Bollywood Hails The Supreme Court Judgment That Repeals Section 377 Of The IPC

In a monumental judgment by the Supreme Court of India today, Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code that criminalizes homosexuality has been repealed. "Members of LGBT community members and their family members owe an apology from society for being denied equal rights over the years.” said Justice Indu Malhotra who was on the CJI bench of Supreme Court delivering the verdict. While the Pride community all over the nation is celebrating the landmark judgment Bollywood is not far behind.

Right from Karan Johar to Sonam Kpaoor celebrities rejoiced and welcomed the judgment. “Historical judgment!!!! So proud today! Decriminalising homosexuality and abolishing #Section377 is a huge thumbs up for humanity and equal rights! The country gets its oxygen back! (sic)."Here is how Bollywood hailed the judgment on social media.

Sonam Kapoor

Swara Bhaskar

Richa Chadha

Ayushmann Kurrana

Karan Johar

Farhan Akhtar

Abhishek Bachchan

Kalki Koechlin

Nimrat Kaur

It's a good day indeed!