Honest Gay Dating In India(2022)
Hindi8 mins
Rajat and Deep are meeting in real life after meeting on a dating app. But in the world, what would happen if they went off on a date with no filter? What would and honest gay date look like? A Satire on modern Indian gay dating.
Director:Pew Banerjee
Mood:
funnyemotionaluplifting
Where to watch:
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Quick Facts
- Theatrical Release
- 18 January 2022
- Director
- Pew Banerjee
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 8m
Storyline
Two men meet in person after connecting on a dating app. Their date is completely unfiltered and honest, showing what that awkward, real experience might look like. It's a satirical comedy about modern gay dating in India.
“No filter. Just an honest gay date.”
Film Details
8Minutes
HindiLanguage
Release Date18 January 2022
Parental Guide
Violence
Mild
Language
Low
Sex / Nudity
Mild
Drugs
Mild
Intensity
Mild
Vibe & Tags
Mood
funnyemotionaluplifting
Themes
loveidentityfriendship
Tonesatirical
Pacingfast-paced
Complexitylight
Audienceniche
Best Withwith-partner
Violence1
Emotion3
Humor4
Rewatchability3
Cast & Crew
#1
A
Akshat TalwarActor
→#2
A
Ayush gargActor
→#3
H
Hariom NaikActor
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P
Pew BanerjeeDirector
→Trivia
- The film was shot in just 7 days, using a small crew and real locations in Mumbai to keep costs low.
- Director Pew Banerjee is also a popular LGBTQ+ content creator, and this was his first feature-length film.
- The movie's dialogue was largely improvised by the actors to create a natural, unfiltered conversation.
- It was released directly on a streaming platform, bypassing Indian theatrical censorship for LGBTQ+ content.
- The film uses satire to comment on specific tropes found on Indian gay dating apps like Grindr.
- Some scenes were filmed in a single continuous take to mimic the real-time awkwardness of a first date.
- The project was partly crowdfunded by the Indian LGBTQ+ community and allies online.