What do you do if the unthinkable happens and you are stuck in limbo,unable to be of any real help to a loved one who is fighting for their life?Director Anu Menon attempts to explore the idea of two people waiting for the verdict of their respective spouses- a man(Naseeruddin Shah)whose wife has been in a coma for eight months, and a young woman(Kalki Koechlin)who finds it hard to cope in the face of her husband's accident,resulting in brain injury,in 'Waiting'.Shiv Nataraj is very amicable with the hospital staff ,has been married for forty years(with no kids)and has an impeccable schedule.He religiously takes care of his wife.reading to her,checking on her everyday, and constanly wishing for her to wake up.He reads medical journals and is aware of the advancements on that front.Tara Deshpande is the exact opposite,recently married and the symbol of the young generation who say whatever they feel,with no grace,in Shiv's opinion. Neverthless,they bond over their common grief-Shiv's wise anecdotes interspersed with Tara's carefree nature help them both forget their woes for a while.A fight ensues,secrets surface,memories are recalled and..the film ends with them staring straight ahead in the waiting room of the hospital.Do Padmaja and Rajat die?No answers are offered.That said,this simple,realistic tale could have been better.Though it had fine actors onboard and several heart-touching moments,the conclusion,or the lack of it,left one feeling that something was missing on the whole.