Luck By Chance is directed by debutante Zoya Akhtar and stars Konkona Sen Sharma and Farhan Akhtar along with Rishi Kapoor, Dimple Kapadia, Juhi Chawla, Hrithik Roshan, Isha Sharvani and Sanjay Kapoor in various supported roles.
Luck By Chance
The film is about Vikram Jai Singh (Farhan Akhtar), a struggling actor from Delhi, who comes to Mumbai to follow his dreams and make it big as a actor. The movie then deals with his initial struggles and how he finally rises to the top. Konoana Sen Sharma plays Sona, a struggling actress who falls in love with Vikram. Rishi Kapoor plays an important rolse as the producer Rommy Rolly. ‘The movie proceeds to show us how dreams are made and broken in the dreamland that is Blooywood.
The movie takes a introspective and satirical look into filmmaking but in a way that does not take itself too seriously. Some of the characters are over the top, there is a over the top extravagant song and dance sequence, the pressures of being star actress etc., but all this adds to the flow of the movie.
The movie is laced with wit and humour. Zoya Akhtar who has written the script as well, does a very good job. The script blends the characters and the situarions in a very nice way that never seems out of place. It is full of funny scenes (star daughter in a super short skin-tight outfit struggling to touch her producer’s feet) and they never seem forced.
In the acting department it is Farhan Akhtar who carries the movie on his talented shoulders and takes off from where he left in Rock On. His understated performance holds the movie together. Konkona Sen Sharma does a good job as well but her role is somewhat predictable. However, she holds her own.
Credit should be give to Rishi Kapoor who plays his role as the typical astrology obsessed producer in a funny but laudable way. He has the major share of the witty one-liners as well but he doesn’t disappoint. Juchi Chawala is adequate the typical producer wife. Isha Sharvani as Nikki Walia does a good job of being the accented star daughter of Neena Walia (Dimple Kapadia) accompanied with overbold and snotty-nosed moves. She is artificial enough to be believable I suppose. Hrithik Roshan, playing the role of a superstar, is perfect and brings about the charm and all other dimensions associated with a superstar. A so-called review will be incomplete without mentioning the the various cameos. These, for a change, add to the movie.
The soundtrack, composed by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy and the lyrics written by Javed Akhtar, adds to the movie. It has the mix of medium-paced songs with some good singing and is very ‘Rock on and DCH‘-ish, fit for the modern crowd. Notable tracks being the dark Sapnon Se Bhare Naina and Baawre, a Rajasthani folk tune (accompanied by a lavish song-dance sequence).
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However, the movie is a good 20 minutes too long. The beginning is a bit wobbly and the ending is stretched. Also, there are few cliches and the story curve can be guessed. But that is not necessarily a bad thing I suppose considering this is not a suspense thriller.
On the whole a good watch and worth the price of the ticket.
Cheers
Jais
Looks good!
It is pretty good. Does drag at times.