Anagha
Wake Up Sid by Ayan Mukherjee doesn't really tell any extraordinary story of an extraordinary human. It is a story two ordinary people whom we see around us everyday. Sid essayed by Ranbir Kapoor is a rich spoiled brat whereas Aisha is an aspiring writer. What happens when these two meet and become friends and then falls in love forms the rest of the story. Both the lead actors have done a commendable job and also Ayan Mukherjee, as a debutant director has done an excellent job. I have now started finding better movies through www.flickstree.com. It not only suggests great movies to watch, it also tells where you can watch the movie online.. Highly recommended.
silvan-desouza
KJ has made several feel good films but WAKE UP SID is one of the films that really strike a chord. The film may resemble LAKSHYA but its a different story. WAKE UP SID shows the life of the youth and their lives. Ranbhir's character is well shown, his frivolous attitude towards life, his scenes with his parents are all well depicted. The scene when he fails is superb. His confrontation with his father and then his leaving the house is superb too The slowly bonding between Konkona and Ranbhir is well handled too The scene when she scolds him after he prepares an omlete is well handled and the film till the climax is superb Only my issues with the film are that the Rahul Khanna character is used as a prop, even the fact that Ranbhir a 20 yr+ guy is more obsessed with games then girls, porn.etc does make it seem a bit far fetchedDirection by Ayan Mukherjee is superb, strange that the director was just 19 during the making of the film Music is superb, Iktara stands out and got tremendous praise, title song too is fabRanbhir Kapoor excels in his character, the best part is that he plays it so naturally, this film really proved his talent and his career shot up, Konkona Sen Sharma is a delight as usual Anupam Kher and Supriya Pathak are superb as Sid's parents Kashmira Shah is alright, Rahul Khanna's character could be better yet he is good
Venkatesh Iyer
I recently got an opportunity to watch this movie on a DVD and I was not disappointed. This movie connects with you immediately because of its very realistic script and could relate to the movie immediately. Ayan Mukherjee's effort in movie making is worth mentioning, He has a very simplistic yet unique way of story telling and helps us connect to the characters within a flash. His the Dil Chahta hai esque style of movie making fascinates! The cast is very well chosen as they suit the bill perfectly. Ranbir has done a great job depicting Sid. But you come out of the movie with Konkana playing with your mind. She is very refreshing and yet again proves she is one of the finest actors in India. Supriya Pathak plays her part to perfection.The music of the movie is worth mentioning.Iktara is the song you'd be humming for the next couple of days! Don't miss it ! Worth having a DVD watch!
DesiBaba
Really good movie, it is not the same ghisi-piti story that typically comes out of Bollywood. Most of the movie is great except for the start and end. Too much time is spend at the start to show Sid as an ultra irresponsible slacker, a child really. Then Aisha enter his life, as a friend. I thought Konkana did not fit Aisha, someone younger but still emotionally mature would have been a better fit, Deepika or Kangana would have worked much better. Konkana is a good actress, no doubt about that, but Ranbir-Konkana did not make a good pair, hardly any chemistry. Most of the story is predictable, but the screenplay is really well done and the direction is almost flawless. Ranbir is believable as Sid; though is probably much older, with his baby face he is able to pull it off. He is setting himself up to be typecast as a lover boy.The middle of the movie is where the entire team excels. Acting by Sid and his parents is top notch. The scene where he is taking pictures of his neighbor and their son is probably the best scene in the movie. So much is said and understood without any words. But the end is quite synthetic and artificial. I think the movie would have worked better if Konkana had just moved on from Kabir without the whole love angle with Sid. I felt too contrived; it would make more sense to have Aisha move on from Kabir and Sid continuing on with his friends with passion for his work and goals in life.
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