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Bookmark this pageWake Up Sid (2009)
Director: Ayan Mukerji
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From Time Out London
Bollywood comes of age with this ‘rites of passage’ story of rich spoiled boy Sidharth (Kapoor). After a row with his indulgent dad (Kher), Sid moves in with Aisha (Sharma), his older and wiser female friend. She wants ‘a man’; the boy just wants to have to have fun. Will Sid ever find his vocation in life? It’s pretty predictable stuff, but this is a relatively new subject for Hindi cinema. Debut director Mukerji clearly has his pulse on middle-class Indian youth angst and their often limited career choices. It’s ‘follow your heart’ message may be simplistic but strong lead performances, a realistic sympathetic narrative and the Mumbai locations sweep us in. The result is an accomplished, touching tale of the lives of contemporary urban Indians.Author: Anil Sinanan
Time Out London Issue 2041: 1-7 October, 2009
User reviews of this film
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- Gops said...
- Posted on Oct 08 2009 12:31 Excellent movie. I enjoyed every minute of it. No unnecessary dragging, story twist or scenes. Story is quite predictable, but haven't seen such a nice movie in the recent years. Back ground scores are just perfect.
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- Nina Dar said...
- Posted on Oct 07 2009 11:01 I really enjoyed this film. How you never realise theres a real Big kid in everyone!!!
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Cast & crew
Director: Ayan Mukerji
Cast: Ranbir Kapoor, Konkona Sen Sharma, Anupam Kher
Duration: 140 mins
UK Release: Oct 9 2009
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