Plot
The
film
begins
with
Kizie
Basu
(Sanjana
Sanghi)
introducing
us
to
her
'boring
life'.
She
has
thyroid
cancer
and
carries
her
best
friend,
her
oxygen
cylinder
(named
Puspendra)
all
around.
Kizie
doesn't
want
to
be
strong;
she
just
wants
to
be
normal.
Enters
Immanuel
Rajkumar
Junior
aka
Manny
(Sushant
Singh
Rajput).
The
boy
is
a
huge
fan
of
'Thalaiva'
Rajinikanth,
and
spreads
happiness
wherever
he
goes.
He
even
smiles
through
his
osteosarcoma.
When
Kizie
meets
Manny,
it's
as
if
life
is
telling
her,
'Kar
band
sabhi
ghadiyan,
aur
mood
bana
badhiya,
mukhde
pe
jalaa
le
tu,
muskaan
ki
phuljhadiyan.'
The
duo
become
friends
and
slowly
start
falling
for
each
other.
In
Kizie's
words,
'love
is
like
falling
asleep;
it
happens
slowly
and
then
all
at
once.'
Just
when
Kizie
learns
to
live
her
life
to
the
fullest;
thanks
to
Manny,
a
harsh
reality
comes
knocking
at
her
door.
Direction
Casting
director
Mukesh
Chhabra
forays
into
direction
with
Sushant
Singh
Rajput-
Sanjana
Sanghi's
Dil
Bechara.
The
filmmaker
ticks
all
the
boxes
when
it
comes
to
casting
department.
Despite
a
few
missteps
with
regard
to
the
script,
Mukesh
succeeds
in
holding
his
directorial
reins
tight
in
this
official
adaptation
of
John
Green's
best-selling
novel
The
Fault
In
Our
Stars.
More
than
the
technical
aspects,
he
lets
the
emotions
in
the
film
do
all
the
talking.
Performances
Sushant
Singh
Rajput
is
the
'star'
of
the
film.
Right
from
the
first
frame
till
the
last,
the
actor
makes
sure
that
your
eyes
are
glued
to
him.
His
charming
smile,
his
character
Manny's
habit
of
brandishing
an
unlit
cigarette
as
sort
of
totemistic
charm
against
death
and
flirtatious
manner,
makes
you
sport
a
wide
grin
throughout
the
film.
Sanjana
Sanghi
brings
in
a
right
balance
of
vulnerability
and
resolution
in
her
character
Kizie
Basu.
Her
chemistry
with
Sushant
is
affable
and
sweet.
Swastika
Mukherjee
and
Saswata
Chatterjee
as
Kizie's
doting
parents
deliver
a
dependable
performance.
On
the
flip
side,
Saif
Ali
Khan's
cameo
comes
across
as
a
tad
disappointing.
Sahil
Vaid
delivers
what's
expected
of
him.
Technical
Aspects
Satyajit
Pande's
cinematography
is
breezy.
Be
it
the
bylanes
of
Jamshedpur
or
the
vibrance
of
Paris,
his
camera
lens
flirts
smoothly
with
the
places.
At
a
runtime
of
about
1
hour
and
50
minutes,
the
makers
of
Dil
Bechara
keep
their
film
short
and
crisp.
Music
One
of
the
highlights
of
Dil
Bechara
is
its
top-notch
music.
Each
song
depicts
the
mood
of
the
characters
and
adds
layers
to
the
story.
Be
it
the
exquisite
duets
or
the
solo
tracks,
AR
Rahman
hits
our
sweet
spot
with
his
diverse
music.
Dil
Bechara's
title
track
is
catchy
and
peppy
and
Sushant's
energetic
dance
moves
makes
it
more
fun.
'Taare
Ginn' grows
on
you
slowly,
while
'Maskhari'
and
'Khul
Ke
Jeene
Ka'
are
lovable.
Verdict
Can
you
live
happily
after
the
loss
of
a
loved
one?
While
Dil
Bechara
tries
to
decode
the
answer
to
this,
it
also
leaves
us
with
sweet
memories
of
Sushant
Singh
Rajput
who
bid
us
farewell
too
early.
At
one
point,
when
Sushant's
Manny
asks
his
friend,
"Will
you
miss
me?",
it
hits
too
close
to
home.
Dil
Bechara
tugs
at
your
heartstrings.
"Tum
naa
hua
mere
toh
kya,
main
tumhara
main
tumhara
main
tumhara
raha.
Meri
chanda
main
tumhara
sitara
raha." Yes
Sushant,
you
will
continue
to
shine
the
brightest
in
the
sky!
Seri?
(Okay).