Movie But life has a way of throwing up surprises. And none is bigger for the rich, cool kid than the accidental encounter with Aisha Banerjee (Konkona Sen Sharma), a just-arrived girl from Kolkata, the sort who reads Murakami's Norwegian Wood and hangs Woody Allen's Annie Hall posters in her room. She is independent, focused, gritty -- everything Sid is not. But there's a kismat connection between the two. And when Sid gets into a big fight with his dad over his career, or the lack of it, he moves out of his capacious home into Aisha's cuddly apartment. It is the beginning of his education in life and its realities, his first chapters of growing up. Wake Up Sid could have been just another spoilt-brat's coming-of-age flick: plenty of attitude but bereft of soul. But it ends up being much, much more. And what makes it special is debutant director Ayan Mukerji's (also the film's writer) attention to detail, his nuanced way of looking at GenNow life. A spoiled young adult living in Mumbai experiences a change in his lazy ways when he meets a woman at a party, who inspires him to 'wake up'. The relationship of the lead pair is every inch 21st century urban; but it doesn't follow the route of liplocks and no-condom sex to become so. The change in the tenor of relationship between the lead pair as well as the texture of their own changing selves is detailed with diligence, delineated with tenderness. We understand Sid's joy on making his first omelette. And we enjoy the moment when he rustles up the fastest birthday cake in the world: a lone matchstick burning atop four pieces of bread and jam. Mukerji gets the bigger picture right too. There's a subtlety with which he repairs the relationship between Sid and his mother (Supriya Pathak). The distance between the two is born out of the different cultures the two belong to. She is uneducated, he is westernised and the twain don't meet. There's a tragic dimension to the Punjabi mother who speaks English, even though it is pretty awful, hoping that it will bring her Westernised son closer. It's tragic because we know it's so real. Sid has warts: he is great with friends but rude to those not on his wavelength: his mother, dad, servant. Through him, we know that the ugly and the cute can live together in the same person. It is not an easy part and to Ranbir Kapoor's credit, he is near perfect. But Konkona as Aisha is simply outstanding. Her performance underlines how good actors instil regular part with real soul. The script offers generous space to Sid's extra-large friend Laxmi, a rare instance when an obese girl is not a caricature in Bollywood. And we love the fourth-floor bombshell in Aisha's apartment, Kashmira Shah in a bindaas, wine-drinking act. How can the answer be improved? Check serial number of beats headphones. ![]() Kher is brilliantly controlled as Sid's father. In fact, every actor is perfectly cast. Whoever is the movie's casting director deserves a pre-Diwali bonus. Neatly lensed, the movie looks at Bombay -- and now after producer Karan Johar's apology, Mumbai -- with love and affection. Too bad, Raj Thackeray missed the point. The songs -- lyrics Javed Akhtar, music Shankar Ehsaan Loy -- have a sense of romance too. Iktara Wake Up SidBut none is better than composer Amit Trivedi's Iktara, a song filled with an unbearable lightness of being. Songs make the movie soar; they help us look inside the head and mood of Sid and Aisha and help carry the story forward. Wake Up Sid LyricsIn the end, Wake Up Sid becomes a sort of template of how GenNow navigate their lives: deal with their own little rebellions, find meaning to their own definitions of independence and handle their own set of mistakes. It feels good when the two friends finally meet in driving rain under the grey skies by the sea. Autocad 2000 free. Refreshing and heart-warming, Wake Up Sid really puts you in the mood for love. Wake Up Sid Full Movie•| Thursday June 21, 2018 Shikha Talsania made her Bollywood debut as a supporting actress with Ranbir Kapoor's Wake Up Sid in 2009 •| Tuesday February 6, 2018 Rahul Khanna said, 'Maybe you will see me soon' • Thursday February 2, 2017 Dragon, starring Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt, is not a superhero film and will begin shooting in August, said director Ayan Mukerji •| Written by Aneesha Baig, Edited by Suparna Singh| Monday November 28, 2016 Ayan was born and raised in Mumbai, and says he always knew his life and career would be movie-driven. Despite that, he spent a year at engineering school before dropping out to get some work experience on the sets of Ashutosh Gowariker's Swades, starring Shah Rukh Khan. • Ishita Blaggan| Thursday August 21, 2014 Versatile actress Konkona Sen Sharma, who has been maintaining a low profile for a while now, has been busy writing a script and says she hopes to wield the megaphone soon. • Ishita Blaggan| Wednesday July 23, 2014 The director has always struck a perfect personal equation with some of the most renowned names of the Bolllywood fraternity. • Riya Chakravarty| Friday November 1, 2013 Be it the stylized sequences or gripping storyline, 24 is a 'game changer' for Indian television, says Rahul Khanna and adds that it's his privilege to join the impressive cast of the popular show. • MekhlaS| Sunday October 27, 2013 Actor Siddhanth Kapoor's film on cricket with Bejoy Nambiar will go on the floors on November 15 and the cast of the film is busy practicing to get into the rhythm of the game.
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