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The conflict in Sri Lanka between the majority Sinhalese and the minority Tamils lasted 26 long years and concluded in 2009, leaving deep scars on both sides. It is a hugely emotive subject, especially when coupled with the topic of homosexuality, still considered taboo in most of South Asia. Shyam Selvaduraiâs elegant 1994 novel, on which Funny Boy is based, dealt with both subjects in a sensitive fashion.
IndoCanadian filmmaker Deepa Mehta, no stranger to emotive, taboo subjects, is best known for her Elements trilogy: Fire (1996) dealt with a lesbian relationship between sisters-in-law in a middle class home in Delhi. Earth (1998) looked at the partition of the subcontinent into Hindu-majority India and Muslim-majority Pakistan through the eyes of a young girl from the Parsi Zoroastrian community, while the Oscar-nominated Water (2005) examined the lot of widows in 1940s India.