Prudes and fogies may squirm at the very thought, but the girl-on-girl action in films isn’t putting off as many people as it used to a few decades back. This Friday’s film Shaitan, for instance, has a kiss between Kalki Koechlin and her co-star Kirti Kulhari.

Yet, lesbian bonding has always been a touchy subject in Hindi films. We all know the brouhaha Deepa Mehta’s lesbian love story Fire was met with after its release. On the other hand, there have always been the titillation seekers who rushed to watch the girl-on-girl action in films like Men Not Allowed and Girlfriend.

Neetu Chandra’s hot photoshoot with a female model angered the moral police, but became a hot search on the internet. Likewise, the scenes of Lisa Ray canoodling with Sheetal Seth have gone viral on the web.