Indian movie "Yeh saali zindagi"

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First things first.Yeh saali zindagi is not half as smart or audacious as the title.Having cleared ourt the movie is not bad either. Yeh saali zindagi follow a non-linear pattern.A few minutes into the film,you are introduced a caption on the screen'The day it all started'....These over explanatory captions keep appearing Throughout the film. Set in Delhi(India),the film trails the life of Arun(Irfan Khan),a white collared wheeler dealer working for a shady businessman.He crashes into love the minute he sets his eyes on singer-dancer Priti(Chitrangda Singh),who is involved with a Mr.Moneybag's son.This boyfriend of hers is engaged to be married to a minister's daughter. Meanwhile, we are introduced to ex-convict Kuldeep's(Arunoday Singh)track who kidnaps Moneybag's son and mistakenly Priti as well. Throughout the grim proceedings,dark humour is added ,which works in parts.Delightful when it works,the humours falters when the joke is trying too hard.Background score is super fun .Cinematography takes in the city's essence beautifully.The replete choices of hindi abuses. Irfan Khan is remarkable touch of humour to his obession with Priti.Chitrangada's character is not rounded off ,but the actress makes a mark with her massive screen presence. Yeh saali Zindagi pretends to be intelligent,but it is just another'it's cool to be bad'crime caper.Just because it is convoluted,doesnt mean it is clever.And at a length of over two and a half hours,the film is so indulgent.Watchable only for the superb performances and the dahes of wry humour.