Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara Review

With a title which perfectly encapsulates the mood of the plot,Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara is a joyride. Zoya Akhtar shines in her second screen outing with serious issues wrapped under the breezy story of friendship.It is about seeing life in a way other than the mundane,and challenging the stereotypes by taking resort to life-altering adventures. The major agent of changing the attitude towards life is friendship-when you have crazy friends,life is always eventful. And life this will not recur,so live it to the fullest!

Three friends reunite after years and embark on a journey to Spain where they challenge themselves with adventure sports and self-explorations. The three men overcome their greatest fears- fear of water,fear of heights and the fear of finality,death in the most challenging adventure. The little holiday makes them re-evaluate lives and relationships and when the credits roll in the end,we see them as changed persons,at ease with their lives.

Kabir(Abhay),Arjun(Hritik) and Imraan(Farhan) are three entirely different people who come together after many years. They have matured differently and have diffeent priorities which cause some friction in the initial stages of the journey. The entry of the women in their lives also stress the relationships. While Natasha(Kalki),Imraan's fiancee is a upper -class snob who hates Imraan's simplistic values,their closeness with diving instructor Laila(Katrina),initially causes some heated moment to occur. Later as they throw away what cripples their lives,Kabir shuns his relationship,and Arjun,his fear for commitmen,and Imraan his latent desire.With feet tapping music and panoramic view of Spain and its culture,the film addresses some very sombre aspects of our lives. Very very feelgood. Worth several re-watches.