Rating:
3.0/5
Star
Cast:
Dulquer
Salmaan,
Sonam
Kapoor,
Sanjay
Kapoor,
Angad
Bedi,
R
Bhakti
Klein
Director:
Abhishek
Sharma
The
Zoya
Factor
Movie
Review:
Sonam
Kapoor
|
Dulquer
Salmaan
|
FilmiBeat
In
an
interesting
scene
in
'The
Zoya
Factor',
a
crowd
of
people
gathers
outside
Zoya
Solanki's
(Sonam
Kapoor)
house
to
protest
against
her
and
burn
her
effigy
after
she
refuses
to
attend
the
World
Cup
semi-final
as
a
lucky
mascot.
A
few
minutes
later,
that
same
crowd
tries
to
peep
inside
her
house
to
get
a
glimpse
of
the
cricket
match
playing
on
a
television.
The
humorous
undertones
in
the
scene
make
you
chuckle.
But
at
the
same
time,
you
also
realize
how
much
the
game
of
cricket
is
worshipped
in
our
country.
Zoya
Solanki,
a
junior
copywriter,
always
finds
herself
in
a
soup.
Her
personal
and
professional
life
is
a
mess.
Things
take
a
bright
turn
when
she
is
assigned
to
assist
on
a
photoshoot
with
the
Indian
cricket
team.
Enters
Nikhil
Khoda
(Dulquer
Salmaan),
the
dashing
captain
of
the
cricket
team.
While
Zoya
always
had
the
hots
for
him,
the
handsome
guy
too
finds
himself
getting
attracted
to
her
goofy
ways.
Soon,
they
start
dating.
Later,
when
Zoya
blurts
out
that
her
family
considers
her
to
be
lucky
since
she
was
born
on
the
day
India
won
the
1983
World
Cup,
the
men
in
blue
start
believing
her
as
their
lucky
charm.
Their
belief
in
her
'luck
factor' story
further
strengthens
when
they
taste
a
series
of
victories
after
having
breakfast
with
her.
On
the
other
hand,
Nikhil
dismisses
Zoya's
claims
and
tries
to
make
his
team
understand
that
there's
no
substitute
for
hard
work
and
self-belief.
At
one
point,
he
even
warns
Zoya,
"Woh
tumhe
Zoya
Devi
bana
denge....Phir
baanti
rehna
apna
Luck
ka
prasad."
Soon,
a
series
of
misunderstandings
create
a
rift
between
Zoya
and
Nikhil.
Will
the
lovebirds
patch
up?
Will
India
lift
the
World
Cup
under
Nikhil's
captaincy?
The
answers
lie
in
the
rest
of
the
plot.
First
things
first,
the
film
is
based
on
Anuja
Chauhan's
bestseller,
'The
Zoya
Factor'
and
the
writer
has
penned
the
screenplay
of
the
film.
Those
who
have
read
the
book
might
notice
that
she
has
axed
some
characters
and
changed
some
sub-plots.
While
Chauhan
claimed
in
an
interview
that
she
did
this
so
that
'the
lines
didn't
feel
like
they
were
straight
from
the
book,
'The
Zoya
Factor'
does
wobble
a
bit
on
the
writing
part.
There
are
portions
which
drag
a
bit.
Abhishek
Sharma
pulls
off
a
decent
direction
as
far
as
a
chick-lit
flick
is
concerned.
Speaking
about
the
performances,
Sonam
Kapoor's
comic
timing
is
on
point.
However,
the
actress
doesn't
bring
anything
new
on
the
table.
Also,
there
are
few
moments
where
she
goes
a
tad
OTT.
One
of
the
main
reasons
why
you
stay
glued
to
the
screen
is
Dulquer
Salmaan.
With
his
terrific
screen
presence,
drool-worthy
looks
and
impressive
acting
chops,
the
man
adds
his
own
charm
to
the
role
which
looks
tailor-made
for
him.
There
are
moments
where
the
actor
simply
lets
his
expressions
speak.
No
doubt,
there's
going
to
be
a
spike
in
his
female
fan-following
after
this
release.
All
we
can
say
is,
some
more
of
DQ
in
Hindi
films,
please!
Sanjay
Kapoor
and
Sikander
Kher
put
up
an
earnest
performance.
Angad
Bedi
does
a
commendable
job
with
his
negative
character.
Anil
Kapoor's
cameo
is
quite
hilarious.
Manoj
Lobo's
cinematography
and
Utsav
Bhagat's
editing
works
fine.
Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy
fail
to
impress
in
the
music
department.
Barring
'Kaash',
none
of
the
other
tracks
stay
with
you.
Strangely
while
the
film
is
titled
'The
Zoya
Factor',
it's
the
'Dulquer
Salmaan' factor
which
works
in
its
favour.
If
you
are
looking
out
for
some
easy,
breezy
watch,
this
Dulquer-Sonam
starrer
could
be
your
pick
for
this
weekend.
I
am
going
with
3
stars.