Sajid Ali’s ‘Woh Bhi Din The’, on ZEE5, is a sweet look at school days, filled with lovely, delicate moments
- Trinity Auditorium
- Apr 3, 2024
- 1 min read
The film features Rohit Saraf, Adarsh Gourav, Sanjana Sanghi, Charu Bedi. There’s friendship, love, and everything else that makes up adolescence.
Sajid Ali has said that if streaming platforms hadn’t popped up, Woh Bhi Din The – which he directed before Laila Majnu – would have never seen the light of day. On the one hand, it’s a sad reminder of the reality of what works in theatres today – or at least, what the powers that be decide will work in theatres today. On the other hand, home-viewing is perfect for this sweet, slight, nostalgic coming-of-age story. Woh Bhi Din The does not feel like something you’d be watching with a crowd, munching expensive popcorn. It feels like sitting on a friend’s couch, going through their photo albums. There’s nothing new, exactly, in this film that opens with a thank-you card to Jamshedpur, where Sajid and his brother Imtiaz Ali grew up. But the problems faced by the characters – students in twelfth standard – are eternal, and a solid cast makes it a solid watch.
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