Cast: Ranbir Kapoor, Konkona Sen Sharma, Anupam Kher & Supriya Pathak
Music: Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy
Writer & Director: Ayan Mukerji
Duration: 2 hrs, 16 mins.
Well, after a long time we get to see a coming-of-age movie which has in it, all the ingredients that makes it a movie worth watching. The story may sound common & familiar but the director has given a complete fresh look and feel to it. Kudos to the young debutant director Ayan Mukerji for making a movie, so refreshing, right at the beginning of his career.
The story is about a lazy, laidback, careless and stubborn guy Sidharth Mehre aka SID. He has a ‘take it light’ & ‘easy go lucky’ kind of attitude towards life and is bugged up with studies. He is unfocussed and undecided about his career, goal or his future. He’s done with his graduation exams, awaiting results. Has a group of 2-3 friends with whom he loves to hang out and party hard in the night, thanks to his credit card. On his farewell day, he meets a stranger, a girl named Aisha (Konkona Sen Sharma) who is new to the city Bombay, rather Mumbai I should say. He talks to her, walks with her in the streets, late in the night and very soon they become very good friends. Sid’s dad Ram Mehra (Anupam Kher) is a very rich businessman but Sid is least bothered or concerned about that and is not at all interested in his business. He is irritated by the same common questions which almost every second person asks him; like “Apne career ke bare mein kya socha hai? Dad ka business ya phir higher studies like MBA etc.?” He can’t understand as to why other people are bothered about his future or career.
His life suddenly changes track when his final year graduation results come out and he fails in it. The fact that all his friends have passed and he’s the only one, who has failed, hurts him even more. The same night he has an argument with his parents, where in he also speaks disrespectfully to his mother. Frustrated with his dad’s words, he decides to leave his home immediately. He goes and stays with his friend Aisha. Slowly, a feeling of responsibility arises in him and he starts taking life seriously. The one thing which Sid is great at is his hobby and like for photography. With this ability of his, he Aisha manages to get him a job, as an intern, in the same magazine which she works for – Mumbai Beat. Also, Aisha doesn’t realize when she starts liking Sid and how that like turns into love for him. Sid who is easily 6-7 years younger to Aisha, also loves her but we can’t understand as to what kind of love is that. Nevertheless, the fact is – ‘love, is love’. When Sid meets his dad after a long time, giving his first salary check to him, his dad feels very proud that his son has become serious in life and achieved something entirely on his own. He takes Sid back to home and everything is fine in the end. Aisha expresses her love to Sid, by way of her article in the magazine for which they both work for.
The best part about Wake Up Sid is that, it has a slice of everyone’s life in it and any normal person can relate themselves with Sid’s character, at some point or the other.
Wonderful acting by Ranbir Kapoor and he’s improving as an actor with every movie of his. Konkona’s simplicity and acting was superb as usual. Thanks to Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy for giving us some great music again. ‘Wake up S!D’ – a movie that is worth watching in every aspect. A must watch at least once.
Rating: ****
