Varun Aggarwal An excellent movie by all standards. Everything from cinematography, dialogues, performances and characterizations reek of high quality, earlier seen only in art house cinema or a few rare movies like Dil Chahta Hai.I would not talk about the story but rather the finer nuances of the direction i observed. The name of the movie is totally justified by the script, you can literally see luck working in favor of Farhan's character (Vikram) through a series of events and each of these events have been cleverly marked by the director with the use of same background piano tune. A lot is said in the movie about outsiders who have to struggle and star kids who get things on a platter. However, the three characters shown to be belonging to outsider category (Hrithik as Zafar, Konkona as Sona and Farhan as Vikram) are in real life all star kids while the sole star kid in story (Nikki) is actually an outsider. Don't know if this was intentional but another of the interesting tit-bits we noticed about the movie.Zoya Akhtar has shown immense maturity by not being judgmental about her characters. For example Sona's probable physical relations with Satish Chowdhary (Aly khan) are not given much importance in the story.The movie has a lot of interesting cameos with Anurag Kashyap as writer being an interesting one. Sanjay Kapoor's role as a successful producer's failed-as-an-actor brother was a casting master-stroke, as he fits the bill in real life as well, as Anil Kapoor's brother. It was very brave for Sanjay to take up such a role and he has done brilliantly at it. Dimple Kapadia, Rishi Kapoor and Juhi all gave commendable performances.This movie is not just about Hindi film industry, its more about people in general and how they can change to gain from situations. It has one of the most matured endings for a Hindi movie and needs to be appreciated for showing that real life endings are somewhere in-between the perfectly happy or pathetically sad endings that we get in movies.Please do watch this movie with a relaxed mindset and I can assure you it will be one of the numerous re-runs you are going to have as it tastes better and better every time you watch it.

paul2001sw-1 A satire about Bollywood, and the struggle that young talent has in a nepotistic world, certainly sounds intriguing. But when the talent is mainly defined by beauty and ambition, it's hard to feel too sympathetic, particularly over the full course of what is a decidedly long film. In fact, satire is too strong a word here: although the inanity of Bollywood plots are gently ridiculed, the movie includes some song and dance sequences of its own (disguised as belonging to films within the film); and the eventual ending celebrates a character who fails to become a star, but nonetheless enjoys success as a leading television actress. Fundamentally, this not a story about real failure at any level, not one character is poor and not one young character is ugly, or indeed, even ordinary looking. A harsher, funnier tale might have been told.

Avinash Patalay If not for anything Zoya Akhtar should be given due credit for managing an ensemble of the entire Bollywood by dragging them under one roof. And also presenting a sneak-peak behind the fame/shame/defame iron-wall industry. Research analyst of the industry would instantly identify the characters and the situations. "Luck By Chance" is an honest opinion about the industry ensuring it doesn't hurt or jibes anyone in particular. It marginally escapes being categorised as a documentary in my opinion. And the writing on the wall is clear - talent alone is not sufficient to gain foothold and climb the ladder in Bollywood. One requires the go-getter attitude coupled with being street-smart - "spark" as it was conveyed.Ф Farhan Akhtar:: Quite consistent in his delivery. Very matured and deserves applause to stand up to Konkana, if you know what I mean.Ф Konkana:: Had a couple of layers to her character and she effectively manages to bring them out at ease.Ф Isha:: I had my brain scratching wondering who this bimbo was. Yes Isha Sharvani is indeed talented and going un-noticed by the industry. Sad!Everyone else even if they are cameo's, were spot-on.Not the usual pot-boiler Bollywood "masala" movie - but hatke it its own right.

Electric_Sheep Intro : A look into the inner fabric of what we today know as Bollywood.The Scenario : The movie follows the trials and tribulations of two main characters (Farhan and Konkona) who are after the same goals - Bollywood Stardom. Along the way they come across a series of characters and personalities who form the crux of the industry. How much will one sacrifice of his/her principles and "person" to get ahead? What effect does rising stardom have on friends and family?Another well crafted parallel story line is the point of view of a troubled Producer (Rishi Kapoor) and obstacles he needs to go through to get a bunch of ego's and personalities together. (Like a Coalition Government!)The movie also gives us an insight into what goes behind the finished item - namely the unsung heroes in the industry. The music is pretty good and well placed in the film. Pros : The casting director should get credit here - actors, special appearances have been rock solid without being overdone. The levels of black humour are abundant. Konkona and Farhan have been in top form but Rishi Kapoor (the arch-typical Punjabi Bollywood producer) probably gets away with the top prize here. Watch out for the little cameo by Saurab Shukla (Slumdog M, Dasvidaniya) who sets the movie rolling in many ways.Cons : Perhaps the movie could have been a tad shorter but that may not be a problem if you're enjoying it. I know most people will not agree but despite being an improving and likable actor - Farhan's voice takes some getting used to. Well we got used to Rani M so it may not be that bad :)