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 ...
A unsuccessful filmmaker is hell bent on making his next film, a queer giallo. Giallo is when a series of murders happen. But while he is shooting for the film, a series of terrible murders start to happen around him. And somehow all the murders can be traced back to him. It starts with a waitress who the maker offers a part in the film, then actor who is supposed to be killed in the first scene in the film, then a famous drag queen who was supposedly the star attraction of the film, then a young boy he picks up at a bar and the list goes on. During all this, there is a young man who has travelled from Madrid who desperately wants to feature in the directors films. All this is being investigated by a lesbian cop and a male guy with a trans partner. The film continues to operate in the meta zone with even the identity of the killer sort of merging between the film and the film within the film.
Its not surprising that the actual director of this film also happens to be the actor playing director in this film. And this is just the beginning. At one point the character exclaims : “Because films need to be made… No matter what!” Which so well describes as to what really is happening in front of you. Throughout the film, I was confused as to how am I supposed to consume this film. A spoof, or a genre that I am not yet familiar with. Apparently the director of the film has already built up a loyal audience and even his own trademark style, which fuses camp and B movie with unbridled send-up, which is fantastic. But this leaves viewers like me confused. The eventual suspense reveal at the end of the killer is still a nice surprise, which most people probably didn't see coming. All in all, this is one of the weirdest meta movies I have seen, although admittedly I have seen only very few of them. (3.5/10)
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