Recall
those
years
when
partying
hard
was
the
only
agenda
on
your
list.
Recall
those
years
when
staying
awake
at
nights,
chatting
away
with
friends
became
a
habit.
Recall
those
years
when
bunking
college
and
sneaking
into
movie
halls
was
more
exciting
than
books.
Recall
those
years
when
you
were
completely
clueless
and
aimless
about
the
vocation
you
wanted
to
pursue
once
you
graduated…
That
indecisive
phase
when
you
were
hesitant
to
take
that
first
big
step
in
life
can
never
be
erased
from
your
memory.
Wake
Up
Sid,
directed
by
debutante
Ayan
Mukerji,
is
like
revisiting
those
years
that
lay
at
some
remote
corner
of
your
mind,
after
you
moved
on
in
life.
Actually,
Wake
Up
Sid
is
a
slice
of
life
film.
It's
not
merely
real
in
concept,
but
has
also
been
told
most
realistically,
so
much
so
that
you
can't
help
but
draw
parallels
with
your
life
or
with
someone
you
know.
But
what
really
makes
Wake
Up
Sid
most
believable
is
Ranbir
Kapoor,
who's
mastered
the
craft
at
such
a
young
age.
Verdict?
Wake
Up
Sid
mirrors
those
years
with
flourish.
This
one's
a
simple
story
that
strikes
a
chord
instantly.
Strongly
recommended!
Wake
Up
Sid
tells
the
story
of
Siddharth
aka
Sid
(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.
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.
Aisha
Bannerjee
(Konkona
Sen
Sharma),
an
aspiring
writer
from
Kolkata,
learns
this
soon
enough
when
her
path
crosses
with
Sid's
on
her
first
day
in
Mumbai.
Ambitious,
well-read
and
driven,
Aisha
has
come
to
Mumbai
to
realize
her
dreams
as
a
writer.
Despite
their
contrasting
personalities,
Sid
becomes
Aisha's
first
friend
in
the
city.
As
Aisha
sets
up
her
life
in
Mumbai,
with
the
help
of
Sid
and
his
gang,
Sid
allows
for
time
to
fly
by
over
long
drives,
parties
that
stretch
well
into
dawn,
and
endless
hours
doing
absolutely
nothing.
But
a
series
of
circumstances
and
events
compel
him
to
take
stock
of
his
life
and
take
a
hard
look
at
himself.
Let's
not
compare
Wake
Up
Sid
with
anything
you've
watched
before.
Not
Dil
Chahta
Hai,
not
Lakshya
either.
Debutante
director
Ayan
Mukerji
narrates
a
story
that
you
can
relate
to
instantly
and
treats
it
with
utmost
care.
A
few
moments
linger
in
your
memory
and
evoke
bitter-sweet
memories.
The
first
hour,
right
till
the
intermission,
sweeps
you
off
your
feet.
You
get
drawn
into
Sid's
world
instantaneously;
you
react
to
everything
he
does.
But
the
post-interval
portions
slackens,
courtesy
the
writing.
The
Rahul
Khanna
track,
for
instance,
looks
half-baked.
Also,
the
story
stagnates
after
a
point
and
hence,
the
pacing
gets
very
slow.
It's
only
towards
the
finale
that
things
perk
up.
Ideally,
the
film
could've
done
with
some
trimming
in
this
hour.
Ayan
Mukerji
packs
in
a
solid
punch
in
most
parts
of
the
film.
The
emotional
moments
especially
gets
you
all
moist-eyed.
The
humour
too
is
well
integrated
in
the
sequences.
Even
the
confrontation
between
the
father
and
son
is
superb.
Prior
to
that
Konkona's
birthday
sequence
is
amongst
the
finest
sequences
of
the
film.
Music
(Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy)
is
melodious.
Anil
Mehta's
cinematography
is
top
notch.
Niranjan
Iyengar's
dialogues
are
just
right.
There's
no
denying
that
Ranbir
Kapoor
is
a
supremely
talented
actor,
but
in
Wake
Up
Sid,
he
proves
that
he's
amongst
the
best
in
the
business
today.
No
one
could've
portrayed
Sid
as
effectively
as
Ranbir
has
enacted,
that's
for
sure.
This
is
an
award-worthy
performance.
Konkona
is
natural
to
the
core
and
the
best
part
is,
she's
so
effortless.
Here's
another
winning
performance
from
this
incredible
performer.
Anupam
Kher
is
wonderful.
Ditto
for
Supriya
Pathak.
Both
shine
in
their
respective
parts.
Namit
Das
and
Shikha
Talsania
are
perfect.
Rahul
Khanna
doesn't
get
any
scope.
On
the
whole,
Wake
Up
Sid
is
a
well-made
film
that
should
strike
a
chord
with
the
youth
mainly.
A
metro-centric
film,
the
film
should
attract
its
target
audience
and
should
also
prove
to
be
the
first
choice
of
the
elite/urban
audience
this
Friday.
Its
distributors
(UTV)
have
very
rightly
released
the
film
at
plexes
of
metros
and
mini-metros
(instead
of
flooding
the
market
with
physical
and
digital
prints),
which
in
turn
should
only
make
this
small
film
talked-about
in
days
to
come.
Thumbs
Up!