Kashish: 8th edition of South Asia’s largest LGBTQI film fest takes off with much fanfare!
“While I’m proud that we at Godrej have created a culture where our LGBTQI colleagues can be comfortable being ‘out’ at work, corporates rarely do anything without a selfish reason and we at Godrej have decided to be LGBTQI-inclusive too with a selfish reason,” Nisaba Godrej, director, GCPL and daughter of group chairman Adi Godrej said in candour while speaking at the power-packed inauguration of the 8th edition of Kashish Mumbai International Queer Film Festival (KMIQFF) on Wednesday evening.
Godrej is supporting the festival this year. “We want nothing but the best talent to work for us and realised long back that that can happen only if we go beyond the discriminating barriers of caste, class, gender and sexuality,” she said amid much applause from the packed art-deco heritage Liberty theatre. “If you see us around at the festival and are interested in finding employment in a more LGBTQI-friendly organisation, give us your resumes,” she added and hoped, “the government decriminalises homosexuality.”
Actor Arjun Kapoor who was present at the inauguration admitted to being overwhelmed with happiness at being there. “I had worked on a full formal speech for the occasion but have forgotten it in excitement,” he said and added, “At …read more