Originally posted by: asmaanixx
The film overall was good. Not the greatest, but good. Since I had already read the book, I knew what to expect. But since this was the Bollywood adaptation of it, I was looking forward to see what new elements they added to it. Some of them I liked it, others not so much.
The good things I liked: the setting (gorgeous!), the music (a bit too soothing for my tastes, but Main Tumhara has my heart), and the acting (Sushant!).
The not so good things: the editing (some hard to hear dialogues, abrupt transitions, the whole Paris sequence), the screenplay (the second half being rushed so much made it seem like a lot of things could have been taken out in the first half), Saif's character (he was an absolute essential character in the book, and in the movie, he was completely underutilized and come out as nothing but a prick. The horrible acting didn't help either).
It was absolutely impossible for me not to latch onto scenes and dialogues that reflected upon what happened to Sushant.
A few that I treasure the most are: Manny at the cancer group saying, "I'm a fighter, and I fought well", Manny explaining to Kizie's father how he has big dreams, but no longer has the desire to make them come true, the absolute ending wherein we become a true character of the movie. Manny's friends watch his film post his demise, and we watch Sushant's post his.
There are so many uncanny moments in the film, and it is bizarre, and strange, and just makes you wonder as to HOW this film came to be Sushant's last. The lines between real and reel were blurred so much, at times I wasn't sure as to whose story I was following. I knew I was watching Manny, but there undoubtedly moments when Sushant slipped through. A ridiculous notion really since the film was completed long ago, but don't know how else to make reason with it.
I won't remember Dil Bechara for being an adaptation of a book, or for the tragic love story between Kizie and Manny. I don't know if that's a good thing, or bad. All I know is that I'll remember it for Sushant Singh Rajput, and how beautifully, the film summarized him.
Indeed, rishta raha bas rait ka.
The only solace I can get is in knowing the fact that we're all star dust. Hoping that we meet again in the darkest of nights, shining so bright. ❤️
I so agree and So beautifully written! ❤️
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