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 ...
The main protagonist this time is Dustin. Closet gay, he had an abusive father who beat him when he found out his son was gay., His object of affection is Armani, a cute fellow student and soon they begin a relationship but Dustin is haunted when he witnesses gay bashing of his friend Moses. He is too scared to tell the truth to anyone. Dean and the mayor refuse to do anything, so the budding Gay Rights group on campus the Monroe 5 decide to take matters into their own hands under the direction of their leader Martin. They do get support from their African-American studies teacher but that is not enough. There is lot of gay bashing and murders for hate crime but no support from administration or the police. The gay rights movement becomes too much for Armani to handle and he breaks up with Dustin. Dustin and Martin then start a relationship because they both share a common passion. Ultimately their struggle does give way for a better future.
This season was a huge huge letdown from season 1, which itself was no great shakes in the first place. Dustin, who acted so well in season 1 becomes so plastic in this season as the main character. Its really hard to connect with him. All the interactions happening between students feel so fake and just too much to handle. His chemistry with Armani seems very fake. Thankfully its much better with Martin. Martin was the only actor alongwith the female teacher who were half decent actors. Everyone else was just poor. The direction was plain bad and the series got too preachy in every single episode. To salvage, there was always almost a 5 minute sex scene in every episode and that too was somehow managed to happen between a different couple every time. I guess just to keep viewers excited. Alas, thats not the only thing which is needed to keep one's attention.
Huge letdown. I wouldn't waste my time on this season. This needs a proper editing big time. This season is unnecessarily stretched way too much. (2.5/10)
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