Wake Up Sid! - An experience to be framed.A Review.

Karan Johar has always bored me with stereotypical Bollywood bonanzas. With little India in them and lot of rest of the world (To rake in more valuable dollars and euros presumably.), never has his production banner roused in me any enthusiasm to go for their products. Wake Up Sid's initial marketing strategies insinuated a different Johar experience with the famous statement- "My first film shot entirely in India.". Well, this was something that would push me through the doors of cinema.And Ranbeer Kapoor and irresistible Konkana Sen only strengthened the issue.

I decided to take the chance of viewing it at the last possible oppurtnity, a Thursday, with the movie to be rolled off the streets. It is always the best time to watch Hindi movies in Kerala as there would be only a fleeting presence of usual kill joy sarcastic gen-pub.

The raving reviews of the movie were already on the media and though I shun myself from Hindi film-world trivia, I was not dumb to them. And the beginning did not upset me. Ranbeer was at his element from the onset. The close-up shots evinced his no-care attitude with perfection, and it takes great effort, as every single expression would be and have been scrutinized with merciless adroitness.

Konkana Sen is the gem of the Hindi movie arena. The careless delivery of dialogues, ever-pleasant smile and sharp change of every expression of the character makes director's job so much on the favorable side.

Short film, just over 2 hours long, keeps you engrossed and in touch with Sid's (Ranbeer) life. A prodigal son of rich father played by Anupam Kher. Kher demands respect in the role untouchable by any other persona in Hindi movie industry. The scene where he lashes out at his son's wasteful life strikes our heart. The kind mother of Sid played by Supriya Pathak is pure and adorable.But limelight is equally shared by Konkana Sen Sharma and Ranbeer Kapoor, latter who does the astounding task of keeping up with the more established former.

With happy ending always on the cards, its how the goal of the movie is reached that puts vigor. And Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy deserves accolades in that field. Music is awesome, to say the least and the debutant director Ayan Mukherji has placed them with seamless elegance in the story.

Director Ayan Mukherji could not have dreamt of a more prolific debut. If the movie is any indication as to the future of this individual, then we would not be inane in predicting many a marvelous ventures. To capture the soul of Mumbai through words and photos and intermittent shots and gift it to the teeming Indian audience with no apparent effort to tout, is a commendable effort.

With a hyper-elated friend of mine breathless with plaudits for the film breathing down my neck, I could not have expressed better my support to the experience that was Wake Up Sid!