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 ...
After a long time, I actually got choked up while watching a movie. This necessarily might not be because of the content of the movie but also because of the fact that how difficult it is for gay couples to adopt and raise a kid and how people perceive them in general in society. Also what the teenage Patrik goes through in his life after having lost all near and dear ones, just makes you want to cryThis is the story of a gay couple living in white picket fence suburban neighborhood run by a homeowners association and populated by an all straight community. Goran and Sven are a married gay couple and now after moving in their suburban house want to adopt and raise an infant child to round out their marriage and live as a family. They have been put on a long waiting list to find a child they can raise from a baby and finally one becomes available. Or so it seems. A typing error that should have read Patrik, age 15 has been mistyped by the social service agency as Patrik 1,5. Believing they are about to bring into their lives an year and half old infant they are shocked to discover their baby is actually 15 years old, homophobic and with a history of delinquency and violence. Sven was once in a straight relationship and has an ex wife and a teenage daughter. He is hesitant of raising any child again let alone a ready-made troubled teenager. Goran wants a baby desperately but can see the good and discovers he can help bring out the good in Patrik. This brings tension between the couple's life. Goran asks Sven to move out because he starts acting weird. Only later we find out that he is actually cheating on Goran with another man. Meanwhile not wanting to send Patrik back to some institution house, he lets Patrik stay with him and the boy and Sven start a wonderful friendly, father-son relationship. Patrik starts to take jobs as gardener and makes some money. Slowly Patrik also gets over his homophobia. Ultimately the social service finds a nice family for Patrik, with whom he tries to live but ultimately he decides he wants to live with Goran and Sven.
Everyone was brilliant in the film. Goran's emotions of so desperately wanting to father a child were exceptional. Patrik was great too. His loneliness was so well shown in the film, it was unbelievable. It was emotional and a very very touching story. I dont care what other people say but for me this movie was special.
Please watch it. (8/10)
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