- Also Known As/Subtitle:
- Unknown
- Year:
- 2009
- Country/ies:
- India
- Predominant Genre:
- Comedy
- Author(s)/Director(s):
- Ayan Mukerji
- Outstanding Performance(s):
- None
- Premiss:
- A spoiled young adult experiences a change in his lazy ways when he meets a woman at a party, who inspires him to “wake up”.
- Theme(s):
- Coming-of-age
- Compassion
- Courage
- Destiny
- Ethnicity
- Family
- Friendship
- Humanity
- Identity
- Loyalty
- Mankind
- Personal change
Self-belief Self-expression - Similar (in Plot, Theme or Style) to:
- Unknown
- Review Format:
- DVD
As usual with Bollywood movies, this one could have benefited from greater conciseness. Nevertheless, after a lengthy exposition, it entertains as only Indian cinema can.
The slight coming-of-age and rather wishful-thinking premise supports a wealth of acting talent combined with comedic star-quality. The songs are also well-integrated and actually comment on the action rather than being a potential distraction from it.
The director demonstrates he knows how to frame a pictorial composition as well as extracting maximum emotional-impact from apparently-insipid scenes. Here the direction actually helps - rather than hinders - the actors in their task.
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