Nikhil Kapoor decides to re-locate from Parksville, USA to Bombay; meets with Anamika Joshi and instantly falls in love with her but she does not reciprocate. When he sees her again, she is in the company of a possessive male, Farhad, who does not permit Nikhil to even talk with her. When Nikhil persists, an altercation ensues, weapons are drawn and Rahul, Nikhil's friend, is shot and ends losing the use of his legs, and Nikhil is arrested. After 3 years, Ira Malhotra enters Nikhil's life, hears his story and decides to assist him - not knowing that this move will jeopardize not only her life but also three other lives.
Acting
Urmila Matondkar's fragile, unreadable femme fatale energy.
Direction
Onir's Mumbai as morally ambiguous character, not backdrop.
Cinematography
Rain-soaked streets and neon that actually means something.
Director
Onir
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Rare early 2000s Hindi film addressing class-coded queer subtext through Steve's character without exploitation.
Onir's second film after My Brother... Nikhil; both star Sanjay Suri and explore how Indian families fail their 'different' members.
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