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 ...
We meet 10 individuals forming 5 couples starting with a kiss and slowly get to know more about them. Ollie, 27, explains why he's cautious going into relationships, sharing with his cast members an experience of rejection when he took his top off with a date. Josh, 24, speaks about coming out to a very religious community or green-fingered Jake, 27, shared his decision never to share his sexuality with his late grandparents. And more contestants that come with their own personalities, their own stories but still full of entertainment. After every elimination based on the above criteria, slowly 5-6 new wildcard entries are thrown in, to throw off the existing couple off their game. The show lasts for 8 episodes of about 40-45 minutes each.
The guys that were chosen for the show were an eclectic mix. Diversity and inclusivity mattered here, with a variety of body types, experiences and ethnic backgrounds represented via the cast, which consisted of queer men from all corners of the UK. I would say most of them were cute and how can you not be charmed with their varied accents. My favorite, although, did get booted out of the show very quick. Over the course of eight episodes, the cast perfectly captured what it means to be a queer man in the UK in 2023 with non-trauma-related conversations around Grindr and dating, bottoming, topping and fetishes. The host is gorgeous and her camaraderie with contestants is amazing. She knew we’d expect glamour, and she gave it to us every single time! But the show overall did get a bit boring for me after first 3 episodes. It sort of started to go down the same pattern and at one point I couldn't care enough to get deeper into any single person's psyche. It felt a little artificial, the relationships etc, since eventually everyone in it was for money, or for love (if you seriously believe that reality shows are real). Apparently the show is a huge hit in UK and part of me can understand why. But more often that not, reality shows is something I used to like 15 years ago, but at my age now, the superficiality of it all is just to much of rme to handle and all I can do is roll my eyes almost every 5 minutes are the stupidity and absurdity of all still trying to make us believe that the show is 'real'. (4/10)
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