Nakshatra Bagwe is an Indian actor and filmmaker.Nakshatra studied and
is an alumnus of G.S. college, Birla College, N.G. Acharya, Kirti
College. He graduated from the Mumbai University in mass media with a
specialization in advertising. He pursued a post-graduation diploma in
advertising from EMDI Institute of Media & Communication, Mumbai. He
started making films on a low budget. Nakshatra will be making his
international film debut as the lead actor of Hearts. His films
Logging Out, Book of Love, Curtains, PR (Public Relations) and When
the Circus Came to Town represent current LGBT scenario of India. He
is a LGBT rights activist and was also a part of the organizing team
of Gujarat's first ever pride march. He also spearheaded Gujarat's
third and Baroda's first LGBT pride march. He won KASHISH â€" Mumbai
International Queer Film Festival in 2012 for his debut film Logging
Out. It was screened at prestigious venues like Queens Museum of Arts
(New York), The Old Cinema (London) and it was also a part of Queer
India European tour 2012 to raise awareness about LGBT issues in the
Indian context. Nakshatra owns a travel company named 'The BackPack
Travels' which exclusively caters to gay and bisexual men.Nakshatra
hails from Konkan coastal region. Masure, Malvan is his native
village. He takes part in homosexuality awareness projects. Nakshatra
and his mother, Swati Bagwe attend LGBT pride marches in various
cities. They both were featured in a promo of popular Indian
television show Satyamev Jayte. He came out to society when he
participated in Asia's first LGBT flashmob. He also participated in
second queer flashmob which happened at Dadar station, Mumbai.
Nakshatra posed nude for a campaign named 'Breaking Closets'. In early
2016, On his Facebook page, Nakshatra revealed that his mother is
suffering from breast cancer and to be with her throughout her
treatment, he has left the Indian film 'My Son Is Gay' in between.
Nakshatra's mother passed away on 5 April 2017.
is an alumnus of G.S. college, Birla College, N.G. Acharya, Kirti
College. He graduated from the Mumbai University in mass media with a
specialization in advertising. He pursued a post-graduation diploma in
advertising from EMDI Institute of Media & Communication, Mumbai. He
started making films on a low budget. Nakshatra will be making his
international film debut as the lead actor of Hearts. His films
Logging Out, Book of Love, Curtains, PR (Public Relations) and When
the Circus Came to Town represent current LGBT scenario of India. He
is a LGBT rights activist and was also a part of the organizing team
of Gujarat's first ever pride march. He also spearheaded Gujarat's
third and Baroda's first LGBT pride march. He won KASHISH â€" Mumbai
International Queer Film Festival in 2012 for his debut film Logging
Out. It was screened at prestigious venues like Queens Museum of Arts
(New York), The Old Cinema (London) and it was also a part of Queer
India European tour 2012 to raise awareness about LGBT issues in the
Indian context. Nakshatra owns a travel company named 'The BackPack
Travels' which exclusively caters to gay and bisexual men.Nakshatra
hails from Konkan coastal region. Masure, Malvan is his native
village. He takes part in homosexuality awareness projects. Nakshatra
and his mother, Swati Bagwe attend LGBT pride marches in various
cities. They both were featured in a promo of popular Indian
television show Satyamev Jayte. He came out to society when he
participated in Asia's first LGBT flashmob. He also participated in
second queer flashmob which happened at Dadar station, Mumbai.
Nakshatra posed nude for a campaign named 'Breaking Closets'. In early
2016, On his Facebook page, Nakshatra revealed that his mother is
suffering from breast cancer and to be with her throughout her
treatment, he has left the Indian film 'My Son Is Gay' in between.
Nakshatra's mother passed away on 5 April 2017.
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