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These days, Shahid Kapoor, Kriti Sanon and Rashmika Mandanna’s film ‘Cocktail 2’ is in the news. All three stars are very busy in the promotion of the film. According to reports, this film is based on lesbian relationship i.e. love affair between two women. But this topic is not completely new. Even before this, many films on homosexuality (LGBTQ+) have been made in Bollywood. The most controversial film among these was ‘Girlfriend’, released in 2004. This film created a lot of controversy in its time.

Complete story of ‘Girlfriend’ movie

Was in the lead role in the film ‘Girlfriend’. Isha Koppikar, Amrita Arora and Ashish Chaudhary. The film was directed by Karan Razdan. The story mainly revolves around Tanya (Isha Koppikar). Tanya is very attached to her best friend Sapna (Amrita Arora). She has full rights over Sapna and does not want to share her with anyone. When Sapna falls in love with Rahul (Ashish Chaudhary), Tanya feels very bad. His jealousy and obsession gradually increase so much that it takes a dangerous form. Because of this, the film becomes a complete story of romance, suspense, love, jealousy and psychological conflict.

Why was there so much controversy over the film?

At that time, it was very rare to talk openly about homosexual relationships in Bollywood. The film ‘Girlfriend’ was heavily promoted as a film with gay themes. There was a lot of curiosity about this topic among the people, hence the film came into discussion. But later many film critics said that the film did not show this sensitive subject in a correct and respectful manner. Instead, more sensational scenes and erotic scenes were included in the film. Which misrepresented real gay relationships.

protest and uproar

As soon as the film was released, huge protests started. Many political and social organizations took out a front against the film. He said that this film is harming Indian culture and values. Large demonstrations took place outside theaters in cities like Mumbai and Indore. Attempts at sabotage were also made at some places. People were demanding to ban the film.

How much did it earn at the box office?

Despite so much controversy, the film did not make much profit. Only Rs 41 lakh was earned on the first day. Overall the film earned only about Rs 6 crores.

Amrita Arora’s regrets

Many years later, Amrita Arora expressed her regret about this film in Karan Johar’s show ‘Coffee with Karan’. When Karan asked her if she enjoyed doing the film, Amrita simply replied ‘No’. She said, ‘I usually don’t have regrets, but if I get a chance to go back in time, I will definitely leave this film.’ Amrita further said that initially when the topic was told to her, she felt that it was very progressive. But when the film was completed, he was very disappointed.

He said, ‘After watching the film, I felt that it was just full of obscenity.’ His family members also left the screening of the film midway because they were feeling very uncomfortable. Amrita said emotionally that she felt very sad to see her parents disappointed. He told his family that ‘everyone makes mistakes, it is better to forget them’. Amrita clarified that she did not have a problem with showing lesbian relationships, but she did not like the way the subject was shown in the film.