[Music playing]
[Man] Riyaz!
- Being gay is a crime. - Really?
Don't you know anything about Section 377?
The document to change a law is called a bill in the Parliament.
Before this bill is tabled
you must convince your grandma.
I will call Swami today.
And if he cures your friend,
you will have to forget about this rubbish bill.
[Shivering]
What is happening, Swami?
I trusted you unnecessarily.
Get out of here. Leave!
With the agreement of the Prime Minister
I would like to present this bill in the Parliament
which will decriminalize homosexuality.
- No! - No!
[Title Montage]
[Indistinct muttering]
[Man] Madam Speaker,
I feel, our national animal should be the peacock.
Because peacocks never have sex.
That way, our country...
[Music playing]
[Camera shutter clicks]
What? Why is everyone staring at my rainbow sari like that?
This is my gay pride look, people.
[Music playing]
Madam PM has a new perspective with the new generation.
She believes that to have this bill passed
she needs the people's approval and not that of the Parliament.
Good evening, ladies and gentlemen.
There are two types of grapes on your plates.
Green and black.
[Camera shutter clicks]
First, try the green ones.
And don't worry, they are low in calories and high in fiber.
[Tanya] How are they?
Sweet?
Okay, now try the black ones.
[Tanya] They are sweet too.
If I pass a law that claims that here on
only green grapes are the real ones
and the black grapes are banned, how would you feel?
My point is that in nature
there are green as well as black grapes.
So, who are we to decide which ones are real ones?
We all are grapes.
And we all are juicy.
And we all have the potential of becoming wine in the future.
[All laughing]
Just like my friend Ricky.
Ricky came to India from London, with me.
And he is being told that he's a criminal here.
Just because he's gay! I love Ricky.
And I'm damn proud of him.
[Chuckles]
If you love your gay friend, and want to support them like I do
then please take a #Gaylfie with them.
And upload it on all social media pages. Everywhere!
[Tanya] And don't forget to tag me.
[Music playing]
[Sachin] Hey!
I hope you know that you're trending on no. 1 since two days.
I was born to be trendy.
But, Tanya, on a serious note,
do you really think these selfies and hashtags
will create a revolution?
I became a PM because I took a selfie in a village.
Yeah, but I hope you know trends change in a few days.
But revolution can come in a day.
It's impossible to win an argument against you, Tanya.
Okay, anyway, I guess, I'll have to talk to the MPs again.
[Excited]
- You must say something. - Calm down.
Ms. Tanya is ruining the heritage of the country.
There has been such a tsunami of Tanya's popularity on social media
that the entire India is drowning now.
Boys are nowadays clicking pictures with boys.
And girls, with girls. What is happening in our country?
Why are you people getting worried, unnecessarily?
This social media and all is utter nonsense.
Today they're fighting for gay rights.
In a few days, they'll fight over Shahrukh and Salman.
[Music playing]
[Man] I am the MP. I cannot support you.
But at least see the outrage the people will show, Mr. Prasad.
I'm sorry. [Disconnects]
Hello. Hello.
Oh, God!
What are they saying?
We spoke to so many MPs.
Despite such a powerful social media campaign
not one MP is willing to support us.
[Sighs]
I think, it is time for course correction.
We need to take this movement offline.
You mean, like a pride march?
I have some amazing feathery colorful outfits.
- [Sachin] No, Tanya. - They're so cute.
Something bigger. Until these MPs
don't receive pressure from their own vote banks,
they'll do nothing.
[Ricky] How about this?
We should ask the couples of same sex to march
and as a mark of protest
they can kiss each other.
Oh, God!
- That sounds great. - Ricky, baby, we can't do that.
Everyone will be arrested for obscenity.
You mean, kissing in public is illegal in India
- but not pissing. - Exactly!
Wow!
There are so many bills that I need to get passed.
We need something that
goes straight to the ministers' minds from the people's hearts.
You know, like, a call of the people.
What if we all start giving missed calls to our MPs?
- What? - Yes.
- What do you mean? - Missed calls?
As in?
[Tanya] Since three days,
we've been demanding our rights on social media.
Yet, our MPs are ignoring us.
There is only one way to make our voices reach our MPs.
Gay, bisexual, transgender,
straight, men, women...
This fight is of us all.
And we need to become a vote bank that no politician can ignore.
And we will do this by a small missed call.
Call your MPs and tell them
that if they do not support us in passing this bill
in the upcoming general elections you won't vote for them.
[People murmuring]
[Snaps]
[Music playing]
[Camera shutter clicks]
Go to my website,
type your pin code and get the name and number of your MP.
And just give them a missed call.
And keep calling them.
Until their batteries die!
What is Tanya doing? This will be more troublesome for us.
[Phone ringing]
[All phones ringing]
[TV reporter] Tanya Thakur has created a revolution.
Section 377 is a very debatable and sensitive topic.
Tanya Thakur's #Gaylfie
and #MissedCall is casting a spell on everyone.
The tides of the law are changing with that of the country.
And the popularity of the PM is increasing among people.
Popularity.
Gosh! I got 5,000 missed calls in 5 days.
I won the previous election with 6,000 votes.
I have received 6,500 missed calls so far.
If I don't support this bill, I will surely lose.
[Man] You tell me, madam, what should I do?
Madam, I told you put the phone.
Hello...
This will be the historic day that is awaited by PM Tanya Thakur
and Sachin Ghatge from the opposition.
This bill was rejected by great margins last time.
What will happen this time with the bill in the Parliament?
You may begin the proceeding of today.
Madam Speaker, since a few days there is something
that has been spreading in the country, like wildfire.
The matter is as big as small it appears to be.
It is as complicated as simple it seems.
And the matter is
that when the Creator made us equal
then why should we discriminate among one another?
Section 377 is against our Fundamental Rights.
So I would like to reintroduce the bill seeking abolishment
of Section 377.
You may introduce the bill.
The ones opposing the bill may say no.
And the ones in favour say... aye.
Aye!
- Aye! - Aye!
Aye!
- Aye! - Aye!
Aye!
The Parliament hereby abolishes Section 377 of IPC
thereby decriminalizing same sex relationships.
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