Without building up any suspense, Zoya Akthar’s directorial debut is indeed a good watch. Making three hours in a dark room, not seem like three long hours but three entertaining hours is a task in itself. And Zoya does manage to pull it off.
Armed with a lot of insider knowledge about the film industry, Zoya does a superb job of providing a glimpse into it. Most importantly Zoya has managed to create wonderful set of characters, the successful manipulative producer Romi Rolly ( Rishi Kapoor) , a struggling actress (Konkona Sharma) and Farhan Akthar’s struggling actor friend are the ones that stand apart. The characters are full of life and blood and not just mere caricatures.
The dialogues by Javed Akthar are surely the backbone for the film and perhaps Luck By Chance would not have worked that well had it not been for those wonderful lines.
Present in just a few scenes, Hrithik Roshan gives a stunning performance as the superstar Zafar Khan. Farhan Akthar gives a sincere performance. Isha Shravani impresses for once playing the dumbwit starlet daughter. Konkona Sen Sharma is reliable as always. It’s always a joy to watch her on screen.
But it is Dimple Kapadia and Rishi Kapoor who you yearn to see for. Rishi Kapoor who plays the successful good at heart producer and Dimple Kapadia who plays the yesteryear’s starlet are simply superb. And once again credit has to be given to Zoya for the wonderful characters she has developed.
Do look out for the several joyful special appearances in Luck by Chance, each actor very sportingly ridiculing himself, and it is not just that these stars are added to increase the celebrity quotient of the film, it simply is the script’s requirement. Luck By Chance surely could not have done with these appearances. Aamir Khan, Anurag Kashyap and Abhishek Bachchan stand out here.
Shankar Ehsaan Loy, do a good job in the music department, but surely they could have done better. Sapnon Se Bhare Naina is surely the best of the lot.
All said and done, Luck By Chance charms. It may not be totally hatke but it is far better than most of the mediocre cinema that is dished out every Friday.
Luck By Chance Movie Rating : 3/5
I liked this movie… farhan has done yet another great act… but movie was missing something in the end.
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