Karan Johar is back after Dostana, with Wake Up Sid! What strikes about the movie is the unusual pairing of Sid (Ranbir Kapoor) and Aisha (Konkona Sen Sharma). The trailers give you enough indication that the movie is all about a brattish young boy realising his responsibilities.
Well, the movie is all that… and more!
It first starts with the introduction of a young guy trying to understand the concepts of Financial Accounting. You see him go through the concepts again and again – nothing gets in! An apt start for the movie, which is all about youth rising up to become responsible citizens!
Sid is a run-of-the-mill brattish son of millionnaire parents. The only thing he knows is to spend his dad’s money. He doesnt know what goal is and takes everything in life lightly… All this, until he meets Aisha, who is a totally different personality. She is new to the city and has come with big dreams and ambitions. Sid and Aisha form an unlikely pair. They have nothing in common. Aisha is older than him… and turns down all his advancements. Towards the end, she teaches him how to be responsible… and their journey is what the movie is all about.
Let us now discuss the strenghts and weaknesses of the movie:
Strenghts
- Ranbir Kapoor is a revelation. He suits the role so well, you can not imagine any other actor who could have done a better job. Full marks to him for the excellent portrayal of the confused yet adorable Sid.
- Konkona Sen Sharma rocks as the scared yet determined girl who is overwhelmed by the city of Mumbai and still does not shy away from taking the huge leap!
- The supporting cast is appropriately chosen and they all do a fabulous job – right from the likes of Anupam Kher and Supriya Pathak (Sid’s parents) to the entire crew of Sid’s friends who are all new actors! A special mention of Supriya Pathak, whose intense portrayal of a woman, who is trying desperately hard to become friends with her son, who does not have time for her… whether it is learning to speak broken English or putting up with her only son’s indolent behavior, she is top notch!
- Music by Shankar Ehsaan Loy is beautiful. The songs move so well with the movie, that they do not interfere with the well-laid out story line. The background score is top-notch.
- The first rate direction by Ayan Mukerji. There are some emotional scenes in the movie, which could have been easily ruined by either over playing them (which wud have killed the mood) or by underplaying them (which wud have not created enough impact). The scenes were done to create the maximum impact and they did.
- The story was another plus for the movie. It is a simple story – A story that the audience can easily relate to… it is, in fact, your and my story. There is a Sid in all of us… and we have all gone through the emotions that he goes through. This is where the connect happens! You cry when Sid cries, you laugh at his goofiness… somewhere during the 2.15 hrs, you fall in love with him 🙂
- The love angle shown between the lead pair is very pure and pristine! In times when no movie is complete without a passionate lip lock between the lead pair, this movie shows the erstwhile candle light romance – something that had been missing from the screen for quite a while! 🙂
Weaknesses
- According to me, the movie is flawless! I could not think of any weaknesses. Please share your ideas if you noticed something that I missed!
All in all, a great movie! Those who say that the movie is not in league of DCH, can eat their own words. While DCH was the story of 3 friends, this is the story of just one guy… so the comparisons are illegitimate.
The movie in one word is: Awesome!!! 😀
should watch it 🙂
Yeah u shud 🙂 Let me know how u found it 🙂
havent read it… will see the movie and only then read it.. but I was here and I was second !!! 😛 😛
i wanna see it NOW!!! boo..hooo..hoo.. Why don’t i get enough time!! boo…hoo… 😥
Awwwwwwwww!!! This one you can watch with ur child as well 😀
I liked the movie too.
Here are two other movies reviews which
One from my favourite movie blogger:
“Where’s the struggle for Sid? …. we’re mainly left with the incessantly happy-cheery story of a boy and a girl getting together after a series of extremely minor hiccups. That’s not a bad way to spend a couple of hours, sure, but how you wish a few dashes of reality had been allowed to temper this unrelentingly feel-good fantasy.”
The second one from Rajeev Masand – “Because it’s positioned as a realistic take on the urban youth, it’s hard to understand why the director shies away from showing any sexual attraction between his leads, even well after it’s clearly established that they’ve fallen for each other.”
Hopefully I’ll come up with my post on this within a day or so…
Hey Arvind, Welcome to my blog!
Thanks for sharing the reviews with me.
I do not agree with Blogical Conclusion’s review – However, I agreed with what Aditya Pant wrote in the comments section 🙂
However, I found Rajeev Masand’s reviews quite agreeable… Generally, I like his reviews…
Awaiting your review too 🙂
really? Will watch it soon then!
Yeah and tell me how you found it 🙂
Now got to watch it soon !!! … Hope I like it .. 😛
M sure u will 🙂
After hearing from you the other day and reading this now… I have to watch it… so now my list is getting bigger… Loads of them lined up. will have to watch then at home as we are not eligible to go to the theatres with my Tarzan :((((
Lolzzz!!! Has he been to any movie so far?? Parents chote chote bachchon ko le aate hain theatre and they keep crying… sab pareshan hote hain!!
Hey, what’s up? ? ..
Well, the movie was goood .. Ranbir has done a terrific job out there .. His persnality completely suited the role .. Konkana was okie-dokie .. Same old role and character which gives inspiration to others ..
But for me, the person who took the cake(with cherry !!) was Supriya Pathak .. She was amazing in her expressions and acting .. The mother-son sequence was just fabulous .. When she explains that she tries hard to speak in (broken) English just to make Sid her friend and that scene brought tears to my eyes .. I just get emotional whenever mother-son sequence is there in the movie ..
“Usko Nahin Dekha Hamne Kabhi,
Par Uski Jaroorat Kya Hogi;
Aye MAA, Teri Surat Se Alag Bhagwan Ki Surat Kya Hogi”
Heyyyy long time!! 🙂 My blog missed you… 😀
I totalllyyyyyyyyyyy agree with your comments here… And Supriya Pathak surely deserves a good round of applause! She was fabulous – much better than Anupam Kher in fact!
I know what you mean! 🙂 I could see Noobie’s eyes sparkling whenever mom-son sequences appeared! 🙂
Will watch this week and tell you how I found it 😀
Cant wait to hear it 🙂
nice review. Hope to catch this movie next week.
Thanks 🙂 Let me know your views as well
Hmmm am planning to see this one coz of Ranbir 🙂
Goood review!!!
Hehehehe!! Good idea 😉
Kewl. Im gonna have to watch this soon then 🙂 I was reluctant to spend a few hundred bucks on this the other day as I stood staring at the poster in the shopping mall around. There were tickets available too.. But wasn’t sure.
Now tho I am, am gonna watch it 🙂
Well written view 😀
Awesome! 🙂 I hope you like the movie too and dont hit me with brick bats for wasting your money 😉 😛
Sounds Cool…..
see it soon then to comment again 😀
delete it… plz. its repeated 😦 sorry
done 🙂
OMG is this for real? 😯
http://chheherazaad.wordpress.com/2009/10/07/wake-up-sid/
What is for real? The movie? Yes 😛
I am waiting for dvd rip to see it in office 😛
Sounds good to me 😉
Hey I watched the movie and agree with all your points.. it was simply AWESOME 🙂 loved it and yeah the best part was there was no kissing or other obscene scenes in this movie.. a very decent one with a good storyline
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