People lambast Bollywood for its lack of originality. Once in a while out comes a movie which we find very original and refreshing. We say : “How the hell do these guys come up with such an idea?†Well, answer is very simple. Just look around you, carefully and observantly.
Same applies for Wake Up Sid! A simple, yet effective tale. India is a young country. many young people in India, and probably in the other regions of the world, are just clueless about what do they want to do with their lives? This global “issue†is been observed by Ayan Mukherji and beautifully transformed on to the celluloid.
Si, the protagonist of the movie, has just finished his final year exams and has no idea of what he wants to be in his life. He doesn’t want to join family business. The only thing he loves is photography. This careless attitude leads him to the heated argument with his dad and he leaves his home, stays with Aisha and tries to find out the real him.
The film is very elegant with an excellent blend of emotions and humour. The film is truly a joy ride. The director has masterfully exhibited the relation between a son and his mother who tries to be his friend, a strained relation between a son and a father, who is extremely worried about his son’s careless attitude towards life, a young man’s quest to achieve what he loves.
Every week, we are bombarded with movies with concepts nowhere near reality, ad hence we start assuming them to be real. So, all we need is movies like Wake Up Sid! once in while that tells us to introspect ourslef. Spare some precious moments of your life for this gem.