How long Before Bollywood have it's first Publicly outed Gay star?

A Commercial bollywood star, can be male or female.

Probably by the time Aaradhya enters Bollywood, we will have an openly gay actor or actress. Before that I don't see it happening.

hmm I don't know, I think it wud be too difficult because the audience may reject them if they came out. Even karan johar has never admitted it.

Homosexuality is still a taboo topic in India. Even though they may practice homosexuality, I doubt anyone would dare to openly flout it because many fans are quite sensitive to such issues in India and may not accept such a star. And when you have no popularity in BW, you are nothing.

There are a lot of HOMOPHOBES in India still who will mock gay people as if being gay is a crime🤢 😵

Long long way to go. Even mention of this topic has started recently. Acceptance and admission are too far.

When ppl still can't differentiate and stop mocking gays as eunuchs/chakkas(mocking both), why would anyone come out of closet? Its hardly accepted in western world so India has a long way to go before accepting LGBT community.

Let the law accept it first. 😳 Homosexuality is a crime legally in India. Do you think anybody would come out openly then? This is one homophobic country.

Originally posted by: acoustichaarts.

Let the law accept it first. 😳 Homosexuality is a crime legally in India. Do you think anybody would come out openly then? This is one homophobic country.

Coming out gay would be career suicide in Bollywood. There are various reasons that will deter people from coming out.

- India is still largely a homophobic country. People still look down on and reject gay people in society. It is not a positive atmosphere to come out.

- Legally the supreme court made homosexuality criminal again last year. Celebrities could become a soft target for corrupt cops to blackmail and harass.

- Even though the film industry claims not to be homophobic, gay people are caricaturized and made the butt of all jokes. Gay jokes have become a norm. People are afraid of being ridiculed.

- Finally and most importantly Indian fans have a hard time separating the actor from the person. You see that with fans and bashers who cannot see positives/negatives stars have as a person. Their profession as actors is tied to their identity as a person. If Matt Bomer or Neil Patrick Harris romance women, people accept it. Matt and Neil the actors are not defined by Matt and Neil the people. If someone came out gay, it would be difficult for Indian audiences to accept them playing heterosexual roles. They may get typecast as gay. Yes, while straight actors play gay characters all the time the opposite is always not as smooth. And straight actors have received flak for their gay roles as well.