Not Out

This film keeps you thinking long after it's over. The characters are well established and the direction takes you on an unexpected journey. We live in a society where we have learnt to turn a blind eye to things around us. What happens when different worlds collide? Is love defined by the society we live in? Will the choices we make in our life haunt us forever?

This film definitely makes you re evaluate the world around us.

I could not stop myself from being pulled into the lives of the characters and become invested in their journey with every twist and turn.

The film may feel slow paced at certain points but still keeps you interested.

The film is based in Mumbai. Love the way it started with a scene of what a typical afternoon looks like on the streets of Bandra.

The background score immediately gave me a sense that the movie was serious and something creepy is going to happen.

I found the movie a little slow initially as it takes a little time to build up. But as the plot becomes clearer I found myself getting more and more engaged.

Aashim Gulati's performance really does justice to his character in my opinion. He's in a dilemma caught between 2 lives and this has been depicted beautifully without over relying on the use of words or dialogues in general.

The series of events that unfold in the second half is where the action lies and I would say that the movie isn't really predictable. It even reminded me of the movie Shaitan a bit because it captures how an unfortunate incident can occur as a result of a youth's naivety.

By the end of the movie I felt quite grounded. The film left me moved. Such dilemmas as the one portrayed in the film is realistic and do exist in our society but they are mostly invisible and not spoken about. Which is what makes this film important. Kudos to the team for pulling it off, it wouldn't have been easy for sure!

I recently watched Not out and was really moved by the movie. It beautifully portrays the stigma around homosexuality and the male sexual abuse in India.

The movie hits you exactly where it should! We all have Siddhant and Rahul amongst us but we as a society makes no effort to help them navigate through their struggles. Kudos to Jeff for addressing such a pressing issue with such an ease. The movie is crisp with solid direction. The cast has done brilliantly and took their roles to their heart. Loved the soundtrack!

Overall, this is a great movie with a mix of social stigma and a love story rolled into one. If you are looking for an unconventional watch pertaining to Indian cinema, this is unquestionably the movie for you.

The film is a heart touching story of unrequited love between. Siddhant and Rahul. Despite the love between the two they are unable to be together because of social norms. The story is very pertinent to our social fabric of judgement and non acceptance.

The background music complements the theme beautifully. The performances are honest and gritty. The director Jeff Goldberg brings the story of the struggle of two lovers to life.set in mumbai. The screenplay and the narrative style helps us deep dive into the intimate lives and struggles of Siddhanth and Rahul. The sets beautifully immerse us into the world of the characters.

The film cuts across time and space introducing a variety of characters from a wide array of the Indian socio-economic fabric to reveal a heart touching story of love, violence and the choices people make because of societal pressures and judgements.

The film lingers on, much after you have finished watching it.

Radhika.

Walking into the screening of 'Not Out' with absolutely no clue of the baseline or the essence of the movie in a room full of people that slowly appeared on the screen as the movie played to begin with showed how each character held their role to their hearts.

The title of the movie just hits base with every scene of the movie, be it with cricket, coming out of the closet, not getting caught with crime and various other social issues. As an audience you really get a sense of Why,What and How each character went through that particular period of their life and makes us understand Love in such a pure and simple way !

It's a Must watch movie and you'll understand once you do watch it !