Karan Sood
Touch of Pink, directed and written by Ian Iqbal Rashid, is the story of Alim, a young gay Ismaili Muslim man living in London, miles away from his mother, Nuru in Toronto. The reasons for this distance are quite obvious; he can’t come out of closet to his mother and relatives. Secondly, He can’t leave his love, Giles, Caucasian economist working for UNICEF. Alim has an imaginary friend, Cary Grant , whose advices are very effective in letting him into troubles. All four characters are strikingly built from head to toe, especially the mother and the son.
Touch of Pink
Touch of Pink touches many previously untouched aspects of immigrant communities, creating an intense plot of the relationship of a mother and her gay son. Ian Iqbal Rashid’s romantic comedy rests not just over coming out conflicts, but also deals with the cultural clash along with the adoring love story of Alim and Giles. The story had effectively portrayed the hardships of coming out of the closet, and even concluded with a positive note with the eventual acceptance of a gay son by his mother.
The screenplay has been kept simple; giving it a pleasant flow with succinct dialogues. On screen, Jimi Mistry (Alim) and Suleka Mathew (Nuru) have done an excellent job. The movies didn’t receive much acclaim by critics, with only four nominations in all at various film festivals in Canada. But overall, I would say that these 92 minutes deserve at least a one time watch.
And if you are planning to come out of closet, do watch this! May be you would like to watch it again with your mom!
