Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara

 Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara is Dil Chahta Hai topped with Spanish flavor. But what the heck, the movie is delightfully refreshing in its treatment; it makes a subtle but refreshing impact.

How similar Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara is with Dil Chahta Hai: Apart from the fact that both the movies were from the stable of Farhan Akhtar, there are quite a few parallels and dissimilarities. DCH(2001) was trend-setting and still seems fresh in our minds. It was the story of three guys with different personalities; they bond famously until an incident happens which leads to an altercation between two of the characters before all is well towards the end.

Just like in Dil Chahta Hai, the three guys in Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara have a deep seated bonding but two of the friends have a misunderstanding between them Like DCH, the characters in ZNMD are rich, upwardly mobile and go through emotional highs and lows.

While DCH toyed around with Goa for a few scenes, ZNBD is based in Spain. It is about three guys taking an extended road trip to Spain. During the course of the trip, the three come to terms with their real selves, their fears, their insecurities and the emotional baggage of the past.