Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara is a very well directed movie about 3 grown ups who are friends since school days, but now lead their own different lives. Now, one among them is getting married and they decide to go on a trip to Spain before his marriage. On this trip they will participate in 3 adventure sports, each of each ones choice. However, it might sound like The Hangover, but it is not. It is a drama movie not comedy.
This however is not the real story. Although, this is the story for almost 3/4th of the movie but the real story is revealed in the final 1/4th of the movie. Now, this real story would not have been gripping if it has been stretched for 3 hours. Hence, the dirctor very cleverly conceals this real story till the last and fills most of the movie with a story line which is not going anywhere but at the same time is even stopping the audience form going anywhere. Then, at last when the real story is revealed the audience is mesmerized, as it is no doubt very interesting, when compressed, and gives a sudden spike in the otherwise flat story line. Finally Zoya Akhtar manages to win everyone's hearts by justifying the title at the last scene and making everyone forget about the beggining. All everyone ever remembers after leaving the theater is the last 1/4th of the movie. A must to watch:
Direction: This is one of the best directed movies I have ever seen. Zoya Akhtar had a plan, which could have backfired on her disastrously (what if the first would have been so boring, due to the flat stroy line, that the audience would not have waited for the second half), she took the risk, and it paid out surprisingly well in the end. Stupendous job Zoya.
Performances: Everyone has done a good job, especially Kalki Koechlin. It is not easy being an amateur and making your presence felt against the big names. A thing she has done so well that you can not help noticing her.
Music: Be it the songs or the background music, you will most definitely like it. At a few places here and there you might feel it a bit meager, like at one place there is a tune of "Saare Jahaan Se Achcha, Hindustan Hamaara" being used without any real need.
Thing which might disappoint you:
Sound Mixing: This has not been quite as good. There are times when you can not hear the dialogues over the music.
Overall it is a very cool movie, which can be viewed be any audience without much contempt. Hence, I rate it as follows:
Entertainment rating: 3.5
Critics raing: 3
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