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Gangotri (2003)
Directed by K. Raghavendra Rao
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Transgender in film, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Cross-dressing in film
Actors Allu Arjun, Prakash Raj, Aaditi Agarwal, Suman, Seetha, Brahmanandam
Neelakantham Naidu (Prakash Raj) is a big factionist. He has a loyal confidant Narasimha (Suman), who is willing to give his life for the sake of his master. After many years, Neelakantham's wife (Pragathi) gives a birth to a baby girl. But all the earlier babies born to Neelakantham died due to some unknown reason. The priests advise Neelakantham to name his daughter as Gangotri. They also warn Neelakantham that the child has 'jalagandam', hence they ask Neelakantham to take Gangotri to the holy place of Gangotri in the Himalayas and perform 'abhyangana snanam' (bathe with turmeric, milk, etc.) for the next 15 years. After 15 years, Gangotri would be free of any danger. When nobody could entertain the child Gangotri, Simhadri, the son of Narasimha entertains her with a song. Simhadri becomes a servant and friend to Gangotri. They grow up together. Simhadri (Allu Arjun) and Gangotri (Aditi Agarwal) are good friends. In the mean time, Simhadri's mother (Seetha) sacrifices her life to save Neelakantham. When Gangotri attains puberty, Gangotri's paternal aunt (Telangana Shakuntala) restricts Simhadri from meeting Gangotri as it would be wrong. Gangotri and Simhadri realise that they are in love. When Simhadri comes to Gangotri's place clandestinely to meet her, they are caught by Neelakantham. Neelakantham beats Simhadri. Meanwhile, Narasimha comes to the spot and interferes. This causes a rift between Neelakantham and Narasimha. Neelakantam is misinformed about Narasimha's intentions; hence he has bombs planted in the house of Narasimha. Simhadri is away at that time. When Simhadri comes to know that Neelakantam is responsible for the bombing, he comes to Neelakantam's house and challenges that he will marry Gangotri in 365 days. Then Simhadri goes to the holy place Gangotri and waits for his ladylove to come there for the final sacred bath. The rest of the film is about how Simhadri and Gangotri unite.
Kyaa Kool Hai Hum (2005)
, 2h52Genres Comedy
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Transgender in film, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Cross-dressing in film
Actors Tusshar Kapoor, Ritesh Deshmukh, Isha Koppikar, Neha Dhupia, Anupam Kher, Shoma Anand
Rahul (Tusshar Kapoor) is sincere and hardworking whilst Karan (Ritesh Deshmukh) is just the opposite. Both are best friends & cool wannabes. When the city is rocked with a series of rape & killings, the police are in search of this dreaded Serial Killer, and Rahul becomes the prime suspect, yet being innocent. Things take a funny turn when the job of nabbing Rahul is entrusted to a violent lady Inspector called Urmila Martodkar (Isha Koppikar) who enters Rahul's life on a pretext, and tries to seduce him into showing his true nature. Rahul falls in love with her and she loves him back, not remembering she is on an police force mission. By this time, Karan falls in love with his boss's ex Kiran. After a roller coaster ride of mistaken identities & comedy of errors, the film reaches its crescendo when the police are on the verge of arresting Rahul as the rapist and Karan is about to wed Kiran at the temple, not knowing that she is a transvestite.
Murder 2 (2011)
, 2h7Directed by Mohit Suri
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Horror, Crime, Slasher, Erotic thriller
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films, LGBT-related films, Transgender in film, Erotic thriller films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Cross-dressing in film
Actors Emraan Hashmi, Jacqueline Fernandez, Prashant Narayanan, Sulagna Panigrahi, Sudhanshu Pandey, Bikramjeet Kanwarpal
Arjun Bhagwat (Emraan Hashmi) is an ex-police officer who is hungry for money and earns his bread by doing wrong things. He is an atheist (Nastik) but regularly visits church to donate money to orphans. Priya (Jacqueline Fernandez), a model, is in a passionate but confused relationship with Arjun. Whilst Priya is in love with Arjun, Arjun merely lusts for her and he forces upon her in the beginning of movie but she too enjoys his company.
