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 ...
Teenage Antonio lives along with his mother. They are making their ends meet while the father sends money from Dubai and is probably never returning. Antonio is trying to discover his sexuality and his first sexual experience happens overnight with his friend and sadly he freaks out and avoids him. His other best friend from childhood is more supportive of Antonio probably being gay. One day his uncle (father's brother) Jonbert visits. Them and needs to stay with them for few days. The two boys share a room. The uncle walks around naked sort of teasing Antonio. Then one rainy night, he begins to touch his uncle while the latter is sleeping. The next day Jonbert tells Antonio that he was aware of what Antonio did, and confessed that he enjoyed it. They regularly have oral sex but one day Jonbert wants to force himself on Antonio while he resists, leading to Joubert raping the kid. The mother sees it and kills Jonbert, while dealing with devastating news and proof that her husband has definitely abandoned her and their son.
The film is an interesting and different perspective of a growing boy and how he knows he is different. I loved his refunds support and how he tried to educate him about homosexuality based on information on internet. Some of those scenes were really nice. Antonio experiments, sometimes gets snubbed, loses out on friends but is trying to learn more about himself. He has no role model or anyone to talk to while he is discovering himself. Part of me understands the whole incenstuos thing where initially its Antonio who leads on his uncle, but the tables turn soon enough. You can feel the powerful attraction of the boyish Antonio for his uncle. The desire in hisses is so evident and shown really well. So in this sense, the film has a nice story to tell with some good performances. There are penis shots, which I don't think were needed but I appreciate. ON negative side, the film can easily be trimmed. There are scenes that are not needed and as I said before the camera work is very shaky and not stable, which gives a very amateurish feel to the film. The movie has few of the most erotic and well-shot sex scenes involving adolescent homosexuality; they not only seem so genuine and real, they are acted with such finesse that we almost feel guilty to be witnessing their private moments. (6/10)
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