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 ...
The plot is simple. We are slowly introduced to three characters who live in the slums area in Brazil. An again hooker, who is struggling to get clients, a gay guy who works as a cleaner and the joker's pimp. First 30 minutes show us the routine of these characters without any single dialogue. Drama starts when the pin wakes up and sees missing money from his table. When the prostitute comes it, they fight and he literally beats her up for stealing. She refuses and begs and says that maybe next door gay guy took it because she saw him with another guy. The pimp calls the gay man and beats him him who continuously refuses to have anything to do with it. Eventually he agrees he stole the money and lets the pimp beat him and humiliate him, (which secretly he enjoys). Once he leaves the room, the pimp takes all his anger on the prostitute. There is no reason but he just keeps insulting her for her age and the fact hatch should retire. This goes on.
The film is more around mental torture than physical torture IMO. The film is quite violent despite its confinement into a single room. As monied before the first 30 minutes has no dialogue. The camera tracks through shots of slums and streets, establishing the key characters and defining with great precision their dark and dirty universe. When the trio of protagonists finally enter into the core of dramatic conflict, in visceral and disturbing dialogue exchanges. I am not sure if there is a message here, but its more around abuse, aggression and helplessness in an environment in which feelings and life don't seem to be worth too much. (3/10)
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