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 film starts with Roger, who is raising his daughter Roxy while his husband Frank is out in Djibouti for 6 months at a military base of Fort Buchanan. He has raised their daughter pretty much by himself. He hasn't had much sexual connection with his husband and has ben on his own. Then there are about 4-5 other wives of military men who advise him that he should go outside marriage and have sex because that is how they save their marriages. One of them even demonstrates by seducing Roxy. There is another man George, who is gay (I think his husband is dead or something) , who trains Roger. Next thing you know is all these people are visiting Frank but things don't go as planned. We see that Frank is trying to avoid Roger especially for any physical intimacy and clearly there is some gap. Roxy hooks up with a military man. Season changes, Roxy is now pregnant and Roger is eagerly looking for the baby to come. We are now told that the base is closing, and in last 15 minutes a new character is introduced and who commits suicide because he doesn't know what else to do. The film ends with lonely George asking Roger out on a date.
The film is an interesting look into the life of a number of mostly-sexually frustrated army spouses. It is an imaginary world where almost everyone has the potential to sleep with a member of the same sex, even if they’re married to someone of the opposite sex.The good thing is that film is set in France where gay men were allowed to serve military. The story is interesting, but the way the film is directed is a very different art form. Its neither episodic, nor theatrical and definitely not your typical film. Its confounding yet frustrating, fulfilling yet odd. It feels amateurish yet very accomplished. Thankfully the film is saved by its almost just one hour length and some great performance by the lead actor playing Roger. Other than that, to be honest I am pretty much at a loss of words on what do I write here. When the film rushes off to its end, it’s hard to determine exactly what it wanted to demonstrate, and distance only makes the details fade. It’s an easy, sometimes amusing watch, but also an unfulfilling one. Its really hard to box this film in any genre or anything like I have seen before. I didn't like the film very much but I would still wanna recommend it o watch just because it is so unique and different. (4.5/10)
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