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 a cuddle expert, who talk sabot how he wasn't also aware of this service but now he gets clients who like this but the guy also emphasized on the importance of consent. We do overlook how little touch we get every day. And how it can be emotionally taxing as well trying to look for someone to be intimate with -- so hiring someone just makes a lot of sense. There is another guy who talks about how he provides mostly BDSM massage services and how he gets repeated clients and there is something there that he fulfills desires of his clients and he must be doing something ok that begets repeat customers. An interesting take is given by Raj on how he treats his disabled customers and how everyone has the right to feel pleasured and loved. He also talks about how he told his mother and family about what he does for work and how they have all been eventually very supportive of what he does.
As much as these subjects make sense, the logical side of my brain still thinks that these are somehow justifications for doing the job that you are doing. I mean, at one point we do say that no work is small or big, but then at the same point, why are we making documentaries where people have to justify what they are doing? There was not even larger motive where we could go maybe more deep into the history of sex work or even legalizing it; but it was simply lets talk to these 4 subjects, hears their point of view on why they do what they do and thats is. The makers themselves do not give any opinion whatsoever. Sure, it was interesting to watch something new, but personally I didn't get to hear or learn anything new (besides getting paid to be cuddled) that I did not know before. (3/10)
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