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 ...
Guo Xiao Mei, a rich girl that one day crosses Gu Zhi, a young actor that works as an instructor at this VIP gym in the same building as her office. That same instant because of a misunderstanding, she thinks of him as gay. Given that she is a fujoshi, she goes to the gym to sign a 5 year VIP membership but would only do that if Gu Chi admits he is gay, and so he pretends to be gay to lure her into buying 5 year premium membership at the gym. When when the girl sees the gym supervisor, she immediately end sup shipping them together as a couple. During the 8 episode there's a lot of funny scenes including sexual jokes and funny situations with Gu Zhi, Quin Nan and the other clients of the gym.
Some of the episodes were quite funny while a couple were drag, to be honest. The girls' charming enthusiasm to ship two very handsome guys in the gym kept the show alive. Also I loved almost all the scenes where she would go to the gym but do everything else except workout and would also be able to justify it. The two guys were actually quite hot and it also felt that almost in every episode Gu Chi would end up fantasizing about his supervisor based on whatever situation the girl would say but immediately come to senses. There is a lot of daydreaming kind of situations here. Some of the other side characters are also fun to watch like the receptionist, the old cleaning guy, the overweight girl who thinks the young actor was trying to seduce her and another muscle body builder who grunts in the gym everytime he exercises. Overall, a series for total time pass, something that doesn't require too much brains. You just watch, occasionally laugh and then just forget. (5/10)
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