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 ...
Dino is a caregiver nurse who moves to a small town to care for old man Don Filipo. Another guy Obet lives in the same house who is cook, cleaner and everything else. Dino feels that he keep seeing some girl soaked in blood and also sees her in his dreams. Don Filipo's grandson Filip occasionally visits them unannounced. Dino meets a girl Mia in town and falls in Love, but Obet is also falling for Dino. Young girls and some boys have been missing from village and rumor is that it has something to do with Don Filipo and his house. We soon see that its the combination of Don Filipo and Obet who have been killing young people in hunt for Don Filipo's eternal youth, but when he starts targeting Dino, Obet will have none of it and instead he sacrifices himself. Mia has her own secret. The ending is open where Obet gets killed, Filipo has reached his goal and Dino manages to run away.
There is a lot of forced homoeroticism just for the same of it. Scenes of Obet and Dino swimming, fooling around, playing without their short or swimming in water are there for nothing but teasing the audience. It adds absolutely nothing to the film. The story was intriguing when the secret is revealed but no justification is given as to how did Don Filip get this idea of eternal youth and who Mia was really. A mysterious creature but how the special powers? Also why was Obet helping Filipo. No justifications were given, except that he may get to reunite with his dead brother, which again was odd. Acting was thankfully not amateurish but the direction definitely was. The screenplay could have been tighter. LGBT horror genre has a long way to go. For now, it feels film makers confuse horror with sleaze. (3/10)
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