At the minor risk of being sued or at least frowned upon by Mahindra & Mahindra (for having used the tagline of their Mahindra Scorpio car, in the title of my blog), I still continue to keep it there because nothing else is a better descriptor
A fresh and light presentation, with decent humour, just the right amount of emotion and good performances makes Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara a definite watch in this week’s line up. What may seem as a run-of-the-mill and predictable plot is very well woven, expertly paced and presented.
The movie is a celebration of life, what it stands for or rather what it ought to stand for. It is also a wonderful celebration of true friendship, what it means in the true sense of the word. In fact, if its possible try to take your best chums along to see this one
The humor is good and clean (proof that you don’t always need toilet humour – read Delhi Belly, to make the audience laugh). The writing is brilliant, some of the dialogues stand out and especially the voice over poetry one gets to listen to at different points in the movie is simply sublime
The movie is also perhaps the perfect advertisement for Spanish tourism. Don’t be surprised if after watching this movie you end up choosing your next holiday destination to be Spain. Spectacular landscapes and natural beauty are exquisitely shot and displayed.
One may complain of the predictability of the plot – so much so that you can almost predict the next scene accurately in most cases. However, doing it any other way would not have worked as well, and I have no complaints.
In terms of performances, Hritik puts in a sincere but stereotypical performance for a character that he doesn’t look the part one bit. Abhay Deol’s dialogue delivery is noticeable for the wrong reasons, though other than that he gives a credible performance. But Farhan Akhtar easily steals the show in this one and seems to only get better with every movie. His acting is near-perfect and he seems completely at ease portraying his character as well as doing complete justice to some emotional scenes. Katrina looks lovely throughout the movie and that’s probably all that matters from that standpoint. Kalki on other hand does not, and neither is her performance too great.
The title track is melodious but the other songs, not so much. The movie could have easily done with one song lesser but the good news is that for a change, it doesn’t drag or bore you. In fact, the feel-good factor is pretty strong in this movie and you tend to come out of the theater quite refreshed and rejuvenated.
So without further ado, you’ve lost on enough time already, go book your tickets and reclaim your life!!
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