Dibakar Banerjee whose previous films Khosla ka Ghosla and under-rated Oye Lucky Lucky Oye(which has its due at national awards) takes a handy cam and goes true Hollywood style. The film garnered much pre-release hype thanks to the provoking title, some censor troubles.
LSD got a right platform in terms of release hinting audience of its shocking value.
LSD looks like a You tube video titled “Girl caught nude” having 1 lakh views and ready to titillate you only to end its watching in less than 1 minute.
LSD follows the non-linear screenplay technique. It is 3 short stories which signify Love Sex and Dhoka. Love is about a couple who dream of making a film and sending it to Aditya Chopra. LOVE part was beautifully handles by the director similar to the childhood sequence in Oye Lucky.The technique,writing, performances especiallly by heroine’s father are top notch. Though the caste reference was removed by censors the LOVE part makes a decent impact on viewers for its portrayal of filmy romance between its leading couple.
SEX which comes with lot of expectations takes too long to establish the mood. Content is pretty average or mediocre. Dialogues are good/may be good for its explicit content but tempo goes down with repetitive scenes, lousy performances and caricature characters. SEX comes as a disappointment in terms of entertainment and shocking value.
DHOKA brings the screenplay writer to the front interweaving all three plots(though not connected in terms of actual story). It is about a aspiring ite girl who refuses to sleep with KING of pop and who joins with a Sting reporter to get a chance to act in music video. The media angle and the sensationalism it tries to bring using Sting operations is well shown. Without making it visible on screen the director shows the various situations the reporter is put in and makes it a decent watch,
On a whole LSD missed a great chance to trigger a debate on Voyeurism and contemporary cinema. The way the director handled the technique and dialogues are top notch. It cannot be compared to DevD because of the latter’s excellent music and content/screenplay. LSD’s music is a big letdown(or did we hear it). The ring tone of “Thu Nangi Achi Lagti” is not loud and does not speed up the momentum when the tempo goes down.
As a character says in the film “LSD is like a Scandal which people watch on Sunday and forget on Monday”. Kudos for a brave effort but not a worthy successor to director’s filmography.
-Reviewed by santoshimz.
Santoshimz 
Daring but nothing extraordinary. Well written.