India, May 30 -- E arlier this year, actor Shweta Tripathi told us that she was set to venture into film production. And now, we have learnt that she is also turning producer in the theatre space. Shweta is reviving the Oliver award-winning play Cock, and she insists it is her ode to the LGBTQIA+ community. The play tells the story of a man, who is in a relationship with a man, but while they are together, he falls in love with a woman. "I am drawn to stories that are from the queer community, because the community stands for love, equality and freedom. You fall in love with a person for who that person is, and not for what they are. I wanted to be part of this pride celebration, because we are also celebrating individuality, which we are losing, and it bothers me. If, as a producer, I can give that love and support to my cast and crew, and help them being seen, why not?" Recently, a play, titled Samaaj, which told a queer lover story, was banned in Jaipur as it was thought to be "unsuitable for public staging". Ask her about it, and Shweta says, "Bahut bura lagta hai, kyunki pyaar to baantna chahiye, and that story was about love. The difference between us humans and AI is EQ and empathy, and hum woh hi hataaye jaa rahe hain. Humko taqleef kis cheez se hai, uspe discussions and conversations bahut zaruri hain. That is the need of the hour, as life is not black and white, it's colourful and we should enjoy all the colours." Shweta's play will be shown in Mumbai during Pride Month (June), but does it scare her as a producer that the play might face the same fate if it travels? "We are just hoping that there is no opposition. As artistes, our job is to keep trying and we will do that. We want to tell stories, but our aim is to not hurt anybody. Ours is a love story, which happens to be about queer people. This story can be about anybody, as we are all human beings," she ends. Talking of queer representation in Hindi cinema, Shweta says: "There is a need for more people from the queer community in everything, and it will take time. We need to be more accepting."...