
Alim is an Indo-Canadian man currently living in London, England, the move in order to get away from what he feels is his repressive life in Toronto under the watchful and critical eye of his widowed mother, Nuru. For Nuru and her equally competitive sister Dolly, the perfect public Muslim persona is the most important thing in life. Back in London, Alim is free to live openly as a homosexual, of which his mother is not aware. He is in a loving relationship with his live-in B... (Full plot summary below)
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Alim is an Indo-Canadian man currently living in London, England, the move in order to get away from what he feels is his repressive life in Toronto under the watchful and critical eye of his widowed mother, Nuru. For Nuru and her equally competitive sister Dolly, the perfect public Muslim persona is the most important thing in life. Back in London, Alim is free to live openly as a homosexual, of which his mother is not aware. He is in a loving relationship with his live-in British boyfriend, Giles. To navigate through his complicated life, Alim uses the spirit of 'Cary Grant' as his confidante and advisor. Feeling like her life is missing a daughter-in-law as Dolly prepares for her son's "perfect" wedding, Nuru decides to reconnect with Alim in London. Not yet ready to tell his mother of either Giles or his homosexual orientation, Alim, with Giles' support, hides any aspect of this fact for Nuru's visit. But as Giles is tested one turn after another during Nuru's visit, both Alim and Nuru begin to understand what is truly important in their lives leading to true happiness.
Leave your thoughts about Touch of Pink.
| Entertainment TodayBrent SimonMiddling screwball comic fantasia... a passable indie film calling card perhaps suited more for casting directors and potentially adventurous directors than general audiences. |
| New York PostLou LumenickA clever and big- hearted gay screwball comedy. |
| Mixed ReviewsGabriel ShanksI'd like to believe that the world has moved past being scandalized by otherness -- Those nutty Indians! Those outrageous gays! -- but Touch of Pink doesn't think so. |
| St. Paul Pioneer PressChris Hewitt (St. Paul)Contrived and stodgy, Touch of Pink starts with an expectation- loweringly awful idea and then executes it poorly. |
| EricDSnider.comEric D. SniderA cute, ineffectual film that breaks absolutely no new ground but enjoys itself as it skips down the familiar paths. |
| NewsdayJohn AndersonFor all the predictable devices ... as well as a plot that goes right, left, and idles on the train tracks, there's really enough going on here to sustain the film, even without Cary Grant. So he's a bonus, and a delightful one. |
| The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Leah McLarenTasty and sweet, if a little on the mild side. |
| San Francisco ChronicleG. Allen JohnsonFirst-time feature director Rashid has made a piece of eye candy that's irresistible. The point of this film may be to embrace reality, but frankly, who needs it? |
| Chicago ReaderJ.R. JonesIt's formulaic but still fun, thanks to the quick and genial players. |
| The Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttWhat makes the film so much fun is an ingenious plot device embedded in Rashid's sharply observed screenplay. |