Movie Name:Love Breakups Zindagi
Director: Sahil Sangha
Producer: Dia Mirza, Zayed Khan, Sahil Sangha
Starring: Zayed Khan, Dia Mirza,
Release Date:07-10-2011
Rating : 2/5
Direction:
Being a love story you know what will be the scenes – first meeting, first date, falling in love, etc – but it is the writer’s job to ensure they are real, appealing and novel. Originality is one of the biggest driving forces of this genre and that is largely missing in Love Breakups Zindagi. For instance, you have seen many movies where a father behaves crazy when his daughter’s boyfriend or prospective boyfriend comes home. A similar situation arises in the film. Govind lands at Sheila’s doorstep and he is welcomed by her retired army officer dad (Boman Irani). He lets Govind in and immediately gets a rifle on the pretext to clean it up. Then Sheila’s father starts questioning Govind and the gun is pointed at him throughout the conversation. Obviously he gets nervous, but is rescued in time by Sheila. Haven’t you seen it before?
Acting:
In terms of acting, handsome hunk Zayed’s chilled out guy-next-door act fails. However Dia does show some spark, but it is overshadowed by her gorgeous beauty and stylish costumes. Her stylist has done a fab job of making her look her best. Shahrukh Khan, Riteish Deshmukh, Shabana Azmi and Boman Irani play small parts and seem merely adding star value to the film. From the rest of the cast only Cyrus Sahukar and Tisca Chopra manage to make an impression. Newcomers Satyadeep Mishra, Auritra Ghosh, Pallavi Sharda and Vaibhav Talwar have wafer-thin roles, thus they don’t really stay with you when you walk out of the auditorium.
Script:
The film’s opening scene is of Jai (Zayed Khan) and Naina (Dia Mirza), at their respective homes getting ready for the day. And you know it’s a story about two people like you and me, beautiful, successful, independent and happy individuals.
But you are wrong, they are not exactly bubbling with enthusiasm. Jai, a marketing executive in Delhi, is a victim of the popular myth that opposites attract, thus dating a bossy and complete opposite girl Radhika (Pallavi Sharda). Meanwhile Naina, a photographer in Mumbai, is of the belief that no relationship is perfect, thus trying to be satisfied with her workaholic investment banker boyfriend Dhruv (Vaibhav Talwar).
Fortunately they have a couple of good buddies. Jai has Arjun (Satyadeep Misra) and Naina has Gayatri (Auritra Ghosh). Childhood lovers Arjun and Gayatri are getting married in Chandigarh. Obviously Jai and Naina are invited and that’s where they meet. Everything you have read or watched about what happens at wedding functions, happen. Sparks fly, friendships form, but it’s a little short of blooming into love, ‘coz both are in a committed relationships.
Verdict:
First time director Sahil Sangha makes an honest attempt to make the film, but next time he should leave the writing to someone else. Love Breakups Zindagi is like a beautiful hand-blown bottle studded with Swarovskis, but filled with a watery wine.
Source: Bollywoodchaska.com
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