Love Breakups Zindagi

Love, breakups Zindagi is Dia Mirza and Zayed Khans first foray into production and their enthusiasm at making a movie starring themselves shows in... read more

Love, breakups Zindagi is Dia Mirza and Zayed Khans first foray into production and their enthusiasm at making a movie starring themselves shows in the length of the film.

Jay and Naina (Zayed and Dia) meet at a common friends wedding and become good friends. They of course have steady partners who we know will become exes at some point. The movie also follows the story of twice -divorced Govind who falls in love with the bridegrooms nearly 40 year old masi. Of course, there are meet ups and realizations and sad bits before everything gets sorted out.

The good part of the movie is the fact that the characters are not filmy but act pretty normally. The Panju wedding is also quite a homely affair with a sangeet song danced to the old hit dil behelta hai mera aap ke aajane se. The realistic portrayal of the characters makes it easy watching.

But that does not mean that we can keep watching the movie interminably. At two and a half hours the movie is too long. The story follows the characters too closely and at several places the editing is so choppy that you can almost see the editor snipping away at it in frustration. There are too many sequences with too much talk, a whole time wasting dog angle and some pointless songs. The story suffers from telling you too much about everything and converts what could have been a frothy romance into a yawn fest. The second half unravels really slowly and ends in such a stretched out fashion as to give your sprawled out body competition.

In the acting dept, Cyrus Sahukar as Govind takes top honours. He is the one guy who holds this movie together. I wish more time and energy had been spent on his romance with Tisca Chopra playing the older woman but then he is not the producer. He is funny, cute and gets all the laughs.HE is the one reason you can watch this movie. Zayed hams it badly. He has a likeable personality but then I dont have to take him home to meet my mom. Dia Mirza is a tad better than him. However, the romance does not work. The two producers look too much like good friends to generate any sparks between them.

The movie is peppered with special appearances from Shabana to SRK to Ritiesh. SRK should be carful how he looks in guest appearances specially just before a big release like Ra One. He looks dismantled and old as he does a blatant spot for Ddcor Furnishings.

Overall, I would give this movie a miss if I were you. It starts off well enough with the wedding and all but because of the very saggy script fails to hold your interest. Like lots of relationships that have gone on too long, its predictable and boring. Break up time.
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well yea...the title i just wrote now..briefly gives away the plot and is more apt for a movie which has a wedding going on till the interval time.... read more

well yea...the title i just wrote now..briefly gives away the plot and is more apt for a movie which has a wedding going on till the interval time..probably one of the longest weddings on screen..this effort would have made more sense had it come from barjatya gang, given his penchant for on screen vivah..

well, coming on to the product..the reason which kept me in the loop to watch this movie was its start cast..which looks like a cocktail when put on celluloid....Different actors with different strengths and weaknesses, it was always a risky affair..but the it made sense when the it started rolling on screen..characters getting together for a wedding is a common plot..but the story weaves an interesting tale every now and then.... with few faults here and there....

It seems this movie has been targeted at the TV audience given the way sattelite rights are sold these days..this one will grab attention( in parts ) in few weeks from now, on some channel or the other...talking about the performances...its strictly OK...nothing to write home about...

cyrus sahukar has done world of good to his chances of getting meatier roles in future ..as cracking straight faced punjabi humour is his home turf and he also walks away with good punches ( he does justice to them )....zayed is regular as a good looking guy....diya plays the decent "one man girl" with ease ..tisca is elegant and radiant as 35 yr old....this movie takes you to a strange corner where you wont fall in love with it..but still continue watching it..
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The very first thing that comes to mind after learning from reliable sources that both Dia Mirza and Zayed Khan are the official producers of this ... read more

The very first thing that comes to mind after learning from reliable sources that both Dia Mirza and Zayed Khan are the official producers of this film is that what possibly made them turn into independent producers and then pump finance into such a film? Agreed it is the first time both of them have come to the center-stage as producers but what made them act in the films as well? Did they turn into producers just to get another chance to appear on the screen or was it the other way round that no other actor was willing to do the film in their budget and thus to cut corners they opted to play the lead role and save some much needed money?

Chances are that it was lots of both actually considering that neither of them has producers banging down their doors to sign them in their projects so pumping in their own hard earned money to get a chance to play the lead all over again was the only option open to them especially for Zayed Khan more so than Dia Mirza.

If that was indeed the case then producing Love Breakups Zindagi was a decent proposal else as hardcore professional producers nobody would have risked them in the lead not even they themselves for that matter.Because all said and and done the bottom line no matter how harsh is that Zayed Khan has absolutely no market value. Even Tisca Chopra has a better standing in Bollywood and she is no star daughter and that speaks volumes for her screen presence and her saleability in comparison to Zayed Khan!!

Having said that there is absolutely no doubt that there is simply no such love between Dia Mirza or Zayed that either would have signed the other if only their career was doing any better but being in the same doobti naav they had little choice but to cling onto each other for moral support at the box-office. Especially since they got the film only because they have pumped their own money to face the cameras.

My only issue is that since both of them were one of the trio of producers surely they cud have done without each other in the interest of the larger picture.But then at the end of the day it is their money and their film so if they feel they were made for each other on screen why should we be complaining after all considering the fact that they actually held a celebration party on Tuesday barely 4 odd days after the release of the film speaks volumes as to what the overall budget of the film actually was that the movie not only covered its costs but even ran into overflow mode!!!

