Mumbai (Maharashtra), February 19: Star couple Richa Chadha and Ali Fazal have unveiled their new project, TAPS, a poignant LGBTQ+ relationship drama that explores love beyond boundaries. The film, featuring debutants Ullas Samrat and Rohit Mehra, tells the intimate story of a couple navigating their way back to each other.
TAPS has been highly praised for its sensitive yet powerful portrayal of LGBTQ+ relationships, and it has won the prestigious KASHISH QDrishti Film Grant.
Speaking about the project, Richa Chadha expressed, “Cinema is powerful because it can shift perspectives. TAPS is one of those stories that gently yet powerfully peels back the layers of identity, love, and self-acceptance. We want people to open their hearts a little more,” in a press note.
Ali Fazal added, “Love has always been painted in broad strokes–roses, candlelight, grand gestures. But love is so much more than that. TAPS captures something intimate, raw, and real. It reminds us that love isn’t just about who we love but how we love with honesty, courage, and resilience.”
Producer Sudhanshu Saria shared, “TAPS reminded me of when I was making my first film, LOEV, ten years ago. It felt like the perfect way to build on LOEV’s legacy in queer cinema by supporting another story that normalizes queer representation on our screens.”
The KASHISH Arts Foundation, a co-producer of the film, added, “We live in a world where love is still policed, where identity is still debated, and where so many individuals are still searching for acceptance. TAPS subtly makes us think about why we still struggle to embrace love in all its diversity.”
Directed by Arvind Caulagi and produced by Sudhanshu Saria’s Four Line Entertainment, TAPS will be available for streaming on YouTube starting Thursday, February 20.