Saturday, July 16, 2011

ZNMD


Firstly fun; humor that tickles and evokes ‘LOL’ over a few instances. Fortunate friendship equations that never go out of style. Mesmerizing glimpses of beauty in the sea and Spanish locales. Melodious songs. Intense poetry. Self realization, in parts. Wounded hearts. Overcoming fears. Myriad dimensions of Zoya's recent baby!

Six months back I was speaking to a friend and said “In a world of serial and speed dating, people fail to be romantic anymore. How often does someone throw in a pleasant surprise or morning breakfast? How often does someone travel miles for the pleasure of a simple prolonged moment?”

So, obviously the lasting impression of the movie is the scene where Laila puts her rockstar bike in gear, travels a few miles to taste the lips of her new found romantic lovah. I appreciate the effort invested in travel for the momentous joy of that “one kiss”. Simple, pleasant, gentle, loving and perfect. And after a job well done, she gets back to her business of life.

Something totally unrelated but has real life Laila gotten a little chubby during the shoot?

Although, I wonder why is the movie called so - ‘Zindagi na milegi dobara’! Of course, we all know it but wasn’t it only a super extended bachelor party with bucket list items?

I like the fact that Hrithik and Katrina do not play or appear stars in the film. They blend in with the rest of the cast as regular beautiful people. Is it the Zoya effect, I wonder? Her last film (Luck by chance) tells me she likes to keep it real!

I enjoyed the film and since one can be responsive to humor only in laughter, I would encourage everyone to watch! Its not a movie I would watch twice, however surely won’t miss a big screening!

Go Zoya, I likey!