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Copyright Sridhar Rangayan, 2009
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CREDITS
Title: Page 3
Year: 2005
Language: Hindi
Subtitle: English
Genre: Feature / Art House
Director: Madhur Bhandarkar
SYNOPSIS
'Page 3' takes a behind-the-scenes look at A-list celebrity lifestyles through the eyes of a female entertainment journalist. It explores the power-play between the rich and famous and the media. It is also the story of three girls trying to make a decent living in an indecent society.
QUEER NOTES
Madhavi, the protagonist, is shocked to find out that her boyfriend Tarun, an upcoming model, is sleeping with her best friend, a gay make-up artist, so that he can climb up the Bollywood ladder. She also catches a Page 3 celebrity with a harem of young boys in a shocking expose about paedophilia.
ACTOR/S IN QUEER ROLE
Jai Kalra as Tarun and Rehaan Engineer as -------- (gay)
Nasser Abdullah as the paedophile
LINKS
Imdb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0443708/
Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Page_3_(film)
queer portrayals in Indian films