Rainbow Rishta

Rainbow Rishta is an Indian English-language queer docuseries. Produced under the banner of Vice Studios, it stars Trinetra Haldar Gummaraju, Aishwarya Ayushmaan, Daniella Mendonca, Aneez Saikia, Sanam Choudhary, Soham Sengupta, Suresh Ramdas and Sadam Hanjabam in the lead. It premiered on Amazon Prime Video on 7 November 2023.

Cast

Trinetra Haldar Gummaraju
Aishwarya Ayushmaan
Daniella Mendonca
Aneez Saikia
Sanam Choudhary
Soham Sengupta
Suresh Ramdas
Sadam Hanjabam

Production

The announcement of the series was made by Amazon Prime, consisting of six episodes. Trinetra Haldar Gummaraju, Aishwarya Ayushmaan, Daniella Mendonca, Aneez Saikia, Sanam Choudhary, Soham Sengupta, Suresh Ramdas and Sadam Hanjabam joined the cast. The series was screened at the Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival 2023.

Reception

Sanjib Kalita in The Indian Express discusses the series, stating that "it is an innovative attempt to convey both the complexity of queer love and the idea that queer love can transcend physical intimacy." Kalita further adds that it compels us to question whether what is portrayed in the series truly encapsulates the essence of queer love.

Trisha Bhattacharya gave the series a four-star rating out of five in her review for India Today. In her review for Rediff.com, Deepa Gahlot rated the series a 3.5 out of 5 stars. Shubhra Gupta gave the series a three-star rating out of five in her review for The Indian Express.

The series was reviewed by various other media publications, such as Firstpost and The Hindu.