Wake Up Sid (2009)
7/10
One of the Better Movies This Year - Worth Watching.
16 October 2009
Having watched some promos of this movie, which I felt didn't give much away, I was quite surprised by the content of this. A youngster thrives with his two best friends – a male and female as he is in college, doesn't get on well with his mother and believes in using up his father's hard earned wealth. At the same time, he is a decent person, who goes on to befriend an aspiring, female writer, older than him and who is not from the same city.

Starring Ranbir Kapoor, Konkona Sen Sharma, Namit Das, Shikha Talsania, Rahul Khanna, Supriya Pathak, Anupam Kher and Kashmira Shah, this is directed by Ayan Mukherjee and is Produced by Hiroo Johar and Karan Johar, while the music score is by Shankar Ehsaan Loy.

Ranbir Kapoor, who started his career with "Saawiriya," has gone on to prove that he is an aspiring actor, who looks very promising to reach the top in the future. He has performed his part very well in this movie. Konkona Sen Sharma, has also played her role well as have all the others.

Directed by a débutant director, Ayan Mukherjee, who has assisted Karan Johar before, has handled this movie in a way that can be said that has some reflections of previous movies, such as "Kabhi Kushi Kabhie Gham," which was directed Karan Johar. In deed there are some scenes that will make one think back to the "Kabhi Kushi Kabhie Gham," which is superbly built into the story and makes it viewable for the elder generation. At the same time, this is a movie that is also viewable for the younger generation. Perhaps the only disadvantage in this movie is that sometimes it drags on a bit and thus slows down the pace in which the story is told.

However, this is a movie that is definitely one of the better ones this year and is worth watching.
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