Das Vidaniya Hindi Movie Review

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Ratings at a glance
Bharatstudent - 3/5
Indiaglitz - 4/5
Idlebrain - 3.5/5

Source:Bharatstudent

Movie Review:Das Vidaniya Rating :3/5 Banner :Lemon Tea Productions & One More Thought Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. Cast :Vinay Pathak, Ranvir Shorey, Rajat Kapoor, Neha Dhupia, Saurabh Shukla, Gaurav Gera, Suchitra Pillai, Sarita Joshi, Suresh Menon, Purbi Joshi, Kiku Sharda, Kunal Kumar, Joy Fernandes, Sachin Khurana Cinematography: Arun Varma Music: Kailash Kher, Paresh, Naresh Producer: Vinay Pathak & Azam Khan Director: Shashant Shah Released Date: November 14, 2008

Story: An interesting treat, the story is set on the backdrop of Mumbai where a face among the crowd is the soft spoken and timid Amar (Vinay) who has nothing interesting going on life. The only thing that really keeps him on is the 'To Do' list that he prepares every morning. He has a strong connection towards the list. However, his life takes a turn when the doctor tells him that he is suffering from cancer and he has just three months more to go. A rude awakening comes inside Amar and then he decides to change his course of life. He prepares a list of ten wishes he wants to fulfill before he dies. From then on, his journey takes him to different people like the shocking couple (Rajat Kapoor and Suchitra Pillai), a Russian girl, a music teacher, a girl (Neha) with whom Amar falls in love and last but not the least his own brother (Gaurav Gera). How does life treat him in all this forms the rest of the story. Presentation: The director has come out with a sensitive subject and though the presentation was good, the narrative lost out on few key points and was not convincing. The script was written well and the screenplay was smooth. Dialogues were touching and had few strong points and the music was fitting the mood well. However, the editing could have been more crisp and the story could have been more realistic at few points. Camerawork was above average and the other departments did their bit to contribute to the film. It was a fantastic performance by Vinay who shouldered the film sensibly, his emotional touch to the scenes is perfect. He has been well supported with Rajat (excellent), Saurabh Shukla (superb), Neha (sensuous) and others. Conclusion: The film would have been more gripping if the experiences of the protagonist were more convincing at few parts. While the first half of the film gets off like a flyer, it is the second half where the tempo comes down and things get a little too dragging. It is a combination of perfect performances and a good thought taking lead from movies like 'A Bucket List' but then the Indian flavour is full. Commercially, this is more of a metro centric movie so the mass and fun loving audience may find it testing. Overall, it is worth a watch for its different take and the sensitive portrayal that one can relate to. Bharatstudent Verdict : Good in parts, overall slow but touching...

Source:Indiaglitz

Banner: Lemon Tea Productions, One More Thought Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. Cast: Vinay Pathak, Ranvir Shorey, Rajat Kapoor, Neha Dhupia, Saurabh Shukla, Gaurav Gera, Suchitra Pillai, Sarita Joshi, Suresh Menon, Purbi Joshi, Kiku Sharda, Kunal Kumar, Joy Fernandes, Sachin Khurana, Direction: Shashant Shah Production: Vinay Pathak, Azam Khan, Shashant Shah Music: Kailash Kher
Dasvidaniya Movie Review

Dasvidaniya - Reveling with heart-binding emotions

IndiaGlitz [Monday, November 17, 2008]

