India, Sept. 30 -- Ever since Karthik Subbaraj's Dorothy hit screens last week, the film has faced homophobia and transphobia on social media. When it premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival earlier this month, it received a standing ovation. Rishikanth, who played one of the film's leads, spoke about his idea of masculinity after criticism for the film's queer themes.

On Sudhir Srinivasan's YouTube channel, Rishikanth was asked about starring back-to-back in the films Modha Rathiri and Dorothy, which explored masculinity beyond what's usually shown on-screen. The actor said, "According to me, real masculinity is not about showing off. It's very simple.acceptance, softness, understanding, treating others with respect, respec...