Anurag
Basu's
Life
in
a
metro
mirrored
the
lives
of
people
living
in
a
metropolis;
their
individual
stories
running
parallel,
rarely
crossing
each
other's
path.
Sirf
takes
a
look
at
the
relationships
of
four
couples
in
a
metro
and
each
of
them
crosses
the
other's
path
and,
in
some
way,
is
connected
with
one
another.
Although
the
premise
of
Sirf
is
interesting
and
given
the
fact
that
the
film
boasts
of
some
solid
actors
to
infuse
life
in
the
characters,
the
film
falls
like
a
pack
of
cards.
Reason:
The
writers
[Rajaatesh
Nayar,
Shashikant
Verma]
mess
up
big
time.
Resultantly,
it
doesn't
hit
you
like
a
thunderbolt.
Let's
get
specific!
In
most
movies,
the
problem
lies
with
the
conclusion.
The
culmination
ought
to
give
you
the
feeling
that
the
questions
have
been
answered,
the
knots
have
been
untied.
That's
where
Sirf
suffers.
The
penultimate
20
odd
minutes
are
a
complete
farce.
Most
importantly,
the
'problems'
are
not
serious
enough
in
some
cases
at
least.
Therefore,
you
don't
empathise
with
those
characters.
To
sum
up,
Sirf
may
star
some
solid
actors,
but
it
lacks
a
solid
script
to
keep
the
interest
alive!
Sirf
revolves
around
four
couples
--
Kay
Kay
Menon-Manisha
Koirala,
Sonali
Kulkarni-Ranvir
Shorey,
Parvin
Dabas-Rituparna
Sengupta
and
Ankur
Khanna-Nauheed
Cyrusi.
While
the
first
couple
is
financially
well
off,
the
one
thing
missing
from
their
lives
is
love.
Another
couple
[Ankur-Nauheed]
is
hopelessly
in
love,
but
don't
have
the
financial
security
to
realize
their
dreams.
The
third
couple
[Parvin-Rituparna]
is
searching
for
trust,
while
the
fourth
couple
[Ranvir-Sonali]
has
to
find
time
to
nurture
everything
that
they
have.
Story first published: Friday, April 25, 2008, 12:04 [IST]