The same year also saw Fire (1996), which was followed by other films like Daayra (1996), Gulabi Aaina (1997), Darmiyaan (1997), Sancharram (2004), Arekti Premer Golpo (2010), Memories of March (2010), Chitrangada: The Crowning Wish (2012), Loev (2015), and Njan Marykutty (2018). The now-forgotten Badnam Basti (1970) was one of the first films to deal with the same concept after Badnam Basti, there was a severe pause in films dealing with LGBTQIA+ themes until 1996, when Bomgaywas released.