The Zoya Factor

"The Zoya Factor" Hindi movie. This is a romance drama picturized in the cricketing background, based on the book by Anuja Chauhan.

Dulquer Salman as the Indian cricket team captain- Nikhil Khoda, struggling against all odds to keep the team united for winning ways and Sonam Kapoor as Zoya Singh, a girl from middle class army family working in an advertising agency, accidentally get entangled with the cricket team. The team suddenly relates their winning streak to the association with Zoya.

Script has handled the superstitious ways of the players, very well. Second half script has an uncanny similarity with Malayalam movie 'Baktha janamgalude Sradhakku', where Zoya has been accepted by the general public as a God person.

This female centric movie unfolds, in a narrative pattern. Over expressions by Zoya is childish and sometimes, irritating. Director lost his theme, half way through, hence presentation made a radar less progression.

5.5 on 10 for this love-drama-sports movie, where neither love is tuned well, nor drama is serious or the sports is played well. Screenplay drags a lot, in most of the areas.

The only reason I strongly recommend, for you to watch this movie is, the scene where hero proposes to the heroine. Great dialogues, great script, during that scene... Rest, all pass time.

Superstitions Vs Hard work, is the debate. Even though, we do all the hard work, we love to give the credit to our LUCKY CHARM.

Despite negative reviews watched it for DQ its not that much bad a portrayed, light hearted fun movie with not so preachy message at the end, music is good, DQ and cricket Team acted well, Zoya character should have been played by some better actor.

Go for it if you are free and just wanna Netflix & chill!

#FinalVerdict

We do relish madcap entertainers but what director Abhishek Sharma serves here transcends all limits! I must avow that it's futile to expect anything sensible except for mindless mediocrity. If there's a universally reviled film this year, it's Fox Star Studios & Ad-Labs Films Limited's The Zoya Factor, more so because some of director Abhishek Sharma's earlier films were hits. No director can be senseless enough to think this is fine or remotely funny.

Idiocy is a gentle term for what is unleashed upon us. It's a two hour show reel of plot-less, witless, joylessness. Silliness can be great fun. But brainless doesn't have to translate to brain-dead. The direction is a complete let-down. The situational gags try too hard to tickle the funny bones of the viewers consummately and the essence of the story gets dissipated because of unwanted scenes galore with no tie-in to the ongoing. It doesn't even get its 'Cricket' aspect right. The direction is middle-of-the-road precisely, as the writing (Anuja Chauhan, Pradhuman Singh Mall and Neha Sharma) lacks the meat and the sequence of events just don't work. The pace also mar the overall impact with songs acting as killjoy. After Studios' VFX is pathetic. The Zoya Factor will drain you at the end.

While it begins on a promising note - it's a premise ripe with comic potential - the graph only spirals southwards barely half an hour into the film. It's not sacrilege to attempt a no-brainer but the smiles/guffaw/laughter should never be in short supply. The actors, putting their best foot forward, try so so so hard to make you giggle even when the gags are weak. The banal jokes and the lame PJs coupled with the muddled screenplay are clearly responsible for the royal mess.

Because there's little to count on in terms of story, the fate of The Zoya Factor depends almost entirely on the likeability of its leads. The film belongs to Dulquer Salmaan , who proves, yet again, that he is an incredible actor. He adds so much to the sequences. Sonam Kapoor delivers an earnest performance but she fails to rise above the flawed script. Angad Bedi does complete justice to his character. Sikandar Kher seems comfortable in the given space. Sanjay Kapoor is natural. Anil Kapoor's cameo is hilarious. Manu Rishi Chadha is fine, not overdoing the lisping bit. Koel Purie is strictly okay. Pooja Bhamrrah (Sonali) looks quite glamorous and plays the supporting part well. From the Cricketers, the ones who leave the mark are Abhilash Chaudhary (Shivi), Gandharv Dewan (Harry) and Sachin Deshpande (Lakhi).

To sum up, The Zoya Factor is not entirely unwatchable because it's shot in a manner that's easy on the eye. But walking out of the cinema once the lights come back on, you're just glad it's finally over. Stay miles away from it! A nickel-and-dime stuff!

Salman is worth better he is a mind blowing actor wonder why he chose this movie come on bro you can deliver better movies choose better script like charlie, Abcd and even karwaan was better the list goes on.

Only because of DQ Salman performance I'm rating here 5/5. Very very poor script. Sonam should learn some acting from South girls.

Regards/Maz Bangladesh.