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| Bombay Talkies 2013
The short
film begins with Avinash (Saqib Saleem), a young man, bursting into his house.
He wakes his father and pushes him against the wall declaring that he is
homosexual. He leaves his parents house, distraught and heartbroken but ready
for a new start. He passes a girl at a train station singing "Ajeeb Dastan
Hain Ye." Gayatri (Rani Mukherjee)is married to Dev (Randeep Hooda). Gayatri,
who works for a magazine meets Avinash, the new intern. Avinash informs her
that he's gay and is shocked to see that it doesn't shock her. They gradually
become very close. On his birthday, Gayatri invites Avinash home for dinner.
That evening, Gayatri tells Dev that Avinash is gay. Dev seems shocked.
During
dinner, Avinash and Dev find that they both share a love for old Hindi films
and music. Avinash leans over Dev to look at something on the table and Dev
visibly reacts. The next day, Gayatri leaves for some work. Avinash goes to her
house to meet Dev. He gives him a CD and then invites him to come out. (A funny
play on "coming out of the closet.") Avinash takes Dev to meet the
little girl who sings "Ajeeb Dastan Hain Ye." Dev is shocked. He pays
the girl a lot of money and asks her what she plans on doing with it. She says
she will buy food for her brothers and sisters. He asks her if she's lying. She
curtly replies that she isn't, and telling lies is bad.
By this
point, Avinash is sure that Dev is gay but hasn't come out of the closet. The
next day he meets Gayatri who happily informs him that she and Dev had amazing
sex the last night. Avinash is disappointed and angry, knowing fully well that
he is the reason for Dev's good mood.
He goes to
meet Dev at work. He admits that he took the one hour journey between the
offices just to meet him. Dev is embarrassed and asks him to leave. Avinash
reaches over to hug him sensually, alarming Dev. Dev loses his temper and
begins to beat Avinash up. Avinash leaves Dev, and goes back home. The beating
he received from Dev triggers memories of his own father beating him up upon
discovering his sexuality.
Dev visits
him to apologize. He seems torn and after hitting Avinash again and throwing
him against the cupboard, he kisses him. Again, Dev begins to hit Avinash.
Avinash loses his temper and throws Dev out.
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