"Let Yourself Go!" Can you? Then, pl do!

A trip to Spain...La Tomatina (a festival held in the Valencian town of Burnol, in which participants throw tomatoes at one another)! The song, Senorita (A Spanish title of courtesy given to a young lady)! Encierro (a practice that involves running in front of a small group of bulls and that Pamplona is world-famous for) and Espanol (the Spanish language) and picturesque of Spain... If you've been to Spain, you would know where is what in Zoya Akhtar's "Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara"; but if you haven't, then Hrithik Roshan, Abhay Deol and Farhan Akhtar do this task for you along with Katrina Kaif and Kalki Koechlin.

They set off on this trip (an extended one) to Spain, where Abhay wants his special bachelor party before marriage (with his lady love, Kalki), with buddies Hrithik, a financial stock broker and Farhan, a copy writer with an advertising agency. Begins the trip, and among others they meet the diving instructor Katrina. The trip now takes the adventure mode, and they experience never-done-before things like diving...And in the middle of the sea, [if you have watched 'Finding Nemo', the jelly fish, star fish will remind you of the blue, vast sea...and just the water everywhere]...they learn to get over insecurities, fear, for that matter and keep happening stuff like checking in and checking out, food, fun [This time. Farhan is not into a much serious role and plays it fine to entertain with one-liners and of course, when he recites Javed saab's (Akhtar) magnificent poetry]... They talk, they fight and they patch up while they discuss what's worth it and what isn't... life on the road, relationships, work pressure back in office (24*7 available funda), romance, cross-cultural communication, thrills, emotions, [that poetry keeps coming in between], friendship and fun among loads of characters proceeds the drama.

First half: You feel you're in Spain, roaming and seeing around, trying to recall if you know the city (if not by being there but by its very name) and is just about the trip, while the second half unfolds more with decisions, confessions, bonding and values interwoven (Joya clicks here, if you've watched her 'Luck By Chance'). The men try to unburden themselves from things that have been bugging them. Answers that they have been seeking so far come to the fore at the end at the bull run. At certain instances, you predict the next particular scene, and that brings the smile on your face. They do halt en route, but the movie progresses on the road...

Performance-wise, you choose your favourite and watch it :) Kalki was cute, and Katrina said in one of the first few of her dialogues: "Me Hindi bolti hun or something of that sort"...Hrithik's six-fingered palm was mostly visible as he danced or just carried on with the sequences. Farhan too danced bare-chest, and Abhay was kind of the anchor; and, don't forget, he has got his fan following.

@the music: The fusion with a Spanish tinge is different to the ears and you will like it if you listen to world music. 'Senorita', the song is fun and melodious (some will think about the Russian influence like that of Daarling in Vishal Bhardwaj's "7 Khoon Maaf"); and so are others like 'Khaabon Ke Parinde'...That's nice @Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy.

Luck By Chance (can watch it again) was intense and thoughtful by Zoya Akhtar. However, this one (a one-time watch) is entertaining with fabulous cinematography. Nothing much to decode or take home. If you don't follow your instincts, this one may give you that push. If you do otherwise, laugh aloud and enjoy.

PS: @the privileged Press people, said the guy at the soft-drink vendor machine: "Half of the crowd is not from the 'press' at the media screening."