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 ...
One night David is stabbed and the police finds his boyfriend Leon next to him wit his ands in blood stains and knife on him. While David is taken to the hospital, the police arrests Leon on suspicion of being the murderer. Homophobia is clearly evident in the police custody till a mysterious policeman Darrieu takes over the case. This is when the story goes into flashback of how Leon and David met. They go through their ups and downs where Leon is a bit insecure about his looks. Also when they bot meet David's family, his father doesn't take things lightly. Darrieu believes that Leon is innocent but then what happened? Luckily, David regains consciousness and informs the police how he was assaulted by two strangers on street on night for being gay and they were the 2 guys who came to is home that night and stabbed.
David and Leon's back story has noting to do with the case and as viewers I was not interested at all. Tat was also because of the fact, that they duo shared absolutely bland chemistry. Clearly they were 2 actors thrown together to perform. Yes, we are sown that homophobia and prejudices exist in society and even within family. People are ready to dismiss gay relationships even in today's day and age. We are never told what's Darrieu's back story is. The police and the whole surroundings seemed so fake tat at no point I believed either of the actors or the characters they were playing. There were so many random scenes of the couple with their friends that added absolutely noting to the story. And wen the secret is revealed, I was just like meh! It feels like the film was shot was absolutely no budget (which is fine) because you can cover tat up in many other ways.
Bad acting, bad direction, no chemistry and a colossal waste of time. I would not recommend this at all. (2/10)
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