He continued: “There is much healing that needs to happen within the gay community. (karanjohar/Twitter) Apurva AsraniĪward-winning filmmaker, editor and writer Apurva Asrani, who is known working on successful films like Satya (1998), Shahid (2013) and CityLights (2014), is one of few openly gay men in Indian cinema.įollowing the repeal of Section 377, Asrani told The Indian Expressthat he felt “vindicated” by the Supreme Court’s decision. Johar also praised the Supreme Court’s decision on Thursday, posting to his 15 million followers on Twitter: “Historical judgment!!!! So proud today! Decriminalising homosexuality and abolishing #Section377 is a huge thumbs up for humanity and equal rights! The country gets its oxygen back!” Johar celebrated the court ruling on Twitter. Which is why I Karan Johar will not say the three words that possibly everybody knows about me.” If I need to spell it out, I won’t only because I live in a country where I could possibly be jailed for saying this. “Everybody knows what my sexual orientation is,” he wrote. However, Johar, who directed 1998 movie Kuch Kuch Hota Hai and the 2001 movie Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham…, heavily hinted about his sexual orientation in his autobiography An Unsuitable Boy in 2017. Director and producer Karan Johar has never officially come out as gay.
