Onir feels the acceptance of homosexuality in films will happen only when characters are portrayed without creating much fuss. “For example, why not let one of the band members in ‘Rock On!!’ be gay and leave it at that without elaborating on it?” he explains and adds that hopefully things will change once homosexuality is legal.

As a movie-goer from the gay community, interior designer Krsna Mehta appreciates the industry’s efforts but understands that one can’t expect much so soon, given that on-screen kissing between a heterosexual couple is a recent phenomenon. “Of course, it can be better since so many people in the film industry are homosexuals themselves,” smiles the designer, promising to watch ‘Fashion’ and ‘Dostana’, “Hopefully Karan’s will be a good job.”

Johar’s first attempt at the concept was through ‘Kal Ho Naa Ho’, which had a funny ‘gay’ subplot between Shah Rukh Khan and Saif Ali Khan. And though the two also camped up to bring homosexuality on to film award shows, there’s a long way to go before a Bollywood film, solely focusing on homosexuality, wins an award a la ‘Brokeback Mountain’.