The Zoya Factor Movie Review: Sonam Kapoor and Dulquer Salmaan film is no sixer
With a little bit of luck, you can run amok!" Strangely, these lyrics from Audrey Hepburn's My Fair Lady come to mind when watching The Zoya Factor, starring Sonam Kapoor and Dulquer Salmaan. And indeed, rather than putting its cast and breezy premise to good use, the film runs amok and you slowly begin to wonder why you should sit through 2.5 hours of this.
Based on Anuja Chauhan's book, The Zoya Factor, the film directed by Abhishek Sharma chronicles the story of Zoya Solanki, your seemingly average girl who lives in a "middle-class" palatial home that has two storeys and includes a massive terrace and a garden. In Sonam's attempt to break the fourth wall, she constantly talks to the camera in practically every shot for exposition, which just makes you wish that she could get a friend. She is believed to be lucky for cricket, as she was born the day India won the World Cup in 1983, or so her father believes.
Sadly, this luck has not translated into her life, as her boyfriend dumps her and her boss, played by Koel Purie, is less than impressed with her.
However, her luck changes when she is sent to shoot an ad with the Indian cricket team. And that's where she runs into the talented and hard-working Nikhil Khoda, the captain of the Indian cricket team, who is a trifle irritated with his team's unusual dependence on superstition, rather than relying on their talent.
The team discovers that Zoya is their lucky mascot and are more than excited to have her around for their matches. Nikhil is less than pleased. Unfortunately, destiny has something else in store for him too.

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