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 ...
A new tenant Mew moves into a new building, where he feels presence of a ghost (or a spirit, as they like to call themselves). After initial awkwardness, we find that this spirit is of the boy named Meteor, who had committed suicide. He had a major fallout with his 2 friends in the trip group and was in love with the boy, who fell in love with a girl. Meteor has been offered a second chance to life if he convinces Mew to fall in love with him. If Meteor fails, he will get banished to the afterlife. He has thirty days to complete his mission. There's also one strict rule. He cannot leave the room, or his spirit will disappear forever. In the episodes we see how Mew and Meteor get closer to one another and a connection develops. Mew tries to do everything to bring back Meteor to life.
The biggest problem of the show is the script. This premise could have been handled better in a comedy way, but as is, it fails to garner any empathy. There is literally no time spent in building the lead actors relationship and chemistry. I expected the characters to bond meaningfully as the spirit and his human companion get to know each other better. Instead, the plot drifts away to irrelevant scenes that aren't interesting to watch. We keep seeing the two guys (I guess the angel and the God of death) exchanging chatter about Meteor, which is honestly very distracting, especially given how rigid the actors are. Maybe they were asked to do that. And then the whole flashback episode of why Meteor committed suicide was also half-baked. As actors the leads did a good job, but there is only so much one can do with a bad script and execution. There is absolutely nothing memorable about this show and is gonna get lost in the sea of Thai BLs. (2.5/10)
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