This Hindi movie is a pretty straightforward slice-of-life story that tries to give a modern look at what it's like to be a single, professional gay man. It dives into how he understands who he is, the chances he missed out on, and the personal choices he’s made along the way. The director used three parallel timelines to tell the story, which honestly didn't make much sense to me. While the core idea was actually pretty interesting, I really feel like this would have worked way better as a short film considering the point it was trying to make. Still, it wasn't a bad watch. The plot centers on Rachit, a city professional, and his friend Shikhar as they hang out for an evening. Rachit is a polished, urban guy, while Shikhar has more of a "small-town" rustic vibe, and you can really see the contrast between them when they talk. As the night goes on, Rachit starts thinking back to some old memories from a long time ago. He remembers being an intern after college in ...
We meet an interesting mix of people including Sofía, Samu, Marcos, Tamara, Sylvia and Judit. Samuel or Samu is a young gay man, who enjoys hooking up a lot but is almost at a point where he wants something serious. He eventually meets Gabi, a boy with whom he starts as friends, take it slow and eventually as they start to get serious, something happens at the end of series. Hopefully we will know next season. He is good friends with Marcos, just 18 year old virgin. He goes on a lot of dates with other boys but he is madly in love with his straight friend and just can't get over him. He bends over backwards to spend anytime he can with his friend and as you can imagine is always miserable. We then have Sofia, a medical student with a very nice boyfriend. But she is missing something. Sexually she is never satisfied by her boyfriend and is always looking to get naughty. She once does a bukkake with some guys of her little brother and is always looking for a release. She clearly has some deep rooted issues. I am not clear what the issues with Tamara were. She seemed to be always there helping others out and talking too fast about her insecurities especially after she loses her job. Sylvia is a trans person who moves out of her city to come in live in the big city hoping for things to get better for her. And Judit is a lesbian who is going through her own issues. In addition to all this, we have Samu's roommate, another bear gay dude who has finally found love in a. Guy who also happens to have a girlfriend. When he informs his girlfriend about his bisexuality, he almost feels a freedom and starts to cheat on the guy. Eventually the guy comes to terms with his body and owns it.
The show was all over the place to be honest. It felt that many reels were created and then edited joined together to make a cohesive story of it. At least Sofia, Marcos and Samu (and his roommate) ; they were connected and their stories made sense. But the other ones like Tamara, Sylvia , Judit; they cam out of nowhere and had no connection to the storyline and it was as if watching two different shows. As much as I was enjoying the stories of first three folks, I really couldn't care less about the other ones. They were a big yawn. As per the makers, the idea was to show how these lonely individuals discover their desires and intimacy, while also discovering friendship and mutual support. Its hard to put a genre to this show since it was neither drama or comedy. How I wish the makers treated it as a comedy. At least it would have been more fun to watch. Actors felt like mostly amateurs and so did the direction. Overall. I think the show can easily be avoided, unless you have really something more meaningful to watch. (4/10)
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