"We need your help and support - be a part of the film, be a part of the movement - contribute and spread the word," added the filmmaker, who is also behind the annual Kashish Mumbai International Queer Film Festival - the country's only mainstream LGBT movie extravaganza.

"Breaking Free" explores a gamut of stories -- Kokila, a eunuch gang-raped by goons, but refused justice and brutalised by the police; Urmi and Gauri - two transgenders who are regularly arrested and threatened; a gay man who was arrested, raped and beaten up; and Pottai, an eunuch from south India, who committed suicide due to harassment and torture.

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The filmmaker also hopes to interview social activists and opinion builders, lawyers and the chief justice who passed the 2009 verdict along with those that have constantly opposed decriminalisation of homosexuality, for the film.u00a0Saagar Gupta, partner in Solaris Pictures, the production company that has till now self-funded the film, says that the "the story has the power to catalyse change".

"And we envision 'Breaking Free' as a tool for advocacy - to spread greater awareness about the law and the history of the legal battle; to underline the opinions of civil society and policy makers; and to spotlight the struggle of the LGBTQ community," he added.u00a0