Wake Up...!

a nice refreshing entertainer, that's what 'wake up sid!' turned out to be - totally worth the time and money spent on the theatre experience. and i have to say that it's quite fair to say that the production house in question finally 'woke up' with this one! finally. one decent, worth-watching movie, for a change.

maybe it was the freshness of a 25-year old director, a fresh story idea with more important a fresh approach, the choice of a young and very cool looking dude ranbir (thankfully not the usual predictable cast - thank god!!), and finally finally an actress of substance who gave a lot of credibility to the project - and the movie clicked for me.

maybe it helped that i could relate with konkana's character in as much as the almost instant love for bombay is concerned (yes i just said bombay.. bombay.. bombay...!), her experience of discovering herself (in my case rediscovering) through her independence in the city, and her finding wonderful friends in the city.. and unfortunately, that's where the similarity ended.. sigh.. (LOL!;):D) what also helped was ranbir's character's love for photography, which i so relate with..... someday i will buy a Nikon SLR and click away to my heart's content. i know i have it in me, and i am basically good at it, sans equipment or training so far.

the movie made me remember the lovely time i've spent in the city, and rethink about the oft-repeated wish that i have to someday be back there, and i smiled..:)

so all in all, the movie made me laugh and cry and smile.. it worked!

ps: i have to give myself credit for my gut being so damn right about what's worth a watch and what can and should be given a miss. it's so bang on! my gut proves itself right each time. how neat is that.:)