Ahmedabad: National Institute of Design student film on priest turning cupid for LGBT couples

Ahmedabad | Wednesday | 14th November, 2018

Summary:

Here's what one doesn't get to see everyday — a Hanuman temple priest who helps eloped or LGBT couple get married. "The priest, Hirabhai Juguji, was dressed unconventionally, unlike other Hindu priests and I realised that it would make for an interesting film. Now, a film titled 'Welcome Valentine' by 26-year-old Dhruv Satija, a video design student of the National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad showcases the priest and explores the ideas of love, politics and Hinduism in a contemporary Ahmedabad. The film also explores the journey of a transgender couple, who were married in the temple last year. Dhruv adds, "Juguji says that if a person wants to be with someone, he is no one to stop them..