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 ...
Christopher has recently lost his wife Savannah of 22 years and slowly getting alcoholic. But at the same time, he is also getting obsessed with the idea of past life ever since he interviewed a psychic for an article 'The Singing Forest'. He is convinced that he is reincarnation of Jo, a German resistance fighterhafged by Nazis for helping Jews. One day he gets an invite for his daughter Destiny's wedding. As soon as he meets her fiancé Ben, he is convinced Ben is reincarnation of Alexander, Jo's lover from the previous life. As Ben and Christopher get to spend more time together, Christopher tries to explain him on multiple occasions the theory of past life but Ben always snubs. Eventually one drunken night Ben gives in and they get physical. Ben tracks down Christopher's psychic to confirm he really was Jo's lover Alexander in a past life. Destiny discovers their affair and eventually gives them her blessing. In the end a guy goes to interview the psychic for an interesting story of a client of her's and there she reveals how Destiny brought two lovers together. Destiny wasn't a real person but instead, she had been the spirit of a miscarriage Savannah had after she was raped by Christopher. The spirit had always been destined to bring Christopher (Jo) and Ben (Alexander) back together in their present lives.
On paper the story does sound interesting, but when you see the execution, it just feels very hollow. The acting is below average and the story is very poorly told. The whole thing was off. Christopher falling for his future son-in-law already is questionable, and then Ben getting drunk and ending up in Christopher's bed was weird and random. The whole Destiny angle in the end and big reveal was also weird. So if she was not real, how did the two men of this prominent age gap meet each other and the courtship happen? And how did the two men end up getting married. Was this all a figment of imagination of Christopher's mind? Was he ever actually married to Savannah or he just raped her? So many questions still unanswered. Lets not even get started with the technical drawbacks which the film was filled with. The film was probably shot using a phone camera in someone house with bad actors. The whole movie gets off to an offensive and queasy start by showing pictures of concentration camp victims and Nazi atrocities edited together with the two lovers. And this is just the beginning.
Stay away from this one. (3/10)
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