This Friday opens with two Hindi films - 'Luck By Chance' and ' Victory'. The makers of both movies hail from two well-known families of Bollywood. So, there is no scope for going astray. While 'Luck By Chance' has Farhan Akhtar, son of Zaved Akhtar known for his witty filmi lyrics, 'Victory' has Harman Baweja, son of director/ producer Harry Baweja, as the lead cast. The heroes of both films are one movie old only.
So, these are their second movies. While Farhan Akhtar's debut 'Rock On' hit the box office in the recent past only, Harman's debut 'Love story of 2050' had flopped. Though Zoha Akhtar names her directorial debut as 'Luck By Chance', she doesn't believe in plain chance! She tries to depict the struggle of both the stars and the moviemakers. The lead characters played by Farhan Akhtar and Konkana Sen Sharma rise slowly but steadily into big players in the industry sheer by chance. This reflects the true picture of the film industry.
The story of 'Luck By Chance' centers on an aspiring actor Vikram (played by Farhan Akhtar). He leaves Delhi for Mumbai to earn name in films. On the other hand, Sona Mishra (played by Konkona Sen Sharma) hails from Kanpur, an industrial town of Uttar Pradesh, and reaches Mumbai to fulfill her dream of becoming an actress. She represents Bollywood's new actors who initially undergo a great struggle before bagging important roles. Thus, Zora conveys that every actor in films has to face such situations.
At the same time, a producer named Rommy Rolly played by none other than Rishi Kapoor, ventures into a new project with the cast-comprising film star Zafar Khan along with Nikki (Isha Sharvani), daughter of yesteryear actress Neena Walia played by Dimple Kapadia. No sooner Zafar exits than Vikram is selected to play the lead in Rolly's film. Though the movie shows double standards prevailing in the film industry yet it doesn't depict them in a bad way. This is evident from the fact that as and when Vikram's professional graph ascends his personal life descends and he loses his girlfriend Sona. In other words, when Sona loses her chance, Vikram gets lucky.
The movie's USP is its cameos, which go in sync with the script. Besides, Zoya provides several parody pieces on Bollywood clichés! Anand Subaya's editing is tight and the production design by Anuradha Parikh and the costumes by Arjun Bhasin and Aparna Chandra are perfect. Music by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy is good. The opening credit song is worth mention as it speaks about all those involved in the movie.
Zoya Akhtar succeeds in providing comic-but-credible characters. She has utilized the talent of each and every member of the cast. Isha Sharvani looks pretty. Farhan Akhtar and Konkona Sen Sharma are natural. Rishi Kapoor and Dimple Kapadia leave their impression as usual. Hrithik Roshan is decent in his extended special appearance.
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