Dil Bechara Movie Review : A somewhat befitting tribute to our much loved SSR

Dil Bechara encompasses the love story of 2 cancer patients Kizzie and Manny, and the many highs and lows they face in their lives. Although the movie is not that great, it is much too good for a directorial debut, and Mukesh Chabbra does an applaudable job in directing this movie. The movie also marks the debut of Sanjana Sanghi, and she also does quite a remarkable job as Kizzie, and looks set for an impactful career in bollywood. She knows her game fairly well, and there are next to no flaws in her acting. Sushant Singh Rajput plays Manny, and as always effortlessly fits into his role, his last appearance on the big screen being his usual self, elegant and graceful. Although this certainly isn’t Sushant’s best performance, (Chichhore still remains the most gleaming trophy in his cabinet) his priceless expressions and his ebullient face are things that will take quite some time to deregister from our minds and hearts. He delivers a yet another standout performance and is the anchor that holds the ship of the movie. Sahil Vaid and Saswata Chatterjee play the support cast and do their jobs wonderfully, although Swastika Mukherjee’s character seems quite unpragmatic and annoying and quite frankly, I see the movie progressing quite fine even without her character. To be honest, the movie falls in the above average category, the main reason being the plot which doesn’t muster much firepower and is a tad too weak. That being said, the overall movie is somewhat good due to the last 20 minutes and the songs. The songs have an artistic vibe about them and manage to strike an emotional chord with the audience with AR Rahman’s melodious voice providing an icing on the cake. Sushant’s excellence and flamboyance in the title track is clearly visible, and the thing which makes the title track even more special is that the entire song was literally shot in ONE SINGLE TAKE!


Moving on, the movie could’ve done better in a few areas, especially the running time. The movie should’ve been a bit longer which would have helped the film to strengthen its plot and show more of the love story between Kizzie and Manny which felt somehow rushed and a little less convincing. Saif Ali Khan also appears in a cameo and puts forward a short and sweet performance and manages to add more emotional segment into the movie. The highlight of his cameo is undoubtedly his amazing dialogues which border on the poetic. The last 20 minutes of the movie are jam packed with heavily emotional scenes which will make the viewers face a dearth of tissues, and the weak hearted ones might not be able to even make it through. The movie also has some well enacted comedy scenes in the first half and some scenes and dialogues by Sushant Singh make it even harder for us to accept the fact that we will never see his beautiful smile again and allows the grave truth to sink in.


 Watch this one for him.

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