Nakshatra Bagwe
| Nakshatra Bagwe | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born | Mumbai, India |
| 🏳️ Nationality | Indian |
| 💼 Occupation | Actor and filmmaker |
| Known for | Films and Contribution to LGBTQ community |
Nakshatra Bagwe is an Indian actor and filmmaker.[1][2]
Early life and career[edit]
He is a LGBT rights activist and was also a part of the organizing team of Gujarat's first ever pride march. He also spearheaded Gujarat's third and Baroda's first LGBT pride march. Nakshatra owned a travel company named 'The BackPack Travels' which exclusively caters to gay and bisexual men.[3]Nakshatra posed nude for a campaign named 'Breaking Closets'.[4]
Filmography[edit]
As actor, director, editor and script writer.
| Year | Film |
|---|---|
| 2012 | Logging Out[5] |
| 2012 | Book of Love[citation needed] |
| 2012 | Curtains[citation needed] |
| 2013 | PR (Public Relations)[6] |
| 2015 | When the Circus Came to Town[citation needed] |
| 2019 | Agal Bagal</ref>[citation needed] |
As actor.
| Year | Film | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Acceptance | Short Film | Released |
| 2014 | Anjana Mein Chala | Music Video | Released |
| 2014 | My Son Is Gay[7] | Feature Film | Left the project |
| 2015 | Hearts | Feature Film | Post Production |
| 2016 | Unkahi Unsuni Kahani | Music Video | Completed |
| 2016 | Love Is | Feature Film | Pre Production |
| 2018 | 1:11AM | Short Film | Released |
| 2018 | Central Park West | Short Film | Released |
Awards and acclaims[edit]
He won Kashish Coffee Break Online Audience Award award at Kashish Mumbai Queer Film Festival, India (for Logging Out)[8] He received his award from Resul Pookutty.[9] Knowing that Logging Out was made at an extremely low budget, actor, Anupam Kher declared a sponsorship of Rs 50,000 for the following year of Kashish.[10] In July 2014, he became the brand ambassador of Moovz, a global social network for LGBT community.[11][12]
References[edit]
- ↑ Saumya Bhatia (7 September 2014). "Meet India's first gay ambassador". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
- ↑ News18.com (10 September 2015). "India's first gay ambassador, Nakshatra Bagwe, to enter 'Bigg Boss 9'?". News 18. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
- ↑ Heena Khandelwal (27 May 2018). "The power of pink: How LGBTQ community could add to our economy". DNA. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
- ↑ Dharmarajan M (3 February 2014). "College Students In Mumbai Aim To Break New Ground With Bold Ad Campaign On Homosexuality | Gaylaxy Magazine". Gaylaxymag.com. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
- ↑ "Logging Out : A short movie | Gaylaxy Magazine". Gaylaxymag.com. 12 March 2012. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
- ↑ "Love? Sex? May be PR!! | Gaylaxy Magazine". Gaylaxymag.com. 14 July 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
- ↑ "BRAVEHEARTS | DNA". dnaindia.com. 9 March 2014. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
- ↑ "Indian LGBT-themed films to be shown in London – Mumbai – DNA". Dnaindia.com. 25 November 2012. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
- ↑ "Still Logged In | Gaylaxy Magazine". Gaylaxymag.com. 16 August 2012. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
- ↑ Jyothi Prabhakar (1 June 2012). "Anupam Kher sponsors gay film prize". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2013. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Nakshatra Bagwe to represent gay social network Moovz as the Brand Ambassador in India". Gaylaxymag.com. 27 July 2014. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
- ↑ Tania Goklany (7 September 2014). "Here's India's first gay brand ambassador and the app he endorses". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 9 September 2014. Unknown parameter
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External links[edit]
- Nakshatra on IMDb
- Divya Nair (6 September 2018). "'Today, I feel like I am born again'". Rediff.com. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
- DNA (10 February 2017). "Coming out yet again". dnaindia.com. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
- Abhishek Kulkarni (18 November 2016). "This Mumbai Guy Came Out As Gay To His Parents. Here's The Story Of Their Acceptance". Storypick.com. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
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