Ep. 79 ft. Sulagna Chatterjee, Screenwriter

GayBCD with Farhad & Sunetro

Reel life is inspired by real life. But then why is there so much discrepancy in queer representation? Butch female characters for lesbians, effeminate male characters for gays- how inaccurate is that! And why are they given stories that revolve around their 'queerness' and not around the person they are or their other traits? And why almost always do they have unhappy endings? And what are some of the best examples of representation? (btw, Schitt's Creek is a major favorite!)

To talk about all this and more, we have Sulagna Chatterji- writer and film-maker, someone who has been in the creator circle for enough time to understand how queer stories are looked at by fellow people in the industry. Tune in as she shares her experiences with Farhad & Sunetro.

Sulagna has worked on Alt Balaji's shows- Code M & The Verdict, is the writer of Dice Media's 'Firsts' Season 3, and has a Netflix show coming up next.

You can find Sulagna on Social Media as @beingchatterjee on Twitter & Instagram.

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