Wake Up Sid
2009 · Movie · Not Rated · 138 min · ★ 7.2 · 75% critics
A carefree Mumbai college student drifts through life with no real goals, leaning on family support and avoiding responsibility. After a setback and a new friendship, he’s pushed to live on his own, find direction, and discover what he’s capable of in the city’s fast pace.
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Details
- Years
- 2009
- Release date
- 2009-10-02
- Language
- Hindi
- Rated
- Not Rated
- Runtime
- 138 min
- Critic score
- 75/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.2/10 (181 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a light, inspiring coming-of-age story about growing up and finding purpose in Mumbai, with a gentle romance; Not for you if you need fast pacing or big surprises like Rang De Basanti.
Pros: relatable coming-of-age journey; warm, clean vibe; catchy, fresh music | Cons: slow in parts; predictable beats; a bit long
Themes
- coming of age
- spoilt brat
- inspirational
Cast & crew
Ranbir Kapoor
as Sidharth 'Sid' Mehra
Konkona Sen Sharma
as Aisha Banerjee
Rahul Khanna
as Kabir
Anupam Kher
as Ram Mehra
Supriya Pathak
as Sarita Mehra
Namit Das
as Rishi
Shikha Talsania
as Laxmi
Kashmera Shah
as Sonia
- SB
Shruti Bapna
as Debbie
- KM
Kainaz Motivala
as Tanya Lathia
Directed by Ayan Mukerji