India, March 26 -- Filmmaker Onir, who broke new ground in LGBTQ representation with his 2005 directorial debut My brother. Nikhil, has recently released his anthology, My Melbourne. This new project also features stories from filmmakers like Imtiaz Ali, Rima Das, and Kabir Khan. While anthologies have traditionally found a strong foothold in the OTT space in recent years with titles like Lust Stories, Ajeeb Daastaans, and Navaras, Onir believes that the format can also thrive on the big screen.

Onir believes that despite the current dominance of anthologies on digital platforms, producers need to think about releasing them in cinemas. He tells us, "Right now the trend that we know is of anthologies going to the platform, but I think a p...