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 ...
Through flashbacks we are told that 6 months ago, Night was seduced by a guy named Gear, who sleeps with him and make sure a video of them having sex, leaving Night into mental trauma. But we are never told what he does with that video. Back to present, when Gear sees Night in a club, his feelings of him get very strong and he wants to pursue him. Meanwhile Night's older brother Day wants to take revenge about. This incident and he kidnaps Gear's best friend Itt, who was the master mind behind making a video. He kidnaps him, gets him drunk, put him in chains and sexually uses him, rapes him and makes video. Gear, in the meantime, continues to approach Night for. Date and he eventually agrees and they have a good time. When Nightwear's about this, he gets really upset at his brother and locks him. But he manages to escape with Gear and his two other friends to a resort and then they all involve din some romance where we see Night has completely fallen for Gear and it seems Gear's intentions are ok. But Day will have none of it He finds out about this and follows them to the island to take revenge along with Itt. The film ends, promising (scaring?) us with the promise of a sequel.
The whole issue of falling in love with someone who tortured you or scarred you or even raped you is something I just don't get. Yes, we have all heard of Stockholm's syndrome, but some of these Thai content take it to the extreme level. Maybe they sound erotic when you read them as books, but in these films or series, it is just bad. The film is full of cringe and sequences and events that make no sense. I have neither read the book, nor seen the series, but I should not feel penalized for that. The sudden love equation between Gear and Night makes no sense. Why would Night semi-seduce Gear and want him in his life. Unless there is some big surprise coming down the line (which I doubt), this relationship did not make much sense. Plus they have like zero chemistry. To the other couple, Day-Itt; we did not see any romance built up yet, but I have seen enough content know exactly where this is headed. For now, all we have is Day brutally raping Itt. It was badly acted, badly directed and felt like was made just for the heck of it. This one can be completely avoided (although if the sequel ever comes out, I may watch it just to see how much worse can it get). (2/10)
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