On the whole, Dil Bechara is a dull fare. In normal circumstances, the film would have not been able to do well in the cinemas, but Sushant Singh Rajput’s recent suicide and the consequent public sentiments for the late actor will ensure that a lot of people watch the film on the streaming platform (Disney+ Hotstar) on which it has been released.
Dil Bechara, which premiered on Disney+Hotstar on Friday, is a few notches shy of the benchmark that Sushant Singh Rajput set for himself with his more accomplished films. But watch it nonetheless to celebrate a career that merited a much, much longer run
Dil Bechara is not just a film. It is equal parts dirge, and catharsis. You see Sushant, and the film recedes, and you want to reach out and freeze the frame. He was there, and he isn’t here. I brush back a tear.
Even though the film’s spirit and breezy pace triumphs, the melancholy that augurs it, will leave you in a puddle of emotions and with a heavy lump in your throat as the end credits roll. ‘Dil Bechara’ will always be remembered as Sushant Singh Rajput’s swan song. Watch this movie simply to witness Sushant Singh Rajput’s last act. A brilliant one at that.
On the whole, DIL BECHARA has strong emotions and hype as its trump card – a fact that goes in its favour completely. It will make you tear up and grab the tissue box atleast once. For lovers of Hindi cinema and fans of Sushant Singh Rajput, say ‘YES’ to Dil Bechara.
This adaptation of John Green’s tragic love story (The Fault In Our Stars) sets out to narrate a promising tale of a terminally-ill couple through an empathetic voice that understands and accepts rather than pities their peculiar situation. Most old school weepies centred around characters bound for expiry tend to be overtly sappy if not blatantly manipulative in carving their fragile existence through the lens of a tear-jerker. But Mukesh Chhabra’s Dil Bechara avoids such tropes and manages a refreshing twist to the genre.
All said and done, Dil Bechara is not the Bollywood remake TFIOS deserved. TFIOS itself wasn’t the remake Hollywood deserved compared to its classic book, but it had substance. If you haven’t watched the original, don’t watch it and then you might enjoy the story along with the brilliant performances it has.
Two and a half stars!
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