Luck By Chance

The film has amazing dialogues and extremely identifiable characters.....The two songs are unwanted distractions in the plot.....The director succeeds in maintaining a lighthearted graph for most of its running time.....Also towards the end, several sub plots hamper the smooth flow of the narrative.....At its heart Chintuji is a simple tale about good values..... ... Full Review

If the setting is flawed, the humour is stale.....It's like enduring a bad Priyadarshan film minus Paresh Rawal .....Life comes crashing down for struggling writer Akshaye Khanna , when an aspiring actor manages to steal his script.....Shortkut unfortunately presents a far from convincing picture of the movie business..... ... Full Review

Konkana Sen's performance in the movie completely overshadows the performance of dumb and beautiful Isha Sharvani (I don't remember her character's name) who is yet another struggling actress....Neither the story nor the presentation iof 'Luck By Chance' seems extraordinarily appealing.....Yet, realistic performance and portrayal by both the protagonists and a few worth watching moments with an exhilarating ending holds the movie together.....The first half of the movie seems absolutely dragging and boring. ... Full Review

Farhan fits perfectly in his role....is rotten even before the film is released....A parody on Bollywood from Bollywood, the movie does well -....Rishi Kapoor is simply incredible.....a delightful tale.... ... Full Review

Luck By Chance is compelling cinema, satirical yet sensitive....Gibberish aside, Zoya Akhtar shows class, edge, polish....their eclectic soundtrack works pretty well for the film....genuinely solid storytelling....And Carlos Catalan's cinematography is truly amazing, the keenly crafted frames evocatively capturing the essence and ambience of the film..... ... Full Review

Farhan's scenes with the nakedly adulatory star daughter....Zoya Akhtar gets into the star space without a moment's aggression in her storytelling.....best performance....As he goes from wide-eyed wannabe to a morally devalued creature, the narrative charts his course with savage humour.....the fickle and frighteningly flamboyant film industry.... ... Full Review

Javed Akhtar's sharp and witty dialogues are brilliant to the feel of the movie.....the glamour and the stardom usually overshadows, the movie clearly portrays the complexity and contradictions of the industry.....a very believable performance....Music by Shanker-Ehsaan-Loy is pleasing to the ears.....Rishi Kapoor as the Punjabi producer was fantastic..... ... Full Review

Shabana couldn't find a proper place in her daughter Zoya's directorial debut Luck By Chance , but is quite proud of the film. And now she's done the art direction in Luck By Chance . And I'm so proud of my daughter Zoya," said Shabana. ... Full Review

Shabana couldn't find a proper place in her daughter Zoya's directorial debut Luck By Chance , but is quite proud of the film. And now she's done the art direction in Luck By Chance .. And I'm so proud of my daughter Zoya," said Shabana. ... Full Review

And now she's done the art direction in Luck By Chance . The problem is I don't want to do a typical mother-son film with Prateik. Shabana jumped out of her seat to dance when Hrithik Roshan broke into his 'Bawre' gig. ... Full Review