Kate smile/laugh after the kiss when Lucy say "oh my god hush now", love when Tori does these small expressions 😍

That whole scene was a smorgasbord of Kate reactions, especially after they both realized they were on the same page.

Her relief and the adrenaline subsiding once she realized they weren't in a fight:

And being suddenly cocky and SUPER hot once she knows Lucy fully wants to move in too:

I think this is my favorite, though, this grin once Lucy goes in for a kiss and the matter can be considered truly settled:

And then the one you liked, her reaction after teasing Lucy:

Badhaai Do omg. I loved it but boy did it hit home. I’m Nigerian, not Indian but the cultures are really similar(the scenes with the meddling aunties, the colourism, how young adults are treated in the family, even the buildings lol)and watching everything unfold had me holding my breath while rejoicing the quieter, tender gay moments. I went into it with no spoilers, thinking it would be a cheesy rom com(I wanted a little more joy/moments from the lesbian relationship for sure)and sure there were hints of that but it was definitely more of a drama and the second half was quite serious. After the reveal, I was scared as hell at how things would play out but it worked out in the best way and I’m so glad they went with that ending. The pride scene though. I teared up through their families but those scenes always get me and this felt way too real. I wish people who complained about closeted gays would watch more stuff like this and try to get it tbh.

Oh, that's so interesting, how cultures that are so physically distant can be so similar in certain ways. And I bet there are probably some LatAm places we'd find familiar too. I'm glad this was able to resonate with you, then!

Yeah, it wasn't as comedic as I'd expected even from the trailer since I did have some preconceptions but while it had a lot of jokes it was definitely more wistful and dramatic too. The way they treated their home life, I started to get nervous even before the reveal, because of the sleeping arrangements and the family visiting, since things seemed going fairly well for them with too much of the movie still left, and of course then the other shoe fell.

I LOVED the pride scene and watched it so many times and even now have the song in my playlist. It was one of those moments that becomes larger than the movie or fictional characters and more about the real people making progress and winning the ability to even have a movie like this made.

The ending was lovely, and they almost got me with that fakeout, lol, but I really loved how it ended on a fully hopeful, happy note. Yay for them and us!

You know, unfortunately, I feel like if people can't already put themselves in the place of closeted characters closer to home and understand their decisions as what works for them, this isn't really gonna help much? Because if they have to qualify under what circumstances a person deserves sympathy, that's already on the wrong foot.

But anyway, heh, not to be too much of a downer, for sure, I really enjoyed it, though as you said, wouldn't have mined more of a romcom vibe. I feel like of these three movies so far, ELKDTAL, Badhaai Do, and Maja Ma, none have yet fully leaned into the epic romance Bollywood is known for, but you can see the good intentions and the attempts to get closer all the time.

K Devery was also in a really cute movie called 'this place' that just premiered at TIFF, the acting of some of the side characters was a little awkward along with the script (very much a first feature film) but I liked it a lot. She plays an Iranian - Kanienʼkehá꞉ka student who goes to Toronto to learn more about her father, and meets a Tamil girl in a laundromat which kicks off a cute love story. It's also very much about the city and identity and family and trauma, I was pleasantly surprised and charmed by it. No idea if it's getting picked up by a streaming site or a release, but if it does you should definitely check it out!

Oh, wow, you were able to watch it?? Nice! I was only able to see it advertised on Twitter, it's actually what I was thinking of when I said multiple wlw roles, since I could only remember The Order otherwise. She's already so prolific, though, I might have missed some.

And yeah, I was reading that summary and thinking, those are not character backgrounds you see often! I do like that Canada is willing to go with these diverse actors and stories pretty regularly. I hope I get a chance to watch for sure, thanks for the added info and rec!