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 ...
1. Which Is Scary
Many stories are told relating difficult, traumatic, and sometimes humorous incidents in the teller's lives that resulted from their homosexuality.
2. Queerdom
A cleft-chinned muscle man wakes up on morning feeling a little queer. Made in the 70s with the soundtrack from the 60s, this film evokes universal laughter of recognition.
3. A.I.D.S.C.R.E.A.M.
A plea to gain understanding from a society that is trying to desexualized gay culture.
4. Discipline of DE
The idea of DE (Do Easy) is to reduce all physical exertion to the absolute minimum.
5. Song From An Angel
Records the moving and final performance of AIDS patent Rodney Price.
6. Triangle
Expressionist drawings depict jazz-age escapism clashing with WW2.
7. Anton
Colorful Anton is a 'designer of dreams', an interior decorator whose clientele includes the elite of Hollywood and Beverly Hills.
8. Bust Up
When a visitor comes over, Holly Brown puts on his many often-abusive female personalities over tea and in his tub.
9. "976-"
In a safe sex age, this short comically suggests spiritually titllating alternative to phone sex.
10. Final Solutions
In 4 parts, this film openly and graphically expresses the fears, anxieties and realities of being gay on 90s.
Sadly not a single short film here is memorable and it was. big bog yawn for me both in terms of education or entertainment. The first short is the only one which has some moments but everything else is just not good. (2/10)
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