sandarbh kumar Unlike most of my reviews i won't say that the movie was one of its kind. it surely is but the majors are not very new. there are films in Bollywood showing the real life of Bollywood. The movie deals with the pre and post life of an actor(a 'debut film' being the in between the 'pre' and the 'post'). it doesn't talk about what he/she should do but what happens in reality. it doesn't criticize or judge any of the character. all may be wrong to some aspect and right to other but it surely picture them and let them show how things are. the film has very beautifully and smoothly has tackled the various situation so that no audience could get a chance to judge any of the character on the basis of being right or wrong. though at very few places i felt it getting underrated but the creativity of the writer and the director diluted them all. and the best thing is viewers can feel free after watching the film. they do not have to give extra time to think if something is missing, something was extra, or judging any of the characters.

Karthik Ananth Well ever since Farhan Akhtar(FA) gave us Dil Chahta Hai, he has definitely established himself a supremely talented director.....With the inspiring Lakhsya (where FA successfully got Hrithik Roshan to act decently for the first time)....and the Modern and cogent remake of the Big B's super-hit DON starring SRK.....FA started becoming the most acclaimed youth director....But he pulled a rabbit out of the hat in ROCK ON!!! His measured performance, the boy next door looks and a well toned body transformed Farhan overnight into a new acting sensation.Whatever formula Javed Akthar and Shabana Azmi used , their kids have turned out just fine....Zoya Akhtar (ZA) has entered the Bollywood scenario with her first movie 'Luck By Chance' en cashing on the sudden craze everyone has on her brother. Well Hats off to ZA and FA....they have managed to present a wonderful movie that so beautifully depicts the entire spectrum of Hindi Cinema....Every angle, whether it is the Struggling unsuccessful actress (Konkona Sen), the sudden sensation in acting ( Farhan Akhtar), the current Superstar (hrithik), yesteryear's Great producer (rishi Kapoor), the Diva from the 70's (Dimple Kapadia), the cynosure of everyone's eyes, junior Diva (Isha Shravani), the over ambitious, supposedly modern director (Sanjay Kapoor) and even the proud showy producer's wife (Juhi Chawla)...i could just go on....but the underlying fact is that all these angles have been depicted with perfection....highly realistic but not as depressing as a Madhur Bhandarkar reality take like Fashion!!!The story is something like this.....Sona ( Konkona Sen) is given promises of big movie projects by Chaudry (ally Khan) and she decides to do small roles till then...however Chaudry doesn't keep up his end of the deal.....Sona feels utterly dejected as she has given everything yet has struggled to get a breakthrough.Vikram Jai Singh (Farhan Akhtar) is another aspiring actor who lives in the same building as Sona with his other actor friends....One in the movie industry and one in theatre...the 3 friends have lots of issues amongst themselves that have not been addressed!!! Vikram and Sona start to like each other and Sona manages to reach his photos to Chaudry.....While all this happening on one end, parallely Romy Rolly (Rishi Kapoor) the legendary Bollywood producer is making his comeback with a big movie project directed by Ranjit Rolly (Sanjay Kapoor) ....a director heavily inspired by Blatant Commercial and mindless cinema....The movie's hero is Zafar Khan (hrithik Roshan) who is actually a Romy rolly find!!! The Heroine is the 70's diva Nenna Wallia's (Dimple Kapadia) daughter Nikki Wallia (Isha Shravani).....While Minty Rolly (Juhi Chawla) and Romy Rolly are busy with movie....Zafar decides to opt out for his own reasons......things look bad for Romy, thats when Vikram's photos reach him and suddenly a hero is cast in this big movie.The remaining story of the movie is the rift between Sona and Vikram, the relationship between Vikram and Nikki,the press and photo shoots and the fact that Vikram has to manage his stardom and stay level headed!!!.....The movie moves at a decent pace throughout and is boosted by some great screen play and performances.....Farhan has proved himself to be one of the best actors bollywood has seen in the recent times....Konkona is gr8 as always.....Sanjay Kapoor impresses everybody....Its nice to see Rishi Kapoor and Dimple Kapadia on screen together once again...They have played their roles to perfection!!...Isha Shravani is cute and adorable as Nikki Wallia and has done justice to her role.All the cameos and special appearances have been perfectly sketched out and casted....Aamir Khan,Hrithik Roshan, Akshay Khanna, Vivek Oberoi and even SRK 'king khan' have added a lot of spice and substance to Zoya Akhtar's Recipe for Luck by chance..The Background Score is pretty decent.....Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy have given a decent mix of songs as well....most of them are good to hear but don't have a gr8 recall value.....Sapnon se Bhare Nainaan and Pyaar ki dastaan are the 2 best tracks in this album...The intro song 'Yeh Zindagi' is brilliant in pieces but has some ordinary percussion arrangements.....the picturization however is wonderful....Its like a Bollywood version of Kuselan's "Cinema Cinema"....Overall Zoya Akhtar has proved that she is as talented as Farhan if not better when it comes to film making and has given us a refreshing and realistic foray into the Glamorous world of Bollywood. The Ending is different but extremely practical and realistic.....On the whole,Luck By Chance is a polished and well made movie....Definitely worth a watch!!!!

