Half Light

High in the mountains of Darjeeling, a landslide traps the guests & staff of a crumbling hotel. Cooped up inside, two men exchange lingering glances. For Neville, this is one of many thrilling encounters – urgent kisses in stairwells & parked cars. But for hotel employee Pavan, their connection threatens to unravel everything he has kept hidden. Years later, their paths collide once more, surrounded by the towering skyscrapers & ghostly smog of Mumbai. Neville is now a restless graduate, adrift in the city, while Pavan has started a new life, away from the hills. When Neville strides into his workplace demanding a meeting, their flirtation turns fraught, & long-buried secrets threaten to tumble into the light. Set on the cusp of India’s landmark ruling to decriminalise homosexuality, this is a tender, richly atmospheric & elegantly wry story of outlawed desire.