Movie Review: Luck By Chance

Movie Name: Luck By Chance
Director: Zoya Akhtar
Starring: Farhan Akhtar, Juhi Chawla, Dimple Kapadia, Rishi Kapoor, Sanjay Kapoor, Konkona Sen Sharma
Rating: * * * *

Is Farhan Akhtar talented or just lucky? I think he is both. He has set new standards as a director, his debut film Rock On was superhit and with Luck By Chance he has established himself as a mature actor in Hindi Film industry.

Zoya Akhtar has managed to get the emotional rollercoaster in the film right. The movie moves at a slow but natural pace and supporting actors have delivered some cool performances.

Rishi Kapoor is likeable in his avatar as a establish movie producer launching his failed actor brother Sanjay Kapoor as a director. I never liked SK as an actor but here he managed to deliver a good performance with his dialogue “Ham bhi actor the.” (very true for him).

At times Luck By Chance looked liked a Madhur Bhandarkar creation showing the bad reality of hindi cinema world. Music was put at the right places and went well with movie’s mood.

Did we see Aamir and Shahrukh in the same movie? Yes, that’s true. They didn’t share the screen but they were both part of the same movie. Hrithik, Dimple Kapadia, Juhy Chawal and Konkona Sen Sharma were good but Farhan and Rishi Kapoor stole the show.

Movie may not be a commercial super-hit or critic’s favorite either but it sure is entertaining and is definitely worth a watch.