Flamboyantly influenced by best Hollywood flicks Rob Reiner's The Bucket's List and Wayne Wang's The Last Holiday, Shashanth Shah pitches a spellbinding deliverance with 'Dasvidaniya'. Splendiferous jaunting of an individual of rediscovering himself on the course of accomplishing his list of 'To do 10 things before I die'… Dasvidaniya merely dribbles with traces of these Hollywood flicks and auteur has lassoed something innovative in terms of narration. Yeah, Shashanth glues us together with the protagonist excogitating ourselves with his characterization. Of course, this USP draws not just multiplex audiences, but 'B' Centres and front-benchers. Well, for film buffs and critics, Dasvidaniya must be congealing everyone high-spirited, since it's illustrious of Bollywood's changing phase. Gone are those days, where actors with their 'hero worships' savored to the tastes of audiences. Now, it's the other way around as audiences precisely distinguish an Actor and performer. On the buttons, Vinay Pathak is just over-the-top as a performer and Shashanth Shah, a crème de la crème filmmaker. Dasvidaniya is bittersweet situational comedy about a man Amar Kaul (Vinay Pathak), whose existence is easily forgotten among the millions of people in the pool of Mumbai's ever-increasing population. Shy and quiet Amar lived a mundane run of the mill life. His existence was non-existent to people around him. His innocence and his obsession for making his daily TO-DO LIST every morning is what motivates him to look forward to the next day. Then one day a doctor told him that, he will die within 3 months. And then begins a journey of a lifetime for Amar, where he sets out to write his FINAL LIST. The List of 10 things to do before he dies, the List that would make his life worthy, before it actually ends. As the countdown begins, does Amar Kaul succeed in fulfilling the final tasks to do on his wish list ... and in the course of doing them, realized than he has been dead all along until now. Amar is symbolic of all those people who have always wanted to do things but kept them on hold. To get on with plotline, it's merely wonderful that turns the entire spotlights and it's a fantastic-directorial by Shashanth Shah. Of course, he has imbibed few sequences from The Last Holiday; protagonist's encounters with boss, proposing to his ladylove at critical minutes, they're similar. Fine! It's as elating as these episodes makes your lips sparkle with smiles. Getting on with performance; Vinay Pathak steals the show with top-notching nonpareil performance. As mentioned above, he's an exemplification of extraordinary performer breathing life on his persona as in his previous flick as protagonist in 'Bheja Fry'. How about rest of the star-casts? 'Wordless', each one comes up with magnificent performance. Saurabh Shukla spells first-class action and Neha Dupia lives under the skin of her characterization. Rajat Kapoor, Sarita Joshi and Gaurav Gera do justice to their roles while it's just a middling act from Ranvir Shorey. Shashanth works his magic making you smile at times, soaking your eyes with tears and moreover making everyone reflect with characters. Nevertheless, fine-cherishing moments slightly seem to be diminishing in latter half and you call it a sluggish screenplay. Well, Shashanth steps out from box-of-blame and it's Arshad Syed who should've headed off with flimsy parts. Musical score by Kailash Kher is pretty well on 'Alvida' and 'Mumma' swaying with different paradigms. Well, cinematography by Arun Varma and Aseem's editing leaps with ne plus ultra on all moments. As a whole, Dasvidaniya rivets for its simple tale and heart-binding emotions. Perhaps, if scriptwriter had avoided sulky parts, the film would have basked to all centers. Verdict: Shashanth Shah – The Olympian in Bollywood Rating: ****

Source:Idlebrain

Jeevi rating: 3.5/5 Punchline: the bucket list Banner: Lemon Tea Productions & One More Thought Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. Genre: Drama Cast: Vinay Pathak, Ranvir Shorey, Rajat Kapoor, Neha Dhupia & Saurabh Shukla Music : Kailash Kher, Paresh & Naresh Editor: Aseem Sinha Cinematography: Arun Varma Story - screenplay - dialogues: Arshad Ali Syed Direction: Shashant Shah Producer: Vinay Pathak & Azam Khan Release date: 14 November 2008

Review

Story Amal Kaul (Vinay Pathak) is an average, middle class, introvert and middle-aged bachelor who does the boring job of an account manager in a pharmaceutical company. When he goes to see a doctor for stomach ache, he is diagnosed with cancer. His doctor gives him a time-frame of three months to live. Instead of worrying about death, he prepares a list of his unfulfilled dreams and goes on to realize them. Actors: Vinay Pathak who has portrayed innocence and stupidity in Bheja Fry (Jeevi review) comes up with an exceptionally brilliant performance in this film. He can create a lot of impact with minute expressions. If you think Vinay is good at comedy, you will realize that he is great in emotional scenes. Neha Dhupia who acted in lots of glamorous and unforgettable roles in the past comes up with a natural performance in this film. She wore no make-up. Saurabh Shukla is hilarious with nasty portrayal of ever-eating irritating boss. Ranvir Shorey’s cameo is good. Technical departments: Story - screenplay - direction: The basic idea is borrowed from Hollywood flick The Bucket List (2007) (jeevi review). The treatment and conceiving of scenes is original. Screenplay is good and direction is nice. The director treated the first half with nice entertainment and the second half with heart-touching scenes. The alter-ego concept is nice. The following scenes are pretty good - 1. The scene of bossing his boss 2. Giving ride to the sales girl who sold her the car 3. His minute expressions while talking to Neha in the car. 4. Saying I Love You to Neha using dumb charades. 5. The crying scene in Russia 6. Singing a song to the mother 7. The way he fulfils his last wish 8. The titles rolling scene in which the slide show of the 10 wishes is shown Other technical departments: Music of the film is soulful. Dialogues are witty (Put a guitar to your pelvis and you think you can be Elvis) and thought-provoking (when his teacher asks him what his problem in life was, he replies ‘Life is my problem’). Cinematography is neat. Analysis: First half of the film is entertaining. Second half has heart touching moments though the narration slows down a bit. It is a suicidal attempt for anybody to make a film on death, because if it’s not handled well the film will bite dust at the box office. This film tells us that death gives us a chance to live the life to fullest if you knew when you are going to die. On a whole, Dasvidaniya is a very good film and a must watch.