Dostana 2008 ‘दोस्ताना’ Directed by Tarun Mansukhani
Two straight guys who pretend to be a gay couple to secure a posh Miami apartment fall for their gorgeous roommate. Hilarity ensures as Kunal and Sameer strive to convince everyone they are gay while secretly trying to win Neha's heart.
Friendship
my 13 year old ass was really looking forward to this movie back when it came out but the mother didn't let me watch it then. idk, probably because she was homophobic.
today, twelve years later, she puts this very film on and forces me to sit through it.
i wish she was still homophobic.
Part of my Bollywood Challenge
As I've noted before, the new millennium has brought a profound shift in priorities to Bollywood -- more genre specific films, fewer musical productions, less emphasis on Indian history and more on current social issues, and overseas settings involving the adventures of NRIs (Non-Resident Indians). Here's a perfect example of the sea change, a rom-com set almost exclusively in Florida, with only indoor locations shot in Mumbai and just two of seven original songs lip-synched by the actual characters. What's more, the film is credited with being the first mainstream Indian film with a gay element.
As director Tarun Mansukhani's debut film, it has been said that he "decided to use sexuality to shed light…
Tremendously stupid and a complete waste of fuckin time. I get it that this was supposed to be a “no brains” crowd pleasing entertainer but it is just sooo fuckin torturous.
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First off talkin about it’s premise, WHO THE FUCK EVEN SIMPS THIS HARD⁉️⁉️⁉️
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It’s almost impossible to get immersed and connect with a larger than life storytelling if every fuckin trope in it has no depth or logic.
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Fuck this 🖕🏻
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How the fuck did this even get green lit for a sequel
Dostana is AFAIK the first time when a commercial Hindi movie dared to tackle homosexuality as its main theme. Two guys pretend to be a couple to get a flat in Miami and a lot of hilarity ensues.
I enjoyed Dostana the most the first time I watched it (I couldn't stop laughing). I still have a soft spot for it even now, but it loses quite a bit when one is anticipating the jokes.
What I will probably never stop appreciating it for though is how "full on" it is in its gay theme and in sexualizing men. You could argue it's still playing it safe as the two main characters are only pretending to be gay, but they…
“Auntie ji Auntie ji. London or Miami, your son is gay” is the best cinematic line ever!
This could be re-written to make a fantastic psychological thriller as these two men essentially gaslight and manipulate everyone
oh to be a woman re-enacting the iconic rain dancing scene from kuch kuch hota hai with john abraham
Lmao I forgot to log this a while ago, watched it with my brother
Anyways it's pretty shitty, the editing and framing are particularly fucking disgusting. However, it's surprisingly not as homophobic as I was expecting. It does have some gay stereotypes and questionable shit but it's actually considered to be a very progressive film in India since Indian culture is quite conservative and repressive towards sexuality, so a mainstream Indian movie with homosexuality as one of its themes was surprising for a lot of people. The characters aren't actually gay of course, but the movie does throw in a very trite subplot of a parent learning to support their child's sexuality in order to encourage acceptance of homosexuality
This…
Two guys pose as a gay couple to be able to rent rooms in a fabulous apartment in Miami. Of course they both fall in love with their female roommate.
This film has a lot of humor, but treats gay rights and couples seriously, which I gather was a first in this Bollywood film. If only there really were a short line for gay couples at the immigration office!
The story is about two men named Sam and Kunal who want to get a room sort of to stay in so they act as gay couple but meet this girl Neha and thus begins the camaraderie between the 3 best friends and their struggles and love and then Abhimanyu the man comes in and this become a quadrant of love but ultimately its a tale of friendship and unending love. After more than a decade of being on my mind to watch it I finally did and I love it. One of my faves of all time easily. And Priyanka <3
This producer proves that yes, you can be gay AND homophobic. And why was I allowed to watch this in the theatre as a child?
Being gay is the punchline.
While I'm sure it was well intentioned fun, the movie is largely homophobic, playing up extreme stereotypes for laughs while tip-toeing around the main characters' fragile masculinity. Sam and Kunal lie to Neha to get close to her and become her roommates. They sabotage her real relationships (with her boss... kinda creepy in its own right). They repeatedly manipulate (and kinda traumatized) a 5-year old child. They lie on government documents. And in the end all is forgiven when they (Sam and Kunal) are forced to actually show affection toward one another. The horror.
Silver lining, Neha is all for gay rights, and the visuals are really nice.
this film deserves a lot of praise for making a lesbian like me homophobic. karan johar I’m under your bed.
Unfortunately I saw this film at a young and impressionable age, and unfortunately this was the first film I ever saw that acknowledged that Indians can be gay. As a result I became obsessed with it, even though it is virulently homophobic and chockful of the most regressive, disgusting stereotypes you can imagine. Honestly I am still a little obsessed with it. I hate it so much. At the same time: there is a weird and uncomfortable familiarity to “Maa Da Laadla” that I recognize and laugh at; I am vindicated by the jokes about gay subtext in classic dost films; and when Kirron Kher finally accepts her son, I guess I…feel something. Gross.
The only unqualified compliment I can give is that the soundtrack is perfect. Even after all these years I lose my mind over “Desi Girl.”
A film ahead of its time and Abhishek Bachchan takes this role and runs with it.
At points funny, at points really homophobic. It works on some level considering it's time period. Reminded me so much of I pronounce you chuck and Larry. Has good songs, somewhat good chemistry between actors. Not a very memorable film for the most part because of it's cliches, but a good time pass movie for sure.
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