Subhash K. Jha speaks about Love Breakups Zindagi

By Subhash K. Jha - October 8, 2011 - 6:53 AM IST

Here is a director who is not apologetic about letting his characters speak their hearts out Sangha keeps intrusive devices such as the background score at a bare minimum.

Love has its own reasons. So does this lovely, aesthetic and decent exploration of love and relationships. The characters speak a language and words that you've probably overheard between couples at cafes and in the lift. There's no straining for effect. As the film builds to a foregone conclusion (blessedly the hasty reunion at the airport is avoided) there is no apology for having adhered to the rudimentary regulations of the rom-com.

LBZ is a mellow and lingering look at lives that don't seem borrowed or faked. The film's title says it all. Happily this juicy slice of urban life delivers its drama with minimum fuss and optimum insight into how relationships tick and get treated in today's troubled times. Curiously there isn't a hint of sexual intimacy between the protagonists, or for that matter between the protagonist's friends, played with a casual confidence by Cyrus Sahukar and Tisca Arora who discover belated love.

The characters convey the warmth of a breakfast meeting conducted in the fresh outdoors under a mellow winter sunshine. Zayed Khan and Dia Mirza slip so effortlessly into their parts, you wonder what keeps them from reaching the top. Zayed has worked on getting his timing right. He is a revelation. Dia's empathy with her character's inner world is visible in her smile and eyes. She is a far better actress than she's made out to be.

There are endearing cameos by Shabana Azmi, Boman Irani and Shah Rukh Khan. But that isn't the reason why you'd want to see this amiable film. Treating his in-love twosome with genuine warmth, director Sahil Sangha displays confidence and sensitivity.

Here's a take on that thing called love that's urbane, intelligent, sassy and involving. Go for it.

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