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Vilom

"Vilom" is a romantic and dramatic story of what happens when a man falls in love with a man in a beautiful Indian city like Chandigarh. Vilom, a lonely, isolated young man from India, is obsessed with becoming internet-famous and deeply confused about his sexuality. When he moves in with Amay, a dynamic, openly gay hairdresser, and meets Nivi simultaneously, a beautiful struggling actress, he finds that they are both slowly falling in love with him. This sudden love triangle leads to even more confusion, f-rcing Vilom to examine his sexual and romantic wants and needs on an even deeper level. Meanwhile, societal pressures and prejudices are beginning to build just outside the walls of their home. Vilom is an unflinching sociopolitical drama. Centered around gender-blending gay/straight relationships, this films tells a provocative story of risk-taking, creativity, rebellion and survival.

  • Sunder Pal
    Director
  • Sunder Pal
    Writer
  • Sunder Pal
    Producer
  • Navpreet Moti
    Key Cast
    "Amay"
  • Ambika Kamal
    Key Cast
    "Nivi"
  • Sunder Pal
    Key Cast
    "Vilom"
  • Manish Kumar
    Key Cast
    "Head Constable"
  • Kirandeep Singh
    Key Cast
    "Constable "
  • Deepak Saini
    Key Cast
    "Constable"
  • Project Type:
    Feature
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 20 minutes 10 seconds
  • Country of Origin:
    India
  • Country of Filming:
    India
  • Language:
    English, Hindi, Panjabi
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Sunder Pal

Sunder Pal is a Mumbai based Actor, Director, Film maker and performing artist active since 2008. He has completed his Masters in Theatre Arts from Panjab University, Chandigarh (India). Mostly he has worked in films as an actor till now. He has worked as actor in world renowned plays like Inspector General, Three Penny Opera, Neo Jarh (Punjabi), Doll’s house, Vidyottama (Sanskrit) and many more. Before "Vilom" Sunder Pal has directed two short films. "Vilom" is his first feature film as a writer and director.

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Director Statement

Making homosexuality legal is not enough.

Even though the Supreme Court has finally ruled that homosexual acts are now legal, there has been an uncertain period in the Country recent past when a lower Court overruled the Government’s Bill initially legalising it. During that time so many people came out of the closet as gay publically only then to discover that they later faced the real possibility of criminal charges. Besides the facts of the Law itself, there were also the attitudes of society to deal with, notable the police and other authorities charged with enforcing laws. Reading so many similar stories in newspapers made think about it and then I decide to take these stories to the audience through my medium of expression. Vilom is an outcome of this journey.