Have you watched the 2009 coming-of-age comedy-drama film ‘Wake Up Sid’? I’m sure a lot of you must have but I’m also positive that you haven’t watched the movie with so much attention to detail like this person.
The film that recount’s the life of a filthy rich spoiled brat of Mumbai has so many relatable and gripping scenes. But there were some minute details that we might have missed.
Well, in an in-depth Twitter thread, this profile that goes by the name ‘Ishq-e-Fillum’ chronicles the tiny details we might have missed in the movie.
Here's everything you may have missed while watching "Wake Up Sid".
— Ishq-e-Fillum (@ishqefillum1) March 12, 2022
Pay attention to Sid’s desk in the first scene. There’s a copy of ‘Mumbai Beat’ on it – the very company Sid goes on to work for in the film.
In the very first shot of the movie, we can see a copy of the “Mumbai Beat” magazine on Sid’s desk. pic.twitter.com/44pcH3U73T
— Ishq-e-Fillum (@ishqefillum1) March 12, 2022
Turns out, Sid was a Harry Potter fan. Look at his question paper. During his exam, he was engrossed with a Harry Potter crossword!
In the final exam that Sid takes, you can see that he has played a weird crossword of sorts with the names of Harry Potter characters on his question paper. pic.twitter.com/DKhH1zcxVY
— Ishq-e-Fillum (@ishqefillum1) March 12, 2022
Next, Sid had two copies of the same video game. Maybe he was just a spoilt brat?
For reasons I do not understand, Sid can be seen buying 2 copies of the same game. Maybe it’s intentional to show us he’s that rich! pic.twitter.com/XcyrD9ne0u
— Ishq-e-Fillum (@ishqefillum1) March 12, 2022
From just a glimpse at his inbox, ‘Ishq-e-Fillum’ unearthed that Sid had an ex!
Here’s one thing that I absolutely loved discovering. Sid has an ex! In one of the scenes, we get a glimpse of Sid’s inbox. Most of them are random messages but you can spot a pattern in msgs sent by someone named “Panchami Ghavri” pic.twitter.com/aUFgl4UO1v
— Ishq-e-Fillum (@ishqefillum1) March 12, 2022
This could be an interesting prequel.
Messages include ” I’m over you” and “I want you back” so clearly there were things left unresolved. Panchami was an AD on the film and this was probably just to make the inbox more realistic but imagine the possibilities this has opened for a possible sequel.
— Ishq-e-Fillum (@ishqefillum1) March 12, 2022
This user also discovered a connection between ‘Wake Up Sid’ and ‘Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani’.
Another thing that I noticed, the sign that we see in Aisha’s apartment can also be seen outside Bunny’s apartment in “Ye Jawani Hai Deewani”, Ayan Mukerji’s second film. We need a Ayan Mukerji Cinematic Universe asap. pic.twitter.com/2cNVDAkBV0
— Ishq-e-Fillum (@ishqefillum1) March 12, 2022
Aisha’s apartment was a work of art, and she ended up buying that Madhubala painting!
Speaking of things found in Aisha’s apartment, this Madhubala photograph that she picks up while shopping for her house does end up adorning her wall and we can see it at multiple points during the film. pic.twitter.com/pbITbzqq09
— Ishq-e-Fillum (@ishqefillum1) March 12, 2022
And those lyrics from ‘Aaj Jaane Ki Zidd Na Karo’.
One of the walls in Aisha’s apartment also has the following lines from the famous song “Aaj Jaane Ki Zid Na Karo”.
Waqt ki qaid mein zindagi hai magar
Chand ghadiyan yahi hai jo azaad hai pic.twitter.com/6Pb538CsOv— Ishq-e-Fillum (@ishqefillum1) March 12, 2022
And oh, this low-key movie detective also found out about Aisha’s salary.
Btw in case, someone was wondering, Aisha’s salary is Rs. 28,000. I am not sure how good or bad this was in 2008 but remember that Aisha had no experience and moved to a new city without a job in hand. pic.twitter.com/SeOgT6ydBl
— Ishq-e-Fillum (@ishqefillum1) March 12, 2022
Sid’s iPod literally has the song ‘Wake Up Sid’ in it!
In the song “Wake Up Sid remix”, Sid’s iPod mentions Amit Trivedi and the multiple background pieces that play throughout the movie. If only we could get hold of this iPod. Till then, we have this:https://t.co/Xiu9QfSj9E pic.twitter.com/uEQ69fK5sy
— Ishq-e-Fillum (@ishqefillum1) March 12, 2022
Brownie point for discovering who took the photographs attributed to Sid in the movie.
And finally, a major point of the film is Sid discovering his passion for photography. The photographs attributed to Sid in the movie were actually clicked by @PabloVikasso. I reached out to him last week to confirm and he was super nice about it! Give him a follow. pic.twitter.com/oYzuKVX8BA
— Ishq-e-Fillum (@ishqefillum1) March 12, 2022
People were in awe of this person’s observation skills.
Wow – thank you that was pleasant Twitter. More power to your observation and analysis.
— Jaideep Singh (@Jai_deepSingh) March 13, 2022
I don’t knw what you do for a living but my mind is blown, amazing effort. I really believe Indian film makers dnt care for such minute details but seems they do.
— Shreyasi Kunwar (@KunwarShreyasi) March 12, 2022
Lovely thread, how do you all do this!!!
— Tanya Jha (@newtnyjha) March 13, 2022
You’re out here doing the Lord’s work with this thread. What this clearly shows is that the makers of the movie actually know art and have an appreciation for it. And they aren’t just concerned with making commercial movies that’ll make money in India’s market. They want art!!
— Nandini Upadhyay (@Nandinivids) March 13, 2022
You discovered all of this before Sid woke up? 😱
— CB (@cbmurali) March 12, 2022
There were also some who shared a couple more fascinating facts about the movie.
Waah lovely! Brilliant eye for detail.
Adding one more. When Sid becomes more of an ‘adult’, he is shown reading Murakami’s Norwegian Wood. This book is earlier shown next to Konkana’s bed. The book also has an older woman and young boy in an amorous relationship! pic.twitter.com/L9cfXhMZBd— Ishan (@ishanmn) March 13, 2022
also, sid is an @Arsenal fan. pic.twitter.com/KxivC0s2LK
— gurdit (@gurdittt) March 12, 2022
Also a John Mayer fan ✨
Wish the soundtrack had an unplugged version of The Heart Of Life performed by @ClintonCerejo pic.twitter.com/etpaMh03Yw
— Sam Manuel (@samosasimp_) March 12, 2022
The college portions of this movie are actually shot in HR College in Mumbai which is Ranbir’s college IRL.
— Tanushree Vaidya (@tanushreevaidya) March 13, 2022
I’d like to add something to this great thread. The OST of Wake Up Sid also marked the singing debut of Indus Creed’s Uday Benegal in Hindi Cinema with the song ‘Life is Crazy’
— Vaibhav Joshi (@vaibhavjoshi) March 13, 2022
I wrote all of these articles! Tried to do a good job with them in case someone like you came along and took screenshots years later! https://t.co/B2PfnDdwnB
— Sonam Nair (@chink_ster) March 13, 2022
What a refreshing thread. BRB, going to watch the movie at 0.5 speed to find out the deets myself.