HOSTEL ROOM 131

In the winter of 1978; Siddharth; twenty-three; meets Sudhir; twenty; in a friend€s friend€s room in Pune€s Engineering College Hostel. He falls instantly in love.

A man of unconventional views€"he believes; for instance; that the two heroes in Sholay have the hots for each other rather than for the heroines€"Siddharth becomes a full-time lover over the next seven years and stubbornly pursues the object of his lust and affection; despite his job as a college lecturer in Bombay.

There are many obstacles along the way; including Sudhir€s family; against whom Siddharth files a police complaint; and Sudhir€s classmates from Belgaum; led by the homophobic Ravi Humbe; who start an anti-Siddharth association. But Siddharth gets support from Gaurav and Vivek; a militant gay pair keen to ambush the enemy.

The author of Boyfriend returns with another irreverent look at India€s gay subculture.Deadpan humour and farce come together in this entertaining love story; giving us a glimpse of what really goes on in a boys€ hostel.