National Award-winning filmmaker Hansal Mehta, who is delighted at the Supreme Court striking down the law against homosexuality, has urged the society to practice the change by showing equal respect to the LGBT community.

Mehta, who directed the film "Aligarh" -- inspired by the real-life story of a professor who was suspended from his job because of his sexual orientation -- told IANS: "I am delighted to know the Supreme Court's judgment. The wordings of the judgment are very significant and humane in the present time to establish equality."