“Same‑Sex Love Is as Natural as the Trees”: Rohan Kanawade on Cactus Pears, Rural Queer Joy and Family Acceptance
Writer‑director Rohan Kanawade turns personal loss into Cactus Pears (Sabar Bonda), a tender love story set during a ten‑day mourning ritual in rural India. He speaks to Saffah Anjum about queer intimacy, refusing to villainise families, and why being gay is not “Western”, it’s rooted in our own soil.
