Wake up sid – a review
Posted on September 19, 2009
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This is the story of Sidharth Mehra (Ranbir Kapoor), a lazy, unmotivated slacker from Mumbai whose life undergoes a series of changes after taking his final year college exams. Sid’s world is breezy, carefree, and without any true responsibilities.The story is also an exploration of Sid and Aisha’s relationship dynamics as well as Sid waking up to the life he is living.Wake Up Sid is a romance and relationship oriented movie set in Mumbai.
The most important elements in his life are his friends, his camera, his car, and his X-box 360. Sid thrives around his two best friends, Rishi (Namit Das) and Laxmi (Shikha Talsania), very rarely communicates with his mother Sarita (Supriya Pathak) and takes his father Ram Mehra (Anupam Kher), and all his hard earned wealth for granted. Despite all these traits, Sid is an honest boy; sweet, funny, and above all, a good friend.Siddharth Mehra (Ranbir Kapoor) has just bid farewell to college and is living a rather aimless existence. With no place to get to in a hurry, Sid lives with his parents Ram Mehra (Anupam Kher) and Sarita (Supriya Pathak). He spends his time with his buddies Rishi (Namit Das), Laxmi (Shikha Talsania).
And into this loafer’s paradise enters Aisha Bannerjee (Konkana Sen Sharma). And she is a woman who knows exactly where is going. Aisha moves to Mumbai from Kolkata to take up a job as a writer for the magazine Mumbai Beat. Aisha Bannerjee (Konkona Sen Sharma), an aspiring writer from Calcutta, learns this soon enough when her path crosses with Sid’s on her first day in Bombay. Ambitious, well-read, and driven, Aisha has come to Bombay to realize her dreams as a writer.
She strikes up a friendship with Sid and he helps her settle down in the city.Despite their contrasting personalities, Sid becomes Aisha’s first friend in the city. As Aisha sets up her life in Bombay, soon a need for change comes calling and it’s time for Sid to answer its call.
Sid allows for time to fly by over long drives, parties that stretch well into dawn, and endless hours doing absolutely nothing. But summers vary rarely dull these days and Sid’s summer is no different. A series of circumstances and events compel him to take stock of his life and take a hard look at himself. Will he, at some point figure out what he’s supposed to be doing with his life? Wake up Sid!
The story is an exploration of Sid and Aisha’s relationship dynamics as well as Sid waking up to the life he is living.
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totally luuuv u ranbir!!! u rock!!!!!! i luuv this film……………..<3
Ranbir s awesome in dis flm ! I love dis flm