The only thing interesting about Love Break-Ups Zindagi is the character of Cyrus Sahukar and Tisca Chopra which spells out that no matter how many times you may have been married and divorced their is always hope if only you keep ur eyes wide open for love and the other lead couple sends out a message loud and clear-don't give up hope because the moment you do that is the end of the road buddy!!!

Even though Zayed Khan hams his ways through the film I guess he is entitled to since he is the official producer and in Bollywood the producer is never wrong yet it's Dia Mirza the other producer who charms the audience with her performance and her endearing smile that simply lights the screen as she flashes her pearlies. Having said that the real charmers are without doubt Tisca Chopra and Cyrus Sahukar but the person who is a real charmer is without doubt Tisca Chopra and Cyrus Sahukar but the person who is a real charmer is without doubt Boman Irani in a fleeting cameo just like Shahrukh Khan lights the screen with his blinking cameo that lingers long after he has moved out of the frame.

Did I mention that Shabana Azmi is also there in a fleeting cameo and even though her screen time presence is just a blink and you'll miss her yet her performance like Shahrukh Khan and that of Boman Irani isn't lost as quickly as she makes her presence amply felt!!!

Writer-Director Sahil Sangha has delivered a fine film, if only they could have afforded a better actor opposite Dia Mirza the film would have been quite different but then I guess it's all about economics and whom could you possibly get cheaper than Zayed Khan who has actually consented to pool into the films funds?

The bottom line is that Dia Mirza impresses as she has a role that keeps the focus of attention totally on her considering she is one of the trio producers and whats more she is absolute eye candy on the big screen. But it's Tisca Chopra who is the true screen stealer in Love Breakups Zindagi!!

REVIEWED BY THE LIP SHANDIL
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Love. Dates. Marriage. Commitments. Relationships. Do we ever ponder on what we leave behind, as we move ahead in life? Not many of us introspect. ... read more

Love. Dates. Marriage. Commitments. Relationships. Do we ever ponder on what we leave behind, as we move ahead in life? Not many of us introspect. But LOVE BREAKUPS ZINDAGI, a slice of life film, makes you recall certain episodes of your life. Though the film isn't biographical, one does relate to certain episodes in the narrative for two reasons -- they seem straight out of life and of course, first-time writer-director Sahil Sangha makes an effort to tell it with utmost honesty and simplicity. But, unfortunately, he succeeds to a degree!

Sangha seems to be focused on telling a story, sorry two stories [Zayed-Dia-Vaibhav and Cyrus-Tisca], without magnifying the issues or relying on melodrama. While Sangha sets things up beautifully in the first hour -- the film has some remarkable sequences that have been filmed with lots of sensitivity -- it's the post-interval portions that blow away the impact generated by those riveting moments. There are reasons why the second half doesn't measure up to the expectations: [i] it relies on clichs, [ii] the climax, though well filmed, is way too predictable and of course, [iii] the film is toooo long [almost 2.40 hours] and worse, sluggish and dawdling paced.

LOVE BREAKUPS ZINDAGI is all about relationships and moments. Zayed Khan and Dia Mirza are almost 'settled' in their lives; Zayed is in a relationship [with Pallavi Sharda] and so is Dia [with Vaibhav Talwar]. Cyrus Sahukar has been divorced twice, but that doesn't stop him from falling in love all over again [with Tisca Chopra]. Satyadeep Misra and Auritra Ghosh are on the brink of a dream wedding.

There's no denying that Sahil Sangha has the makings of a fine storyteller. His mature handling of the emotional moments sets him apart from his contemporaries. As a storyteller, he initiates you to enjoy life and live life one day at a time. It gives you an earnest message on why we should live life by seizing the moment and following our hearts. But Sangha, like most of his peers, gets carried away while narrating the story. He takes an exceedingly elongated time to reach the culmination, tossing between real and predictable situations in the second half. Zayed's fight at the pani-puri stall appears fake. Zayed and Dia visiting Umang's three boyfriends comes across as inconsequential. But the weakest link is the climax. The culmination is beaten to death and lacks novelty.

The review would be incomplete without the contribution by music maestros Salim-Sulaiman. The supremely talented composers deliver a lilting soundtrack in LOVE BREAKUPS ZINDAGI. 'Rab Rakha' is mesmerizing, while 'Rozaana' is lively. The remix version of 'Main Se Meena Se' is super. Aseem Bajaj's cinematography is top notch. The frames are simply stunning. Ditto for the production design.

Though the film has a number of characters, Zayed and Dia are the driving forces. Zayed delivers a striking and sincere performance. Dia is first-rate and the script does justice to her talent. Tisca Chopra is excellent and so is Cyrus Sahukar. In fact, Cyrus contributes enormously in making the first half interesting. Satyadeep Misra is natural to the core. Auritra Ghosh is wonderful. Umang Jain is okay. Vaibhav Talwar is wonderful.

Farida Jalal is endearing. Soni Razdan doesn't get much scope. The film has sparkling cameos by Shabana Azmi, Boman Irani, Riteish Deshmukh and above all, Shah Rukh Khan.

On the whole, LOVE BREAKUPS ZINDAGI has moments that leave an impression, but they are few and far between. Besides, a weak second hour, excessive length and sluggish pacing makes it a tedious experience!
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Nice....4 alllllll.....