Dasvidaniya - Movie review

Vinay Pathak is back on the screen with his new Dramedy Dasvidaniya. The movie directed by debutante Shashant Shah was not marketed well, and even the production value looked tacky which was clearly shown in the not so impressive trailers but there were positive buzz for the movie and with zilch expectation did we sit to watch the movie? And what a nice little surprise it turned out to be.

The story of a man who is facing death, we are not talking about the glossy Kal ho na ho or the Classy Aanand but the story of a simple middle class man who has never tried to do anything out of the ordinary decides to live the last few days of his life to the fullest by writing a wish list. Yes! the movie is inspired from the Jack Nicolson and Morgan freeman's movie Bucket list, but quite cutely desified.

The movie is about Amar(Vinay Pathak) a 37 year old accounts manager who leads a less than ordinary life, but never complained. But when he finds out that he is having stomach cancer and has only three months to live with the help of his alter ego decides to write the ten things he wants to do before his death. This wish-list includes the average aspirations of almost every common man from owning a car, learning to play guitar, getting to hit back at his boss, finding his first crush (Neha Dhupia), going on a foreign trip, meeting his long-lost school friend (Rajat Kapoor), finding love in life, patching up with his younger brother (Gaurav Gera) and things alike. Whether he achieves those ten to-do things is what the story is all about.

The wish list looks so easy and normal but that is what Amar is all about, he has never achieved even the normal stuffs in life. As he says in life Life is his problem, but at the end of it we do feel happy for him which is all the film set out to achieve.

Shashant Shah has impressed with his very first movie and from now on if he just improves, he is sure to go places. The scripting by Arshad Syed is decent but the pace does drop thanks to some unwanted scenes. The cinematography by Arun Varma is functional. The scene where Vinay tries to become the Boss ka boss looks so amateurishly done, it could have been much better portrayed if they had thought it out imaginatively. The dialogues at many instances are inventive and intelligent. Kailash Kher has not just scored the music but also written the lyrics which does go hand in hand with the overall mood of the movie, kudos!!

The movie is all about Vinay pathak and the performance he has given is sure to be lauded by one and all. Watch out for the scene where he expresses his love to Neha Dhupia through dumb charades or the time when he shares a tender moment with his estranged brother, just brilliant. Everyone in the supporting cast from Sarita Joshi, Gaurav Gera, Neha Dhupia, Rajat Kapoor, Saurabh Shukla and Joy Fernandes play their parts to perfection.

Overall, a movie which can make your handkerchief wet and bring out a smile on your face at the same time. The people who loved Hrishikesh Mukherjee's kind of movies would love this fare.

Dasvidaniya – An emotional cycle trip towards the horizon.

Ratings - 3/5