A young, gay Indian flees to Hollywood, away from an overprotective mother and memories of his father's violent death. A successful banker by day, at night his life unravels in a blur of alcohol, drugs, and sex as he grapples with love, loss and ultimately, forgiveness. Based on actual events and the acclaimed novel by Ghalib Shiraz Dhalla.
Acting
Sachin Bhatt's unraveling is uncomfortably real.
Writing
Dhalla's novel translates to raw, specific pain.
Director
Nilanjan Neil Lahiri
Sachin Bhatt
Ali
Wilson Cruz
Adrian
Sakina Jaffrey
Parin
Parvesh Cheena
Salman
Diego Serrano
Richard
Rebecca Hazlewood
Young Parin
Philip Anthony-Rodriguez
Nelson
Lakshmi Manchu
Najma
Enrique Almeida
Cholo (1)
Noel Gugliemi
Cholo (2)
Ajay Mehta
Mr. Surani
Anoush NeVart
Mrs. Surani (credited as Anna NeVart)
Yasmine Delawari
Guli
Anil Kumar
Shiraz
Jeffrey Hutchinson
Jeffrey
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Sakina Jaffrey (Parin) is veteran actress Madhur Jaffrey's daughter, bringing authentic South Asian matriarch pedigree.
One of the few early-2000s films centering gay South Asian men outside arranged marriage tropes—Lahiri shot guerrilla-style in actual West Hollywood clubs.
US
