National award winner Onir has been honoured with the prestigious Gay Bombay Icon Award by Gay Bombay. The organisation is one of India's most prominent LGBTQ+ organisations. Onir is one of India's first openly queer filmmaker. He has long been a pioneer in bringing LGBTQ narratives to the forefront of mainstream Indian cinema. His recent movie, We Are Faheem & Karun, tells the story of Faheem, a young Kashmiri man, and Karun, a security guard from Kerala stationed in the remote Gurez region, who fall for each other.