One of my favorite movies - Wake up Sid!

As you all know I am a movie buff... And Wake up Sid falls in one of my Top 5 Bollywood movies (or maybe in every category of cinema)... Its actually very difficult for me to chose my Top movies because for me every movie fits a mood, a situation, a state of mind. But if someone asks me my top choice, usually it is a movie which I can watch many times and still love it the same way I did when I saw it the first or second time. I include the second time because movies grow on me... Sometimes after watching the movie on DVD (with my headphones) I get closer to a movie!

Wake up Sid is one movie which I totally love everytime I watch it. There are other movies (Andaz Apna Apna and JJWS) which I have probably watched way more than Wake up Sid but Wake up Sid is special for multiple reasons: Bombay, being one of them and my love for every character in the movie. For me 'Dramas' are right up there in the genres I enjoy watching and obviously for a Drama, the characters have to be well written. I am not the best at articulating my thoughts (and I don't have that much time on hand) but I could write every little detail on every character of this movie. I also believe the supporting cast which play these characters have to be good and that's another important reason why Wake up Sid is high on my list.

I started writing this blog to list some of my favorite scenes of the movie... Thankfully either UTV movies or somebody else has taken the pain to put these on youtube - God bless them!

Perfect ending!  - When the movie ends well you leave the theatre with a good feeling. The last six to seven minutes of the movie are something which make the movie very very special for me... its difficult to explain how this scene and the article 'New Girl in the city' are so special for me - I echo Ayan's thought that the feeling you have for a place is always defined by the people you have with you in that place! Needless to say the song boondon ke moti, the start of monsoon, the drive through Bombay in the rains, all complete the scene... Ayan Mukerjee has written this scene very well and coming from a 24-25 year old is impressive. Honestly there are many many such very well written scenes in the movie!

Tumhe bura nahin lagta?... Ofcourse bura lagta hai!  - In this scene, this one line is what makes the scene extraordinary... the fact that good friends are forever. They may feel bad that you don't spend time with them, but they are truly happy for you!!

Tumhare friends ki tarah mein bhi English mein baat karu, to kya pata hum bhi friends ban jaye - This line and the sitar playing in the background are the high points of this scene!! Sid saying 'I miss you Ma' without looking at her - this is what indian boys do.. and usually we take moms for granted! The mom's first reaction 'Siddy, shirt mein you are looking so handsome'! 'Aur kabhi kabhi aap aam bhej deti ho - its kinda obvious'

Loved the narration of this scene! - this is what I say about characters in the movie... Debbie and the boy who says 'sabse expensive gaadi tere paas hi hogi na'!! And ofcourse Lakshmi and Rishi!

For Wake up Sid fans like me - definitely check out these deleted scenes!!