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 ...
Troy recently moved to Brooklyn with his friend Pat and his then-boyfriend Chance, but Troy and Chance broke up, and haven’t yet post-processed the breakup to see if they might reconcile. Troy works as a busboy and just generally walks around grumpy and bitter, still having feelings for his ex. When a new neighbor moves in, the sweet looking 29 year old middle school teacher Abel, Troy's hope for a rekindled romance with his ex-boyfriend gets officially placed on the back burner. Troy and Abel begin getting to know one another, complicating the “will they or won’t they” reunion with Chance. Chance comes back in hopes to rekindle there love but this time Troy sends him away. In parallel there is this story of Troy's roomie Pat trying to get a job with the mayor’s re-election campaign. Yeah!! This is pretty much the story without a proper ending.
As I said, given the acting by the lead Troy is so over the top, it gets irritating after a point IMO. It rarely had any comic effect, at least on me. Abel enters only episode 3, and only then the show/film becomes slightly interesting, but just not enough time is spent on the courtship. They go on one date, share a kiss and then another home date. We really don't get an idea of what really is going on here. Less bickering and more focus on character building might have been better for the makers. Despite its already short duration, it was really hard for me to sit through this. Mostly because of paper thin story, not engaging screenplay and some basic a don't good dialogues. I would not recommend this. (2.5/10)
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