dear vikram i have joined the group some time back i stay in south mumbai i hope you will be able to help me i am interested in watching gay films but this is usually at the cyber cafe or at after office hours. this is no fun i would like to watch it with like minded gays in privacy and enjoy the film is it possible fo you to help me in this request ? also i would like to know gay owned or friendly cyber cafe or other establishments and patronise them especially in south mumbai till prabhadevi do answer my mail whatever your reply thanks ram
Vikram <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I spoke to my film critic friend today who had put me in touch with the director of My Brother Nikhil. She's seen the full film so I asked her exactly how open the film is, if at all, about a relationship between Nikhil (Sanjay Suri) and Nigel (Purab Kohli). Her view is that it is open - but its also discreet. She told me that at the story stage the relationship was explicit, but when it came to the visual depiction, cold feet and compromises might have come in, so there is some ambiguity. Nikhil does have a fiancee in the film, but she's disposed of pretty quickly. The bulk of the film is about how he is rejected by everyone - except his sister and Nigel. And that its pretty clear that there is real love and affection between Nikhil and Nigel. So are we going to get both of them in bed? Well, no. But lots of images of them together, arms across each other's shoulders, the two of them together when everyone else, except Anamika (Juhi Chawla), is against them. She thinks its quite obvious that the two are in a relationship, but if people choose not to believe this, then I guess the ambiguity allows that. My friend also says the director was very keen NOT to link the fact that of Nikhil being gay to his becoming positive. So he could have got it from a visit to the dentist or whatever. From my conversations with the director he seems a really sincere guy and keen to get good feedback from the gay community, so perhaps this really was his concern, but if so I have to say that its a somewhat misplaced concern. I don't think its going to come as news to many people that homosexuals are a high risk group for AIDS. But then that's Bollywood, and to get a film made, with not entirely unknown stores and to aim for at least a semi-commercial release, was going to take some compromises and if my friend is right, the film doesn't turn the story totally straight the way Phir Milenge did with Philadelphia, and overall she says its very well made and is trying to be as different as it can. And it does have some super-hot studs in it, so there are reasons for seeing it, even if we're not getting direct man on man action (that's what our imaginations are for). So apologies if any expectations have been dashed, and lets welcome the film for what it is and what we have ahead of us - another year of many compromises, lots of irritations, quite a few failures, but at the end of it all, just a little, but definite, progress. I hope lots of you will be at the GB party tonight and for all the guys, click on this link for some compensation. It links to the webpage for the amazing calendar that the French national rugby team produces, and it should keep your spirits (among other things) up in the year ahead. (Apologies to moderators if sending this link breaks any list restrictions, but it is New Year!) http://www.stade.fr/uploads_stade/html/dds2005/index.htm Happy New Year! Vikram Group Site: http://www.gaybombay.info ========================== NEW CLASSIFIEDS SECTION SEEKING FRIENDS? VISIT www.gaybombay.info click on classified section and type your message in the post section once the link opens This message was posted to the gay_bombay Yahoo! Group. Responses to messages (by clicking "Reply") will also be posted on the eGroup and sent to all members. If you'd like to respond privately to the author of any message then please compose and send a new email message to the author's email address. For Parties and events go to: http://calendar.yahoo.com/YYY,04497/srt,0/gaybombaygroup/?v=42&POS= Post:- gay_bombay@yahoogroups.com Subscribe:- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Digest Mode:- [EMAIL PROTECTED] No Mail Mode:- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Individual Mail Mode:- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Contact Us:- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives are at http://www.mail-archive.com/gay_bombay%40yahoogroups.com/maillist.html Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gay_bombay/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
