Learning the simple lessons of life is not an easy job. Sometimes you need a shock to get up and realise what has gone wrong or what can go wrong. Other times, the beauty and the reality of life just slowly creep up on you when you are least expecting it. And these are the lessons that always have a much more lasting effect, especially when they have the power to change your past, present and future.
One of these lessons is about just letting go. Letting go of the past baggages that keep haunting you. Letting go of the hurts, angers and resentments that we carry around like a millstone around our necks - overlooked by us but obvious to all others. Imran lets go of his past and jumps to a free fall and learns this lesson.
Another of these lessons is 'Seize the Day' or 'Carpe Diem'. This is to those people who are obsessed with packing in so much of obligations and ambitions in the present moment, that they live life as one big burden. When Arjun goes deep-sea diving and sees the beauty of the world, he learns this lesson.
And the third lesson is about facing your fears to write your own future. Having the courage of your convictions, standing up to what's right and making sure that no one else is running your life for you. When Kabir runs with the bulls and faces his fears, he learns this lesson.
Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara is a beautiful story that gives out such lessons without being preachy or pretentious. Zoya Akhtar proves that Luck by chance wasn't just luck and nor just by chance. She is definitely a film-maker to watch closely. She has brought a lot of feminine sensitivity to the film that has made it so much more subtle considering it is a film about male-bonding. Wonder why she didn't cast Isha Sharvani instead of Kalki though.
The portrayal of Spain is simply brilliant and it was a real brainwave to use that as the destination to tell this story. Not only is it so rich with life (which is the essential theme of the film), it also has landscapes and culture which is relatively much lesser exposed to the Indian audiences. The characters are lovable in their own ways and nobody really disappoints at all.
The only thing in the film that could have been improved was the actual chemistry between the three boys. It was all there in terms of dialogue and acting, but the magic of Dil Chahta Hai was definitely lacking. When I saw DCH, I was almost moved to tears with nostalgia of my own close friends who are not so much in touch anymore. That did not happen.
But it is a film that definitely should not be missed and must be seen on the large screen only. Go out there and live it up, even if it is just vicariously. The lessons you take home will be real nevertheless.
Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara is a beautiful story that gives out such lessons without being preachy or pretentious. Zoya Akhtar proves that Luck by chance wasn't just luck and nor just by chance. She is definitely a film-maker to watch closely. She has brought a lot of feminine sensitivity to the film that has made it so much more subtle considering it is a film about male-bonding. Wonder why she didn't cast Isha Sharvani instead of Kalki though.
The portrayal of Spain is simply brilliant and it was a real brainwave to use that as the destination to tell this story. Not only is it so rich with life (which is the essential theme of the film), it also has landscapes and culture which is relatively much lesser exposed to the Indian audiences. The characters are lovable in their own ways and nobody really disappoints at all.
The only thing in the film that could have been improved was the actual chemistry between the three boys. It was all there in terms of dialogue and acting, but the magic of Dil Chahta Hai was definitely lacking. When I saw DCH, I was almost moved to tears with nostalgia of my own close friends who are not so much in touch anymore. That did not happen.
But it is a film that definitely should not be missed and must be seen on the large screen only. Go out there and live it up, even if it is just vicariously. The lessons you take home will be real nevertheless.
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