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CREDITS
Title: Mast Kalander
English Title: Happy Go Lucky Man
Year: 1991
Language: Hindi
Genre: Feature / Popular Entertainer
Director: Rahul Rawail
SYNOPSIS
A millionaire Pratap Singh disowns his son out because he wants to marry someone poor against his wishes. Years later, Pratap receives a letter in the mail, informing him that his son is dead, and that his widowed daughter-in-law and her son are on their way to live with him. He is delighted, and sends Prem, his nephew to receive, however, both mother and son do not arrive and are believed to be missing. Pratap subsequently finds out that his daughter-in-law is dead, and Guddu is living in a slum with a thief and drunk. With the help of the courts and the police, Pratap manages to bring Guddu to his home. This is where Pratap will find out that money and power will not buy him his grandson's love, he will also find out that his daughter-in-law did not die a normal death, but was killed. Watch what happens when Pratap starts to investigate who killed his daughter-in-law.
QUEER NOTES
One of subplots is about a camp character Pinkoo who is the brother of the main villain. He is in love with Prem Uncle and wants to win him over at any cost. There is even a dance set in a bar that is a gay parody of a popular Bollywood song where Pinkoo tries to woo Prem Uncle. A police officer Inspector Sher Singh is madly in love with Pinkoo. Though the comedy is over the top and at times gross, this was one of the first film that dealt with a gay man openly. Pinkoo even openly sings a ditty as he walks on the road - 'aadmi hoon aadmi se pyaar karta hoon (I'm a man who loves another man)'!
ACTOR/S IN QUEER ROLE
Anupam Kher as Pinkoo (gay)
LINKS
Imdb: www.imdb.com/title/tt0266752/
queer portrayals in Indian films