Ardhanaari (2012)
Genres Drama
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Transgender in film, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Cross-dressing in film
Actors Manoj K. Jayan, Maniyanpillai Raju, Thilakan, Sukumari, Saikumar, Thesni Khan
Tahalka (1992)
Origin Inde
Genres Thriller, Action, Adventure
Themes Monde imaginaire, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Transgender in film, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Cross-dressing in film
Actors Dharmendra, Naseeruddin Shah, Gulshan Grover, Aditya Pancholi, Rajendra Nath, Javed Jaffrey
General Dong (Amrish Puri) is an evil dictator of a kingdom called Dongrila. He has kidnapped dozens of school girls and plans to use them as suicide bombers to bomb populated areas in India. One of his hostages is Dolly (Firdaus Dadi) who is the daughter of Major Krishna Rao (Mukesh Khanna). Krishna Rao recruits the best Indian army officers Captain Ranvir (Naseeruddin Shah), Captain Aditya (Aditya Pancholi), Captain Javed (Javed Jaffrey), Captain Anju (Ekta Sohini) and former disgraced Major Dharam Singh (Dharmendra). Together they go on a perilous journey between the borders of China and India to rescue Dolly as well as dozens of school girls held in Dong's captive and destroy Dong's kingdom of Dong-rila.
The Curiosity of Chance (2006)
, 1h45Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes L'adolescence, Films about children, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Transgender in film, Teen LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Cross-dressing in film
Actors Tad Hilgenbrink, Brett Chukerman, Chris Mulkey
In 1980s Europe, flamboyant and gay 16-year-old Chance Marquis shows up at an international high school in a top hat and tails, immediately attracting the attention of the "queer-hating" resident bully, among others. Through his involvement in the school newspaper, he meets an introverted photographer with a mysterious briefcase, and while practicing tennis, he befriends a catty fashionista, both of whom act as his wingmen in his new high school. He also meets the jock-next-door, with whom he forms a tentative friendship, despite the jock's cacophonous group of friends. The film follows Chance through a year of high school, with its attendant drama, successes, and hijinks—including sneaking into a drag bar, where Chance begins to explore his true self.
Prey (1977)
, 1h25Directed by Norman J. Warren
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Horror
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Transgender in film, Films about extraterrestrial life, LGBT-related film, Cross-dressing in film
Actors Sally Faulkner, Barry Stokes, Glory Annen Clibbery, Kelly Marcel
Un extraterrestre ayant beaucoup de besoins en protéines est envoyé en éclaireur sur Terre. Il tombe dans une propriété où vivent deux jeunes lesbiennes qui, le croyant blessé, le recueillent.
Priyamaanavale (2000)
, 2h49Directed by K. Selva Bharathy
Genres Drama
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Transgender in film, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Cross-dressing in film
Actors Vijay, Simran, Radhika Chaudhari, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Vivek, Vaiyapuri
Vishwanathan (S. P. Balasubrahmanyam) is a multi-millionaire industrialist, who lives in a palatial house, with his only child, a son named Vijay (Vijay). Vijay has been born with a silver spoon and indulges in life's temptations and weaknesses to the extreme. Vishwanath would like his son to get married and be responsible. Vijay agrees to get married on condition a kind of a test drive! His condition is that his future bride should sign an agreement that the marriage is on a trial basis for one year and, thereafter, if Vijay does not fall in love with her, the marriage gets annulled.
Mulan Joins the Army (1939)
Directed by Bu Wancang
Genres War, Historical
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Transgender in film, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Cross-dressing in film
Actors Chen Yunshang
Hua Mulan, the heroine, is a young maiden who lives with her elderly father during the Northern Wei dynasty. When China is invaded by evil nomads, her father is called into service by the Emperor. In a scene of filial piety, Mulan dons her father's old armor and takes his place in the army.
Love Exposure (2009)
, 3h57Directed by Sion Sono
Origin Japon
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romantic comedy, Action, Romance
Themes Seafaring films, Films about sexuality, Films about suicide, Transport films, LGBT-related films, Transgender in film, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films, Cross-dressing in film
Actors Takahiro Nishijima, Hikari Mitsushima, Sakura Andō, Itsuji Itao, Makiko Watanabe, Rika Kawamura
The story follows Yū Honda (Takahiro Nishijima), a young teenage Catholic attempting to live his life in a faithful and orderly manner. His father, Tetsu, has become a devout Catholic priest following the death of Yū's mother, and operates his own church. Yū's father asks Yū to confess his sins, but Yū believes he is a good person, who has little to confess. At first he makes up sins, but his father sees right through him, and Yū sets out to commit real sins. Because of this, he falls in with a questionable crowd.
