''Dasvidaniya'' is a 2008 Indian

Hindi Modern Standard Hindi (, ), commonly referred to as Hindi, is the Standard language, standardised variety of the Hindustani language written in the Devanagari script. It is an official language of India, official language of the Government ...

-language

comedy drama Comedy drama (also known by the portmanteau dramedy) is a hybrid genre of works that combine elements of comedy and Drama (film and television), drama. In film, as well as scripted television series, serious dramatic subjects (such as death, il ...

film directed by

Shashant Shah Shashant Shah is an India, Indian film director who predominantly works in the Hindi cinema. Career Shashant was initially a choreographer before shifting to a career in direction. Shashant made his directorial debut with Dasvidaniya in 2008 ...

and written by Arshad Syed. The film stars Vinay Pathak alongside

Neha Dhupia Neha Dhupia (born 27 August 1980) is an Indian actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder. She won the title of Femina Miss India in 2002 and represented India at Miss Universe 2002. She is primarily known for her work in Hindi films and t ...

, Rajat Kapoor, and Sarita Joshi. It was released on 7 November 2008. Inspired by the Hollywood film ''The Bucket List'' (2007), it follows a man who creates a list of ten things to do before his death. The title is a pun on this concept and is derived from the Russian phrase " до свидания" (''do svidaniya''), meaning "goodbye." The film was released on 7 November 2008.

Synopsis

Amar Kaul ( Vinay Pathak) is a 37-year-old accounts manager at Suraj Pharmaceuticals in

Mumbai Mumbai ( ; ), also known as Bombay ( ; its official name until 1995), is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra. Mumbai is the financial capital and the most populous city proper of India with an estimated population of 12 ...

. He is single and lives with his mother ( Sarita Joshi). He lives a nondescript life with people oblivious to his existence. One day his doctor tells him that he will die within three months due to stomach cancer. Realising that his time is limited, Amar makes a list of ten things he wants to do in his life and sets out to do them. They are: # Buy a red car. # Tour abroad. # Play guitar. # Confess his unrequited love for his childhood crush, Neha. # Stand up to his boss. # Visit his old friend Rajiv Jhulka. # Experience romance. # Reveal his condition to his mother. # Have his photo published in the newspaper. # Mend his relationship with his younger brother. He finds the true joys of life in a few months, which were hidden all his life. After three months, at the time of his death, he leaves something for all his loved ones, leaving them happy and thankful to him.

Cast

* Vinay Pathak as Amar Kaul *

as Neha Bhanot * Gaurav Gera as Vivek Kaul * Rajat Kapoor as Rajiv Jhulka * Sarita Joshi as Amar's mother *

Saurabh Shukla Saurabh Shukla (born 5 March 1963) is an Indian actor, screenwriter, and film director who works in Hindi and a few Tamil language, Tamil and Telugu language, Telugu films. He is best known for his roles in ''Satya (1998 film), Satya'' (1998), ...

as Dasgupta, Amar's boss *

Suchitra Pillai Suchitra Pillai (born 27 August 1970) is an Indian actress, model, anchor and VJ. A graduate in electronic engineering from the Fr. Conceicao Rodrigues College of Engineering, Bandra (West), Mumbai, she chose a career in arts over engineering ...

as Suchi R. Jhulka * Ranvir Shorey as Jagtap *

Suresh Menon Suresh Menon (born 10 January 1967) is an Indian actor, comedian and television personality. Career Menon has appeared in movies including '' Grand Masti'', '' Phir Hera Pheri'', '' Partner'', '' Fool N Final'', '' Krazzy 4'', '' Deewane Huye ...

as self * Joy Fernandes as Savio * Purbi Joshi as Garima * Manoylo Svitlana as Tatanya * Brijendra Kala as Shira

Soundtrack

The music for all the songs were composed by Kailash Kher.

Release

Box office

''Dasvidaniya'' collected in its lifetime run.

Critical reception

Gaurav Malani of Indiatimes Movies gave the film 3 stars, praising the cast, dialogue and scripting and recommended that the movie "should top the list of your 10 most important things to do this weekend."

References

External links

* * {{Rotten Tomatoes, dasvidaniya 2000s Hindi-language films 2008 comedy-drama films 2008 films Indian comedy-drama films Films scored by Kailash Kher Hindi-language comedy-drama films