But Fawad is the only one who is connected to everyone in the network. Which is fair, that’s how families are, everyone has a different relationship with each individual person and each group of people. Speaking of Karan, I don’t know if it was him or the director/scriptwriter who chose the focus of the film, I suspect it was both of them working together, but Fawad’s story is definitely the most important. Later, he tells his brother he “is not interested in Alia, or any woman.” that he “will never have a girlfriend.” If the section 377 people come after Karan, or the censors, or the morality police, there is plausible deniability, but it feels shockingly clear to anyone who is looking for it (so, the urban multiplex audience, and the diaspora). And he responds, talking about his “truth” what he is “hiding” who he “really is”. And then she confronts him about his “lies”. Nothing scandalous, just sweet couple-y shots that are barely glimpsed by the film camera. His mother finds photos on his computer, photos that we just get quick glimpses of, him holding hands with another man, with their arms around each other on vacation. He also never says he is in love with a man or has a boyfriend or anything else terribly specific. He never actually says the word “gay” and neither does anyone else.
What really blows my mind is how they handle Fawad’s coming out. (Remember how uninterested Shahrukh was in Preeti in DDLJ? If we didn’t know he was, in love with Kajol, that could totally have been read as gay) They even include a smokescreen secret, one that seemingly explains his slight discomfort and formality, since (possibly) he is aware that all of his success was stolen from his brother. A fully in love Indian film hero would not be attracted to any other woman, because he is sooooooooo romantic.
Dating/living with a white woman could cause almost the same amount of guilt and embarrassment as living with a man. He is constantly on the phone with his girlfriend “Nicky”, he gets uncomfortable when his mother asks about Nicky, his body language shows no interest in Alia’s character, and so on.īut if you are less tuned in, and unaware of those rumors, and familiar with Indian film/culture, all of those elements could have been read a different way. And to someone who knows those rumors/is tuned into gayness, it is fairly obvious from the beginning. Just like has been rumored since the very beginning of filming. I already posted my no-spoilers review, but if you have already seen the movie, or just don’t care about spoilers, here are my thoughts about how the whole plot plays out. Update: Full and detailed summary up to the end, here and here.
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