Yeh Saali Zindagi Movie Review

Film: Yeh Saali Zindagi

Starring: Arunoday Singh,Chitrangda Singh,Irrfan Khan,Aditi

Director: Sudhir Mishra

Producer: Prakash Jha

Banner: Cine Raas Entertainment Pvt Ltd, Prakash Jha Produ

Music: Nishat Khan

Rating: 3/5

Director Sudhir Mishra’s latest offering is Yeh Saali Zindagi. It revolves around love, betrayal, corrupt cops and politicians, money laundering, lots of Smooches and all other things. The film sees like love stories happening but eventually turns out to be a thriller. The gorgeous Chitrangada singh is back in this film after working with the director last in Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi.

Story

The story goes like this; Arun played by Irrfan Khan is in love with Priti played by Chitrangada, who in turn is in love with an other guy Shyam played by Vipul gupta, who is about to get married to a powerful minister’s daughter. Kuldeep played by Arunodhay is released from jail and he is on his last job as he is afraid of his wife Shanti played by Aditi rao parting with him if he doesn’t change. The last job of his is to release Bade, his friend in jail. In order to do this he Kidnap’s Shyam and Priti assuming that the latter is former’s fiancée and demands hefty ransom from the mentioned Minister. This Kidnap results in Arun, the usual Bollywood hero type trying to help Priti and the drama continues.

Plus points

The film moves at a quick pace even though it is too long, thanks to the camera man [Sachin Kumar Krishnan] and background score [Nishat Khan and Abhishek Ray]. The National capital is captured in its real look. The dialogues of the film written by Mishra and Manu Rishi are wacky which now, a part and parcel of every Bollywood film, remember No one Killed Jessica! Both the writers should be appreciated as dialogues match the Scenario. The films cast works out pretty well with Irrfan and Saurabh Shukla [Irrfan’s boss in the film] taking the limelight. The climax was handled pretty well.

Minus points

It would be difficult for an average viewer to get glued to the story as it has many sub-plots. Mishra should have made the screenplay simple if not reducing the films length. Other scenes apart from romance and thrill are not handled well by the director, wonder why? Family audience might have reservations considering too much foul language and cuss words used in the film.

Final verdict

We recommend you to have a nice popcorn weekend with Yeh Saali Zindagi. It Seems like February too started well in Bollywood.