is the first Indian LGBTQ+ festival to be held with approval by the Information & Broadcasting Ministry, Government of India. The festival had a str studded opening night on Wednesday, June 7. Check out some of the pictures from the night (All Photos/Yogen Shah)

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Pooja Solanki who indentifies as non binary is an artist and walked the red carpet in a stellar gown
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Actor Anup Soni was present at the opening night along with his wife Juhi Babbar. Actor Anup Soni said, "Being a part of the Narrative Films Jury has been a learning for me. I feel like I`ve become a nicer person." Filmmaker Jitin Hingorani said, "This is my first association with an Indian Film Festival. Watching the films made me proud as an Indian-American."

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Festival director Sridhar Rangayan was all smiles on the opening night as he welcomed guests
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Raveena Tandon arrived at the festival to show her support. The actress looked stunning in a black and gold attired and posed with filmmaker Onir on the red carpet

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Actor Lillete Dubey arrived in a gorgeous saree. She is also a jury member of the Narrative Films section. "The entries in this section were no less than an eye-opener. I was moved," she said
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Filmmaker Sudhir Mishra graces the opening night of Kashish Mumbai International Queer Film Festival

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Vidur Sethi and Sahib Verma who are the lead of `Pine Cone` pose with their director Onir
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