Paying Guests (2009)
Genres Comedy
Themes Films about music and musicians, Films about sexuality, Musical films, Bollywood, LGBT-related film, Cross-dressing in film
Actors Vatsal Sheth, Shreyas Talpade, Javed Jaffrey, Ashish Chowdhry, Celina Jaitley, Neha Dhupia
Three friends - Bhavesh (Shreyas Talpade), Parag (Javed Jaffrey) and Pariksheet (Aashish Chaudhary) live in Pattaya, as paying guests in a house owned by Kiska Miglani (Asrani). Bhavesh works as a chef in a restaurant called Namaste India, owned by Ballu Singh (Johnny Lever). Ballu has a younger brother, Ronnie (Chunky Pandey), who wants ownership the restaurant, because he owes a considerable amount of money to a gangster, Murli (Inder Kumar). Parag is a screen writer for a television channel and Parikshit is a car salesman working for Aarti Gupta (Neha Dhupia). Eventually all three of them lose their jobs. The three friends are later joined by Jayesh (Vatsal Seth) from Mumbai, who is a cousin of Parikshit's, and tells them that an apartment is included if he gets a job at an architecture firm. After getting drunk celebrating Jayesh's arrival, they privately insult Kiska, who arrives back home unexpectedly, hears what they are saying and kicks them out. They go out in search of a place to stay and a friend of Parikshit's suggests paid lodgings. Parikshit and Jayesh go to the home to find its owner is Ballu Singh, to whom they are oblivious of the fact that he is Bhavesh's former employer. Ballu and his wife, Sweety (Delnaaz Paul), agree to let them stay on one condition - they must be married.
Kanden Seethaiyai (1996)
Directed by Balachandra Menon
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Transgender in film, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Cross-dressing in film
Actors Kamal Haasan, Ramesh Aravind, Nagesh, Nassar, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
Three bachelors, Kamal Haasan, Ramesh Arvind and Nassar, stay together and live a happy-go-lucky life. Elsewhere, fifteen-year-old Parvathi (Ruchita Prasad) witnesses her family being murdered by her uncle; she escapes from them to save her life. To avoid getting caught, she disguises herself as a boy and starts living as a servant in the house of these bachelors. Kamal discovers that 'he' is actually a girl. After hearing her story, Kamal and his friends try to protect her from her evil uncle with the help of the policeman (S. P. Balasubrahmanyam) who plots to save her as he still remembers Parvathi who stayed in his house for a brief period as a servant.
La Marraine de Charley (1959)
Directed by Pierre Chevalier
Origin France
Genres Comedy
Themes Films about sexuality, Théâtre, L'usurpation d'identité, Transgender in film, Films based on plays, Escroquerie, LGBT-related film, Cross-dressing in film
Actors Monique Vita, Pierre Bertin, Florence Blot, Sacha Briquet, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Germaine Delbat
Cohabitant à l'étroit chez Charley, étudiant en architecture, quatre de ses amis le contraignent à s'habiller en femme et à jouer le rôle de sa propre marraine pour louer à bas prix l'hôtel particulier de M. de Saint-Sevran. D'où une succession de quiproquos et de situations cocasses qui ne se termineront qu'à l'arrivée de la vraie marraine.
, 1h22Directed by Robert Thomas
Origin France
Genres Comedy
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Films about prostitution, Transgender in film, Erotic thriller films, LGBT-related film, Cross-dressing in film
Actors Rebecca Potok, Marc de Jonge, Chantal Ladesou, Yvan Varco, Étienne Draber, Joseph Falcucci
Ce film raconte l'histoire d'Antonia, transsexuelle brésilienne tapinant pour son « mac » (dont elle est follement amoureuse) au bois de Boulogne, et de son frère José. Lequel, arrivant à Paris pour essayer de devenir danseur professionnel, et qui, dans un premier temps ignore totalement que son frère est devenu sa « sœur », se retrouve embarqué malgré lui dans divers "métiers" (danseur travesti au cabaret transformiste « Le Paradoxe », ou même un temps gigolo pour dames âgées fortunées, avant de finir livreur de vins à Paris).
Peacock (2010)
, 1h30Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Transgender in film, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Cross-dressing in film
Actors Cillian Murphy, Ellen Page, Susan Sarandon, Josh Lucas, Bill Pullman, Keith Carradine
John Skillpa (Cillian Murphy), a quiet bank clerk living alone in tiny Peacock, Nebraska, prefers to live an invisible life in order to hide his secret: He has multiple personality disorder, the implied result of childhood trauma inflicted by his abusive mother. His alter ego is a woman, Emma, who each morning does his chores and cooks him breakfast before he starts the day. One day while he is out of his house as Emma, a freight train caboose derails and crashes into John's backyard. When his neighbors come to the scene, "Emma" enters his house, putting John's other life into the spotlight, so he is forced to tell his neighbors that Emma is his wife, married in secrecy. Forced to fool the town into believing he and his alter ego are man and wife, John and Emma must maintain their secret while in public view.