"Gulabi Aaina (The Pink Mirror) is the 
first Hindi narrative film about Indian drag queens." 
May 17, 2004

A Hindi movie about drag queens or eunuchs is all set to premiere in the UK next Thursday. 'The Pink Mirror' starring Ramesh Menon and Edwin Fernandes has been denied a certificate in India because of its homosexual content. 
"The Censor Board has refused to give it a certificate - not even an adult certificate - because they consider it full of obscenity and vulgarity," director Sridhar Rangayan was quoted by BBC, as saying. 

The 40-minute long movie explores the gay landscape and tells the story of two drag queens - Shabbo (Edwin Fernandes) and Bibbo (Ramesh Memon). 

The movie revolves around the two drag queens who battle it out with a gay teenager to win affections of a handsome young man. 

The movie does not strictly, follow the Bollywood genre but uses many of its clichés like the songs and dance routines. 

According to the director of 'The Pink Mirror', the movie which has been already premiered in a number of international film festivals was banned in India because it deals with issues that the Censor Board finds uncomfortable. 

Though cross-dressing is not an alien concept in the subcontinent and eunuchs, or 'hijras' - as they are known in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh - have made numerous appearances on screen Rangayan feels that his movie is the first attempt to showcase the life of drag queens in Hindi language.