"Sometimes I get an idea for Cinema. And when you get an idea that you fall in love with, this is a glorious day"- David Lynch. This quote about Cinema perfectly fits for Zoya Akhtar and her immensely charming directorial debut, Luck By Chance. What can be better for a filmmaker to make her debut with a film about films? It doesn't take much time for Akhtar to suck us into the world she creates with her paraphernalia. Given she assisted Yash Chopra on Lamhe, his most audacious film as a director, she couldn't have settled for anything that didn't pierce straight into the heart, simultaneously taking care of the aesthetics.

For anyone seamlessly enamoured by Hindi Cinema, it's films, people, and the entire process of making a piece of work, Luck By Chance is filled with lovely moments that Akhtar has handled with both tenderness and tenacity. The filmmaker cares for her characters and allows everyone in an intriguing and impressive ensemble to have a moment of glory. There are plenty of moments of pain and pathos, and also pure exuberance.