harsh_x25 With the changing tides in Indian commercial cinema and the recent arrival of truly original,smart and creative directors to the Bollywood scene,one can now truly be hopeful of CHANGE in the way films are made here in India. But for all such intelligent films we've had here in recent times,we haven't had one which is able to set itself in this very world of "over the top" Bollywood and poke fun at it through subtle satire. Well Luck By Chance is precisely a subtle satirical look at the way things work in Bollywood along with being a wonderful coming of age film about the journey of two struggling actors. And Zoya Akhtar is a name we can safely add to the list of new age Indian directors looking to Raise The Bar and make Real cinemaIt's the story of Vikram Jaisingh(Farhan Akhtar),A Delhi boy who arrives in Mumbai to follow his dreams of being an Actor.Scoffed at by his family and even discouraged by friends, Vikram realizes that to get a big role in Bollywood ,you should either already be a star or be a star's son .But he finds support in another small time actress Shona (Konkana Sen Sharma), looking to make a name for herself in Bollywood.The film charts the separate journeys of these two and the role of Luck and street smartness in building a successful career in films.Perspicacious Vikram is able to land a big break as a lead in a big production house's film after winning the Charms of a yesteryear's superstar(Dimple Kapadia) whose daughter is being LAUNCHED in that very film.Shona, on the other hand repeatedly falls prey to the Sycophantic and unethical ways of the industry while having to make do with small ,inconsequential roles.What makes the film standout is the wonderfully layered script incorporating starkly real characters set in the industry ,like the overtly superstitious veteran film producer Romi Rolly,who swears by traditional Bollywood diktats and the general satirical tone of the film,which without being preachy is able to convincingly portray the workings of Bollywood while giving us a unique coming of age story. Farhan Akhtar's underplayed performance is the driving force behind the film as he keeps it consistently real,also being astonishingly emotive in the Dramatic scenes. The film does drag a little bit towards the end , but is successfully able to convey the message, as the lead character quotes in the 1st half "Success and Failure are just choices we make".All in all, a very impressive first feature by Zoya Akhtar

namashi_1 Zoya Akhtar's 2009 flick 'Luck By Chance' is a fantastic watch. A film that shows Bollywood like no other film has done yet. A film that entertains you from start to end. Zoya makes a film of a lifetime. I still wonder how did this film bomb at the box office!Performances: Rishi Kapoor is a veteran actor, his performance here is outstanding as the Punjabi Producer who does everything what his Astrologer says. Dimple Kapadia is superb, as ever. Juhi Chawla's cameo is good. Sanjay Kapoor is fantastic as the failed actor-turned-director. Farhan Akhtar doesn't look like a hero, I wonder how he gets films which he doesn't deserve at all. Konkona Sen Sharma is natural. Hritihik looks disinterested in a extended cameo. Ali Khan is good. Many actors make cameos in the film, but only Shahrukh and surprisingly Anurag Kashyap's leave an impact.Luck By Chance deserves a watch.