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 ...
Rejected by numerous art schools and lacking romantic prospects, gay guy Andrew's life is going nowhere. He still stays home with his theatre actress mother. HIs close friend is his uncle, an artist and a confidant and is also gay. His closest friend is Lucy who works in the art studio with him and is lesbian but constantly bickers with her girlfriend. Andrew decides to enter a contest in hopes of winning a six month stay in Kenya. But neither of his family thinks it's a good idea. He find out about his uncle's lover from back in the day David. When sudden illness leads to Andrew's uncle's death, he is going through a rough patch. Andrew's friend introduces him to enigmatic Jerry and the duo go through hang out, hook ups and prospect of love. Eventually Andrew doesn't make it through the contest, his love with Jeff is also off and on.
Honestly, not much happens in the film. It's just a. Bunch of people hanging around, doing things, dealing through with life. The characters are interesting, the ides are fine but the maker doesn't seem to have an ida on how to really execute them. Rather than going deep into character arcs (there was an interesting opportunity where both the mother and his uncle liked the same guy David), instead we see and hear about the gallery crowd and the flamboyant artists living through all of the openings, exhibits and parties that occupy their time. There is no real substance here in the film and can easily be avoided. (3/10)
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