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Avsar (Hindi) [Opportunity]

By Golu
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 ...
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Why R U - Saifah Son Story (Thai Mini series)

By Golu
I guess I should have watched the complete Why R U series first before watching this side mini series of 3 episodes of about 30 minutes each. Having said that, its actually pretty independent and even though I haven't seen the original series, I didn't think I was losing any context here. So I will review this as an independent story.

Zol, in her BL novel has included the story about Saifah and Zon (her brother). Son ad Saifah had kissed after a music concert but now Zon is worried that everything that was written in novel may come true, so he starts avoiding Saifah and asks him to stay away. With the help of his friends, Saifah comes up with a plan to confuse Zon that maybe the kiss never happened and that they barely now each other. Zon doesn't like this and finally Saifah comes clean to him. They finally start their love story.

As I mentioned before there is not much of a story here, but whole lot of fluff and cute moments. I am sure lovers of the parent series would appreciate it more and maybe I should waited to watch the original, but hey what can I do. Yes, there are somethings that are kinda confusing in the series, but the chemistry between them made up for the lacking story. Good chemistry can always overcome a so-so plot. They were both silly, goofy and cute at the same time. The episodes were stretched, but it was easy breezy watch. Apparently a lot of portions of the original show were not shot given covid restrictions, so this is one way for makers to try to cover up for lost ground. Good for them. (5/10)
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Sailor Maan said…
For sure you would appreciate it more after watching the main series, especially since this couple hadn't been given a proper ending, due to filming being stopped from covid (I think Why R U was very average though, or should I sat typical thai BL, so you may not want to watch it). I liked how they made Saifah think he is in a BL world of sorts. It was the good premise in the main series but was completely set aside, so I was happy to see it back here.
July 1, 2022 at 8:27 AM
Golu said…
After watching this, I went and read about Why R U and the reviews were average to bad, so I am definitely going to skip that one for sure
July 1, 2022 at 10:21 AM
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