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 ...
Alex just drives around aimlessly in his van occasionally photographing and renting motel rooms for Craigslist encounters that seem to double as opportunities for petty theft. In between all this, there is a series of web videos of a girl whispering to her audience and offers “vibrational peace”. Alex follows her and using his own camera is trying o make videos to impress this girl. Eventually Alex tracks down an older man, who possibly abused Alex. He brings a teenage boy over for dinner, and seems to hope he’ll catch John trying to do something to him; but much is left unsaid on this topic, even after things culminate in implied violence.
This film was really really bizarre. It felt like more of a sequence of events just thrown in together. We have a hookup scene where Alex recruits three strangers, blindfolds each and has them strip, then watches the men caress each other as he quietly goes through their wallets. And there are a few others, which I really don't know the reason they were there for. I understand that this independent film might be trying to say something deep, but what the use when what we see unfold on the screen in front of us, is so bad and random. In the name of indie cinema, sometimes we are served executions that just absolutely make no sense. I can read all about it in blogs on what the film was trying to say, but its no point. The film is artsy with weird camera angles. I couldn't even comment on the acting because I was so distracted by the randomness of the film, that all I could do wads roll my eyes on how disappointing everything is. I am just not sure how these films get selected for some international renowned film festivals. (0.5/10)
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