The film ‘Bollywood Diaries’ is about the people who aspired to reach the dream city Mumbai, but failed on their way. With different backgrounds of three characters, the connection builds up at one common interest, which is ‘Bollywood’. The transition of the film goes unnoticed and the core of the story is rightly placed. It has a balanced plot. The film has an empathetic impact on the audience, who sympathize the struggle of an artist to reach the stage of excellence, and it gives you an emotional flow. Ashish Vidyarthi’s emotional screenplay is commendable, and it takes the audience with the flow. Not all films can be pulled off by great acting; same goes for this movie ‘Bollywood Diaries’. If you are an aspiring actor – then you must watch it as it tells you about the hard truths on your way, and if you want some unsettling experience, you should give it a watch.

Bollywood Diaries wends its way through territory that Mumbai films have charted before, most notably in Hrishikesh Mukherjee's Guddi. It, however, takes a circuitous route that instantly pushes it away from the obviously cliched pathways. First-time director K D Satyam delivers a narrative triptych that is shot through with interesting twists. Although the film is not without its moments, in the end its labours are somewhat akin to Rohit's ill-advised exertions. It is disappointing that it doesn't because the premise did have a great deal of promise.

Director KD Satyam gets ambitious with his story, which has its heart in the right place, but fails to mould it into something impactful. Bollywood Diaries is one of those rare films that you would want to invest in but the half-baked narrative is not successful in holding your attention. It is adequate but not evocative enough.