Overview
A man confronts his mortality and pursues a bucket list with humor and heart.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- witty
- sincere
- bittersweet
- reflective evening
- lazy sunday
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film effective as a warm, emotionally engaging comedy-drama, particularly for its cast, dialogue, and scripting.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Amar creates a ten-item list involving travel, music, romance, revenge, and a car after learning he has only months to live.
Amar's cancer diagnosis and family shock are placed alongside workplace abuse, romantic awkwardness, and playful self-reinvention.
Amar moves beyond his repetitive accounts-manager life to learn guitar, travel, express love, and challenge his boss.
Amar lives with and cares for his deaf widowed mother, whose response to his illness becomes a major emotional consequence.
Films like Dasvidaniya, and why
The Bucket List
shared bittersweet life reassessment, terminal-illness premise, and warm dramedy tone
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
shared poignant self-discovery, romantic hesitation, and emotionally accessible comedy-drama
Khosla Ka Ghosla!
shared Indian comedy-drama sensibility, understated humor, and ordinary protagonist seeking personal renewal
Movie Details
- Director
- Shashant Shah
- Release Date
- 2008-11-07
- Runtime
- 117 min
- Rating
- 7.2 / 10 (36)
Cast
- Vinay Pathak
- Ranvir Shorey
- Rajat Kapoor
- Neha Dhupia
- Saurabh Shukla
- Sarita Joshi
- Joy Fernandes
- Manoylo Svitlana
- Gaurav Gera
- Suchitra Pillai
Common questions
- What is Dasvidaniya about?
- After a terminal diagnosis, a timid Mumbai accounts manager races through a personal bucket list that transforms routine, romance, family duty, and workplace resentment.
- What is Dasvidaniya like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Dasvidaniya as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Dasvidaniya violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Dasvidaniya.
- What did critics think of Dasvidaniya?
- Critics broadly found the film effective as a warm, emotionally engaging comedy-drama, particularly for its cast, dialogue, and scripting.
- Which films are like Dasvidaniya?
- Films with a similar feel include The Bucket List, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, and Khosla Ka Ghosla!.
- How long is Dasvidaniya?
- Dasvidaniya runs 117 minutes.
