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By Prema K. Š2005 Bollyvista.com |
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A Still from 'My Brother Nikhil' |
However, Nikhil's overflowing cup of joy is overturned one day, on August 8, 1989, when he is arrested. Why?
Reason: He has tested HIV Positive. Suddenly he falls from grace and is socially ostracized. His parents, friends and colleagues turn their backs on him. Suddenly, his whole world collapses.
Nikhil is sent to a secluded hospital ward and kept in solitary confinement. Nikhil's parents are unable to face social humiliation and abandon him. But Anu defies the parents and stands by her brother. Nigel too stands by him till the very end. This is the story of Nikhil Kapoor unfolding on screen. With his sister and close friend's support, he decides to become strong and live life to the fullest.
The location is Goa in the period 1987 and 1994. The film looks at AIDS in Goa in the '80s, when it was still a strange illness. The misconceptions about the ailment and how it affected not just an individual, but his entire family, has been narrated in a different manner.
But there is also a bit of confusion. While AIDS is one issue, the film also tackles a gay relationship. Yes, Nikhil and Nigel are lovers! Their relationship is kept under wraps. Of course, Anu is aware of it and treats Nigel in a special manner. But this revelation about the relationship is bound to take the viewers slightly by surprise. |
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