Wake Up SId - * * * * *
Yes, I woke up too - from the slumber that the last few Bollywood flicks have put me to. Wake up Sid is the saving grace for all the shitty movies that Bollywood has been churning out, week after week.
So what is so different about the cliched 'rich dad's spoilt son realizes his calling in life' theme that has been already used in movies like Lakshya? Its execution. The simplicity of the movie is its biggest strength. There is no fusillade of emotions that we are so used to in such romantic flicks. There are no big gestures here. Every emotion is so underplayed and subtle that you find it unreally real.
Ranbir Kapoor brilliantly portrays the role of a rich spolit kid who has so far had everything on a platter, until a certain series of events gives him a reality check. No he doesn't wake up one day and decides to make it on his own. There is no precipitous transformation. The metamorphosis from a rich spoilt kid to a responsible one is so gradual and subtle that you only notice it when it has finally happened. Towards the end when Sid decides to move back to his house, a flustered Konkona Sen gives him another of her sermons on his immaturity and juvenility. It is only then that you question "Who is the real Kid now?"
With the expectation that Konkana Sen would steal all the stage presence, I was pleasantly shocked. Ranbir Kapoor is the real star here and Konkona has given him all his space, for once, maintaining a low profile. For the first time in recent times, a character emerges out of Indian cinema in the form of Sid. His conspicuous backpack that he carries everywhere, his laptop, his toon print t-shirts, playful banters with his friends, his aggressive outbursts - all of these elicit an uncanny familiarity with Sid, at the end of the modest 2.5hrs,something that even a 25 hrs of "What's your Raashee?" cannot engender for Harman Bawaja. Bombay is the second lead in this movie. It forms an important backdrop in this simple story.The movie covers all popular hangout places in the city. The movie is a treat for all Bombayites.
To top it all, Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy's brilliant soundtracks and background scores perfectly compliment the screenplay.
Disclaimer for Raj Tjackeray : This is a personal blog. I hope I will not have to apologize for calling the city Bombay, like Karan Johar had to :-).
So what is so different about the cliched 'rich dad's spoilt son realizes his calling in life' theme that has been already used in movies like Lakshya? Its execution. The simplicity of the movie is its biggest strength. There is no fusillade of emotions that we are so used to in such romantic flicks. There are no big gestures here. Every emotion is so underplayed and subtle that you find it unreally real.
Ranbir Kapoor brilliantly portrays the role of a rich spolit kid who has so far had everything on a platter, until a certain series of events gives him a reality check. No he doesn't wake up one day and decides to make it on his own. There is no precipitous transformation. The metamorphosis from a rich spoilt kid to a responsible one is so gradual and subtle that you only notice it when it has finally happened. Towards the end when Sid decides to move back to his house, a flustered Konkona Sen gives him another of her sermons on his immaturity and juvenility. It is only then that you question "Who is the real Kid now?"
With the expectation that Konkana Sen would steal all the stage presence, I was pleasantly shocked. Ranbir Kapoor is the real star here and Konkona has given him all his space, for once, maintaining a low profile. For the first time in recent times, a character emerges out of Indian cinema in the form of Sid. His conspicuous backpack that he carries everywhere, his laptop, his toon print t-shirts, playful banters with his friends, his aggressive outbursts - all of these elicit an uncanny familiarity with Sid, at the end of the modest 2.5hrs,something that even a 25 hrs of "What's your Raashee?" cannot engender for Harman Bawaja. Bombay is the second lead in this movie. It forms an important backdrop in this simple story.The movie covers all popular hangout places in the city. The movie is a treat for all Bombayites.
To top it all, Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy's brilliant soundtracks and background scores perfectly compliment the screenplay.
Disclaimer for Raj Tjackeray : This is a personal blog. I hope I will not have to apologize for calling the city Bombay, like Karan Johar had to :-).
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