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Directed by | Sanjay Sharma |
Produced by | Rajkumari Satyaprakash |
Written by | Kapil Sharma[1] |
Starring | Kapil Sharma Yuvraaj Parashar |
Music by | Nikhil Kamat |
Cinematography | Basheer Ali |
Editing by | Sanjay Sharma |
Studio | Movies Masti Magic Studios |
Release date(s) | September 22, 2010(I View Festival) 12 November 2010 India |
Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
Dunno Y...Na Jaane Kyon (English: Don't Know Why) is a 2010 Indian film. The film was directed by Sanjay Sharma and written by his brother Kapil Sharma who also played the lead.[2] It premiered in April 2010 at India's first mainstream gay film festival, the Kashish Mumbai International Queer Film Festival. It features the first gay kiss in Indian cinema between Yuvraaj Parashar and Kapil Sharma.
The film had its North American premiere at the I View Film Festival in New York and also will be screened at the Sydney Film Festival and the Indian Film Festival of London (IFFL). Dunno Y... Na Jaane Kyon was released in theatres in Germany, Austria, Italy and Switzerland in September 2010.[3]
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The film's music is composed by Nikhil Kamat. The theme song "Pal mein rishte badal jaate hain" is performed by Lata Mangeshkar.[4] The film also features Zeenat Aman performing the song "Aap Jaise Koi" from her film Qurbani and the song "Chura Liya Hai Tumne" from Yaadon Ki Baraat.[5]
The real life parents of Yuvraaj Parashar, one of two lead characters, have initiated legal action to disown him because of the shame arising from the film, claiming to "not want to see his face even in death".[6] This came despite Parashar winning acclaim from Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra Chhagan Bhujbal for his sensitive portrayal of gay men.[7]
Furthermore, the lovemaking scene between Parashar and Kapil Sharma is facing censorship. Sharma said: “Why should the censors be scandalised if two men are kissing and making love? The ones in my film are very aesthetic. And so what if it’s two men making love? Love is love regardless of gender.”[8]