Rating: 2/5

Cast: Vinay Pathak, Gaurav Ghera, Ranvir Shorey, Rajat Kapoor, Neha Dhupia, Saurabh Shukla, Sarita Joshi

Director: Shashant Shah

Dasvidanya is the story of simpleton Amar Kaul (Vinay Pathak). Amar is an accounts manager in a pharmaceuticals company and his only excitement in life is making a to-do list every morning and then ticking off everything that he accomplishes at the end of the day. However, one day life hits him in the face. His doctor tells him that he is suffering from stomach cancer and he has all of three months left.

Amar then realizes how he has wasted his life away. Not having fallen in love, not having bought a car, not ever traveled abroad – he has so many unfulfilled dreams! And so he sets about making a new to do list. This time of all the things he has to do before he dies. From making a foreign trip to telling his childhood love about his affections for her to meeting his school best friend with whom he has lost contact.


And that’s what Amar Kaul sets about doing in his last few days alive.

So is Dasvidanya worth saying hello to? I’m not too sure.

The film could have been upbeat and motivating. But it leaves you depressed and itching to press fast forward. Vinay Pathak in his attempt to play simple, plays slow – so much so that you feel every frame has been recorded in slow motion. Even something as natural as being in grief if you have been diagnosed as terminally ill has been shown quite haphazardly.


I think more than bad acting, it’s a case of average direction. Shashant Shah may have had a winner on paper but in execution he has lost his edge. Certain things like constantly showing Amar’s boss eating is unnecessary. Similarly his colleague making random conversation about the IPL is inconsequential.

Vinay Pathak has pulled out a good performance but leaves you wanting for more especially since we know he can do better. Ranvir Shorey, for the first time, leaves you puzzled with his act and delivery. He appears almost disinterested. Rajat Kapoor is the saving grace and pulls off the act of best mate very well.

All in all Dasvidanya leaves you depressed and heading to the door rather than sitting back and taking some inspiration.