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 ...
Christian is a college news reporter, very gay, who is all set out to interview Epiphany, the niece of the only living person to escape a gender-changing Siren, eleven years earlier. In this context, Siren i someone who changes their appearance and seduces people and kills them (I think!). During the interview, Epiphany tells Christian the story of her uncle, who was a devout religious man and eleven years ago, he is called in by a man Danny to narrate his story about the Siren. Danny recounts how he was seduced by a man in middle of nowhere. When he doesn't respond in a couple of days, his boyfriend Kevin goes out in search of him and is also seduced by the same man, the Siren. Then random cuts happen, hallucinations happen and I believe both Danny and Kevin are killed (and maybe turned into Sirens? It was never very clear). Post this interview, Epiphany's uncle is approached by a sexy woman (the latest Siren), but since he is a devout religious man, he escapes her and Epiphany is telling the story to Christian but could Epiphany himself be a Siren?
First of all, since the film is a bot non-linearly told, it is difficult to follow what's going on. An interview within an interview makes it confusing and constant changing faces of the same person doesn't help. There is a lot of gay sex and nudity that are clearly there to titillate the audience. There is absolutely no need for those extended scenes. And then there are random mentions like Epiphany's uncle is caucasian and his brother is Vietnamese. Why does it matter of David slept with Kevin and both his sisters. What good does that do to the story? I am not very sure. Was there a motive behind showing Epiphany as transgender? The random sexual tension between Christian and his room mate. I mean, why do we need all these random distractions in an already otherwise confused film.
This is a very mediocre film which is not much good for anything to be honest, except for some good sex scenes and plenty penis shots. Do not waste your time. This movie could have been an excuse ten years ago but definitely not when it is made in 2019. (2/10)
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