Filmmaker Hansal Mehta, who won the Best Director at National Awards for Shahid (2012), claimed that even he is a criminal for having oral sex.
It may be noted that the Supreme Court gave its final verdict of referring to the constitution bench in response to the petition submitted in support of the gay rights. In view of this topic, Hansal Mehta slammed the lawmakers and called everyone who had oral sex a criminal including him.
“Today, right now, Section 377 is not just about homosexuality or about consenting adults having sex. It is for most of the adults. Even I am a criminal in the eyes of the law because anybody who has had oral sex is a criminal. Majority of India is a criminal because of 377,” he said.
He also said that he was optimistic about the final verdict, “There is a lot of public support. The legal team of Naz Foundation, the petitioners, is very passionate and have worked relentlessly over the years. I am hopeful that this stupid law will go away.”
Mehta’s new Movie, ‘Aligarh’, based on the life of a gay professor, is set for release.