Pariah (2022)

A new tenant in his home, the enigmatic Pankaj intrigues Rahul stirring within him a yearning he doesn't quite understand yet. But there's trouble brewing when Pankaj's caste becomes known to the family. Pankaj, at odds with his feelings for a guy that are twice tabooed, struggles to keep a roof over his head. Conflicted by his growing love for a man his family considers beneath them, Rahul must decide what truly matters – age old prejudices or the joy of first love.

Released May 1, 2022 25 min None+

Genres: Drama, Romance, Short

Keywords: mdblist.two-actors, mdblist.imdb-short, imdb.caste-discrimination, imdb.lgbt, imdb.sexuality, imdb.intersectionality, imdb.taboo + 93 more, imdb.male-nudity, imdb.gay-interest, mdblist.bollywood, imdb.gay-protagonist, imdb.male-star-appears-shirtless, imdb.spiral-staircase, imdb.lgbt-cinema, imdb.barefoot-male, imdb.gay-cinema, imdb.camera-shot-of-feet, imdb.thunder-storm, imdb.21st-century, imdb.older-person, imdb.family-relationships, imdb.male-male-hug, imdb.smoking-in-bed, imdb.taking-off-shirt, imdb.man-reading-a-book, imdb.sitting-on-a-rooftop, imdb.homophobia, imdb.playing-badminton-shirtless, imdb.tenant, imdb.gay, imdb.rainstorm, imdb.written-by-director, imdb.playing-badminton, imdb.cigarette-smoking, imdb.landlord-tenant-relationship, imdb.standing-on-a-rooftop, imdb.caste, imdb.kite, imdb.overhearing-a-conversation, imdb.old-woman, imdb.climbing-a-ladder, imdb.man-wears-shorts, imdb.man-wears-flip-flops, imdb.reference-to-god, imdb.guitar-playing, imdb.reading-a-book, imdb.bare-chested-male, imdb.gay-character, imdb.2020s, imdb.xenophobia, imdb.one-word-title, imdb.class-differences, imdb.storm, imdb.man-wears-sandals, imdb.socially-awkward, imdb.socially-awkward-man, imdb.prejudice, imdb.playing-guitar, imdb.xenophobic-woman, imdb.friendship-between-men, imdb.student-as-protagonist, imdb.wrapped-in-a-towel, imdb.male-male-kiss, imdb.taking-off-pants, imdb.friendship, imdb.loneliness, imdb.looking-at-one-s-self-in-a-mirror, imdb.campfire, imdb.watching-someone-sleep, imdb.wearing-clothes-in-a-shower, imdb.handheld-camera, imdb.stripping, imdb.male-friendship, imdb.man-in-a-shower, imdb.friend, imdb.student, imdb.homoerotic-friendship, imdb.shower-with-clothes-on, imdb.coming-of-age, imdb.lonely-man, imdb.watching-tv, imdb.sitting-on-the-floor, imdb.teen-drama, imdb.man-in-a-shower-with-clothes-on, imdb.man-wrapped-in-a-towel, imdb.shower, imdb.taking-a-shower, imdb.gay-kiss, imdb.coming-of-age-drama, imdb.same-sex-kiss, imdb.framed-photograph, imdb.listening-to-music, imdb.male-in-a-shower, imdb.undressing, imdb.sleeping-shirtless, imdb.market, imdb.smelling-someone-s-blanket, imdb.asia, aspectratio.1-85-1, imdb.male-protagonist