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 ...
An overweight middle aged bank employee lives with his mother, suffering from Alzheimer's, taking care of her. While he works during the day, he gets help from a caretaker named Daniel. One day the mother locks Daniel in balcony and goes out of home. In the evening Sven and Daniel search for her together and this is when we see the first time Sven lightly flirts with Daniel. When Daniel returns home, his wife kicks him out because she thinks he is having an affair. He comes to Sven's home and the trio have a wonderful evening together. They platonically even sleep together. Next day the mother dies and Sven is all alone but a slow mysterious relationship starts between Sven and Daniel. Sven is definitely obsessed with Daniel and even watches him at home, but rather than getting mad, Daniel also enjoys it and the two start a relationship soon. But one day, Daniel has had enough and he goes back to his wife. This is when Sven figures out that there is more to life and decides to take time off and travel the world.
The film has some tender scenes that we could al relate to. For example, Sven is a romantic at heart despite his age, trying to find some sexual privacy from his mother and rapturously dancing naked. Similarly, Daniel's son's complete dismissal of Sven that many gay people maybe able to relate to. Both Daniel and Sven are odd balls in their own way. They understand each other and their craziness is at par with one another. On a deeper level, the two men sense in each other the key to a type of escape. They have picnic around a lake where the two men end up chasing each other around, naked and muddy. Shot probably with just a hand held camera and literally no crew, the film sometimes feel like a documentary and other times a bit of cartoonish. But its a very intimate film trying to show us an interesting take on not rick, not buffed or good looking, no longer younger gay men trying to find love and find out their life. The film is ok but is help together with some terrific uninhibited performance by three principal actors. I reckon this will not be everyone's cup of tea, but I suggest do give it a try. (6/10)
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