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My Brother Nikhil(2005)
Hindi120 mins
My Brother Nikhil (2005) is a 120-minute Hindi film. Starring Dia Mirza, Sujoy Ghosh and Juhi Chawla Mehta. With an audience rating of 7.7/10, My Brother Nikhil stands as one of the notable Hindi releases of 2005.
Mood:
emotionaldarkuplifting
Where to watch:
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Quick Facts
- Theatrical Release
- 1 January 2005
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 2h
- GudVibe Rating
- 7.7/10
Storyline
A young swimmer's life is shattered when he learns he has HIV. As his world falls apart, he leans on his sister and his boyfriend for strength and support.
“When the world turned away, his sister stood by him.”
Film Details
7.7Rating
120Minutes
HindiLanguage
Release Date1 January 2005
Release Typetheatrical
Parental Guide
Violence
Low
Language
Low
Sex / Nudity
Mild
Drugs
Mild
Intensity
Low
Vibe & Tags
Mood
emotionaldarkuplifting
Themes
familyidentitylovejustice
Toneserious
Pacingslow-burn
Complexitymoderate
Audiencearthouse
Best Withwith-partner
Violence1
Emotion5
Humor1
Rewatchability3
Reviews & Ratings
Your Rating
7.7/10Rating
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Cast & Crew
#1
Juhi ChawlaActor
→#2Sanjay SuriActor
→#3Dia MirzaActor
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Sujoy GhoshActor
→#5
J
Juhi Chawla MehtaActor
→#6
L
Lillete DubeyActor
→#7
P
Peeya Rai ChowdharyActor
→#8
A
Arvind KannabiranCrew
→#9
S
Shayan MunshiActor
→Trivia
- This was one of the first mainstream Hindi films to openly portray a gay relationship and the stigma around HIV/AIDS.
- The film's director, Onir, partly funded it by collecting small donations from over 400 people across 35 cities.
- Actor Sanjay Suri, who played Nikhil, also co-produced the film because he believed strongly in its story.
- The movie is set in Goa in the late 1980s and early 1990s, a time when HIV awareness in India was very low.
- It was inspired by the real-life story of Dominic D'Souza, an HIV-positive activist from Goa.
- The film's title sequence uses animated paper cut-outs, a unique stylistic choice for its time.
- Despite critical praise, the film had a very limited theatrical release and found a wider audience on DVD and television.
