A compelling patchwork of a film; the grainy, washed out footage of Sangram, coupled with fleetingly stark images of trembling subway doors and flickering advertisements, creates the introspective tone which pervades the film, where dreamy preoccupation is juxtaposed with the social restraint. Hesh Sarmalkar gives a compelling performance, one minute looking as if tears were about to flow, the next alienating the spectator with his forceful and uncomprehending demands to Raj. Although Sanjay Chandani’s delivery sometimes wavers, the pair must also be applauded for creating the tension in the public space of the subway, as Vivek seems alternately drawn to, and embarassed by Raj’s attention.
The opening sequence of images of New York teamed with upbeat Bollywood music thus creates a poignant optimism, all the more palpable in the context of the complete film.