Rating: 3 out of 5*
Starring: Vinay Pathak, Neha Dhupia, Rajat Kapoor, Ranvir Shorey, Purbi Joshi and Sarita Joshi.
Director: Shashant Shah
Dasvidanya tells the the story of simpleton, Amar Kaul (Vinay Pathak) who works as an accounts manager in a pharmaceuticals company. Amar’s only excitement in life is making a to-do list every morning and then ticking off everything that he accomplishes at the end of the day. But unfortunately, destiny has some other plans stored for him. He comes to know through his doctor that he is suffering from stomach cancer and now only has just three months left to live.
This news makes Amar wake up to the reality that how till now he has wasted his life. Never mustered the
courage to express his love, never brought a car or never ever traveled abroad, Amar has so many unfulfilled dreams left! He then sets about making a new to do list of 10 things. His last list of all the things he has to do before he dies. From making a foreign trip to telling his childhood love about his affections for her to meeting his school best friend with whom he has lost contact. The film then follows Amar’s journey towards fulfilling his wishes which also take him nearer to his death.
Completely, character driven, the charm of the film lies in its simplicity of its theme and its wonderfully etched characters. The screenplay is well woven with some moments that carry the power to remain etched in your memory even long after the film is over. The only spoke in the wheel is the Russian girl’s track as it slows down the pace of the film. There are moments however that instantly bring tears to your eyes such as a few scenes between Vinay and his mom played by stage veteran Sarita Joshi and Vinay finally expressing his love on a rainy night to Neha Dhupia. First timer Shashant Shah has handled the subject with a rare maturity.
The film is a must see for Vinay Pathak’s absolutely brilliant performance. One can easily rate it above his Bheja Fry act. Rajat Kapoor is good and so is Sarita Joshi. Neha Dhupia shows remarkable improvement as an actress while Ranvir Shorey appears completely disinterested. Saurabh Shukla is good as Vinay’s boss and Gaurav Gera as his brother.
Watch it for some really good bitter sweet moments, the film is definitely not a waste of your time and money.
Via Sampurn
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December 2nd, 2008 at 2:27 pm
From Bnagladesh…plz c the movie once then u would be automatically tempted to watch it again…simply outstandingggg….
[Reply to this Comment]January 3rd, 2009 at 2:48 pm
I just don’t have any words, to tell in one single word it is “AWESOME”
[Reply to this Comment]January 17th, 2009 at 3:12 pm
awesome movie , made my wife watch it again ,
[Reply to this Comment]it is deeply moving movie with so many hidden messages like live life to the fullest , make your to do list for life wether or not you know u are going to die early , cause if you will not focus it will never happen …..
February 15th, 2009 at 2:56 pm
better than theh current craze ‘Slumdog millionaire’. I loved the last part where a collage of Amar’s childhood pics is presented along with the items on his last to-do list. It tells me that we all can find clues about what we really want to do in life by looking back at what held our attention and happiness in childhhood. Way to go, first time director Shashant!
[Reply to this Comment]April 5th, 2009 at 8:06 pm
I don’t know why these movie don’t get hit in India.
[Reply to this Comment]Really a 1000 times better than the movie by any big star .
Now the time should come when Indian public should stop running behind the star and really should appreciate the movies like this.
Really a great movie.
It broke out the tears of my eyes