Soliloquy (2016)

Even though the top court of the different countries of the world may legalize homosexuality and recognize same sex marriage, most of these countries have a long way to go until these unions are accepted by their societies. "Mann Ki Baat" (literally, The Heart Speaks) is about one such man residing in India (a predominantly conservative society) who fears that he may not be accepted by his race and the society in general for who he is. The film opens with visuals played on the sound of radio static. The 14th Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi operates a radio show called "Mann Ki Baat" (Soliloquy) through which he addresses the nation on various socials issues, fixed and those that need to be fixed. The reference is that, the gay community want to speak their mind as well but are denied from doing so within a conservative Indian society. The gay prides are limited only up to metropolitan like Bombay, Delhi, Banglore, Chennai, etc. Gay prides do not happen in smaller cities and towns. The radio static means, though the gay community wants to make their voice heard, the bandwidth (path) to carry the audio signal (voice) to the people is not available.