Not Out

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.

#NOTOUT - Indeed a soul winner!!!

Jeff Goldberg brings in a story from the minority to a larger community that still needs to grow when it comes to diminishing the discrimination.

The struggles of Siddhant and Rahul are real, the roles well essayed by Namit Khanna and Ashim Gulati. They make you feel their ordeal and help you connect with the characters they play. Magic of writing works and so does Jeffs direction, getting the right emotion and execution. The poetic touch penetrates the experience to a deeper philosophy, whilst sometimes you make a choice and at times you take responsibility and choose What is important empowering your own decision living for yourself than the society.

The film navigates well to the path from where it started leaving you with the pain of protagonist empathising you with the helplessness one suffers.

The only thing over the top was the signal chatter of Kiki and gang though an integral part yet doesn't really lands well.

A Jeff Goldberg Film is a three time Best LGBTQ+ film and five time Official Selection.

You can watch the trailer at the link below And the film is streaming now BookMyShow.

PK Verdict: Silver Plus 3.5🌟s.

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.

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It is not easy to follow in the beginning as I was as disoriented in the first 15 mins just as Sid.

It was only after Rahul's entry to Sid's home that I felt I was following the narrative.

I thought I wouldn't relate to the LGBTQIA+ overtones and I still do not but I relate to the way Rahul's own turmoil of ya and nay went on.

The scene where the cop does Sid brutally done is the twist that was unexpected and real. I mean I have watched Irreversible and still was taken aback by the rawness of the scene.

In my younger days I would not have spent to watch Not Out but the present me likes this movie.

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!