WAKE UP SID is indeed a clarion call for the youth of the country to wake up and assume the responsibilities that are expected from them, be they born with the proverbial silver spoon or not. It is also a retort for the uber youth of the today to get themselves involved in the process of day-to-day upbringing themselves and not let the sense of ennui destroy their existence. From this perspective WAKE UP SID could be said to be a prelude to whatever happened in DIL CHAHTA HAI where the urban youth where looking for meanings from their lives and here the pair of youth has been replaced by a boy and a girl who are trying to eke out their living by living together.
The background has shifted to the metropolitan city in India otherwise this theme has been given an expression in subtle manner in SALAAM NAMASTE and DOSTANA as well. Konkona Sen Sharma’s presence as the female lead brings about quite a lot of counterpoise against the exuberance of Ranbir Kapoor and one of the scenes of the films where both are cleaning their clothes and Ranbir suddenly finds the undergarments of Konkona and the sensitivity with which she has handled the scene speaks volumes about the confidence that Konkona brings about in her performance without going overboard in doing it. Read more…
