The Retro Man
"Taciturn, loner and honestly quite a bore...Neel lived with his cliched views of life belonging to some bygone era when humility was a virtue, courage was unobtrusive, strength was courteous and movie heroes were well dressed gentlemen." The habitually reticent Neel is maneuvered into sharing the secrets of his queer yet happy existence with a friend who happens to be an antithesis of Neel's idyllic views about life. Although the man can't stand Neel's idealistic, old-fashioned ways, he must bear with Neel's hackneyed wisdom for one whole night to fulfill a personal agenda. The story unfolds in an ensuing dialogue that spans faith, destiny and most of all relationships...within a family and with the Almighty. Neel unravels how he eventually found his footing in life after a turbulent childhood and then used a shattering personal failure to turn all the negativity in his life into a mantra for lifelong happiness. Tempted, Neel's friend can't wait to use that mantra to find some happiness for himself and soon finds an opportunity to do so; but are the results up to his expectations...?