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 ...
slice of life kind of indie film that is probably trying to show us th growing complexities of relationships in today's time. The film starts off well but somehow feels dragging in the middle only to redeem itself in the last 20 minutes. Probably shot with a very tiny budget, the film is set in just one apartment.
Clement, a gay man in his early 30's and his roommate Alex, who is lesbian are looking for. Anew roommate. Clement's ex-boyfriend and lover David has recently move out to a new city for a. New job and that has left bitter taste in Clement. Their only demand is that the new roommate is gay. Enter Leo, who desperately needs a room and pretends to be gay to snag the apartment, and in fact introduces his girlfriend as lesbian. The trio start hanging out and occasionally Clement's older sister also visits. Alex tries to kiss Leo's girlfriend who runs away. Two weeks later, she visits them complaining how Leo has been avoiding her. Heartbroken, she tells Clement and Alex the truth. But by now since they all like Leo, they ask him to continue to stay. This is when Leo confesses that he likes Clement's sister. The film ends on a positive note when Clement decides to visit his ex-boyfriend David in his new apartment.
The movie has a very play like setup, which I don't know if it ever was. The story is extremely basic, and I had mixed feelings towards the film. Nothing dramatic ever happens. People just sit around, walk around and that's it pretty much. A straight man pretending to be gay to get a room in an apartment could have led to so many interesting situations but the film never explores even one of them. This film started out with much promise. I was looking forward to see how things would unfold with the new roommate. There were a few scenes that were encouraging that new developments were coming. Then half way through it went down hill. Clement himself is a rather sad if good looking protagonist. He’s constricted and dreary and the actor makes no attempt to have you empathize with Clement’s situation. Alex, on the other hand, is a delight and the one bright spot in the casting. Leo's casting was good too. He is extremely good looking man. None of the characters arcs is ever really shown or explored. A random film snippets, (a film that apparently Clement made or is trying to make) keeps showing up in random places for no reasons. Overall, below average film that really has nothing to say ether about relationships, or sexuality or friendship. Even slice of life films need to have some purpose, in my opinion. (3/10)
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