Rainbow Rishta director Jaydeep Sarkar: ‘I want queer actors in straight roles’ | web series
Filmmaker and writer Jaideep Sarkar produced the documentary series Rainbow Rishta, which was recently released on Prime Video. In an exclusive interview with Hindustan Times, he talks about working on the show, his views on the lack of representation of the LGBTQI+ community in various walks of life and much more. (Also read Rainbow Rishta Trailer: Trinetra Haldar, Aishwarya Ayushmaan’s New Documentary Series Celebrates 6 Strange Love Stories)
It took me 30 years to come out
Explaining why he decided to take on Rainbow Rishta, Jaydeep said, “Because I’ve never seen anything like it. If I had seen something like this years ago, it wouldn’t have taken me 30 years to come out of the closet. I made a show for my 13-14 year old. “
“Why define trauma?”
Asked by Joydeep to talk about the dark stages of her life and the support system that helped her get through them, Joydie insisted that the narrative had to change. “Let’s try and look beyond our injury. We’re just sad (with these stories), we’re not. When I meet a straight person (I’m not just the trauma I’ve achieved). I think changing the conversation (is important). I see that this conversation builds a lot around why should we define our trauma? The trauma is certainly there, we don’t brush it under the rug. But we want the world to see us beyond that. “
Speaking about her support system, she said: “My 20s were very dark, lonely. I was in Bombay and it was very difficult to find love at that time. There were no dating apps…it was very difficult to find kindred spirits that understood you. I am facing a really tough time. And then, magically, I found my partner at the age of 33. I found great support from him and his wonderful and progressive family in Jamshedpur. I was really lucky. “
We also asked Jade to share her thoughts on the portrayal of transgender and queer people on screen. Reminded of Sushmita Sen’s Taal, Jaydeep said, “I haven’t seen it and I don’t have any umbrella vision about it. But, I’m happy that Gauri Sawant’s story is there and I’m sure it’s a wonderful film. But otherwise there is so much discrimination that we have to go out and create representation in all spaces. We need queer writers. “
“I’m waiting for Trinetta and Daniela Mendonca in human roles”
He concluded: “Can’t a straight man make up a weird story? I don’t think so, Badhaai Do was mostly straight crew and cast and I really enjoyed the movie, it blew me away. You don’t have to be an alien to create an ET. But if there is a lack of representation, the world will be a poorer place. I want queer actors to play straight roles. I look forward to Trineta Haldar and Daniela Mendonca in ordinary human roles and not just in brackets.
More about Rainbow Rishta
Rainbow Rishta depicts the lives of Trineta Haldar, Aishwarya Ayushmaan, Daniela Mendonca, Aneez Saikia, Sanam Choudhary, Soham Sengupta, Suresh Ramda and Saddam Hanjabami.
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