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Screening & Discussion of My Brother Nikhil
My Brother Nikhil, a film by Onir(India 2005, 120 min.)will screem at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. This emotionally powerful Bollywood film is the first Hindi movie to deal with both homosexuality and HIV. It is a testament to the power of relationships and one man’s quest to regain dignity and love. Nikhil Kapoor (Sanjay Suri) was the all-around state swimming champion of Goa. Handsome, jovial, and charming, he is the idol of his peers; his friends love him and his family adored him. But all this changes on Aug. 8, 1989, when Nikhil is arrested and imprisoned in solitary confinement, because his health exam has revealed that he is HIV-positive. Overnight, he is abandoned by nearly everyone in his life, until all he has left are his boyfriend Nigel and his sister Anu, who defies her family and stands by her brother unconditionally to fight for his civil rights. In Hindi with English subtitles. Description adapted from the Seattle Lesbian and Gay Film Festival.
Date: 05/21/2006
Location: Boston Museum of Fine Arts
Time: 3:00
Organized By: MAP for Health
Cost: Film - $8 MFA members, students, seniors/$10 general admission. Post-film discussion is free.
Contact: Jacob Smith Yang MAP for Health
Web: www.mfa.org
Email: jsmithyang@mapforhealth.org
Directions: 465 Huntington Ave. Boston, MA
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