*ing : Ranbir Kapoor, Konkona Sen Sharma
Directed by : Ayan Mukherjee
The coming of age premise has always been a favorite ones with filmmakers all around the world right from The Motorcycle Diaries(Argentina) , American History X to our own Dil Chahta Hai. So it was interesting to see another attempt at this now banal topic by casting the latest heartthrob Ranbir Kapoor in the role of a 20 something slacker.
Siddharth Mehra is the spoilt rich kid with a good heart but eventually and predictably, his lack of ambition leads to a conflict with his father and he moves into the house of his friend Aisha, played by Konkona. Here is where he starts his journey of self-discovery.
The dialogue style is very casual and contemporary which immediately helps to identify with the protagonists. On top of which, the screenplay(also credited to the director) has intermittent moments which one can connect emotionally to. It is very honest and very endearing.
But what works for the movie, in bigger light, it also pulls it down. In between these moments, there seems to be nothing much going on. There is absolutely no development of any kind, and with the exception of Konkona's character , no one seems to have undergone any change. In other words , the Sid we were expecting to wake up, never really gives us that impression that he has changed. The conflicts or difficulties faced by Sid and Aisha with the world and among themselves seem to be easily resolved. e.g a girl just arrives from Kolkata and is immediately a column writer for a trendy magazine....can't swallow that one.
A word about the music - (S-E-L and Amit Trivedi)It is awesome especially the Iktara song.
Performance wise, Anupam Kher as Sid's father, Supriya Pathak as his English-challenged mother are superb and come up with seasoned execution. Sid's friends are also fantastic. although they seem to pop up randomly. Konkona Sen Sharma impresses as always and looks charming.
Wake up Sid ultimately though belongs to Ranbir Kapoor who takes gargantuan strides in the acting department, a role he makes his own with some tremendous eye expressions.
The movie despite its slow pacing is refreshing because of its subtle treatment and believable characters. Watch it for Ranbir alone, who forces us to wake up to a new star on the horizon.
Rating : 3/5
Directed by : Ayan Mukherjee
The coming of age premise has always been a favorite ones with filmmakers all around the world right from The Motorcycle Diaries(Argentina) , American History X to our own Dil Chahta Hai. So it was interesting to see another attempt at this now banal topic by casting the latest heartthrob Ranbir Kapoor in the role of a 20 something slacker.
Siddharth Mehra is the spoilt rich kid with a good heart but eventually and predictably, his lack of ambition leads to a conflict with his father and he moves into the house of his friend Aisha, played by Konkona. Here is where he starts his journey of self-discovery.
The dialogue style is very casual and contemporary which immediately helps to identify with the protagonists. On top of which, the screenplay(also credited to the director) has intermittent moments which one can connect emotionally to. It is very honest and very endearing.
But what works for the movie, in bigger light, it also pulls it down. In between these moments, there seems to be nothing much going on. There is absolutely no development of any kind, and with the exception of Konkona's character , no one seems to have undergone any change. In other words , the Sid we were expecting to wake up, never really gives us that impression that he has changed. The conflicts or difficulties faced by Sid and Aisha with the world and among themselves seem to be easily resolved. e.g a girl just arrives from Kolkata and is immediately a column writer for a trendy magazine....can't swallow that one.
A word about the music - (S-E-L and Amit Trivedi)It is awesome especially the Iktara song.
Performance wise, Anupam Kher as Sid's father, Supriya Pathak as his English-challenged mother are superb and come up with seasoned execution. Sid's friends are also fantastic. although they seem to pop up randomly. Konkona Sen Sharma impresses as always and looks charming.
Wake up Sid ultimately though belongs to Ranbir Kapoor who takes gargantuan strides in the acting department, a role he makes his own with some tremendous eye expressions.
The movie despite its slow pacing is refreshing because of its subtle treatment and believable characters. Watch it for Ranbir alone, who forces us to wake up to a new star on the horizon.
Rating : 3/5
