MOVIE- AASHIQUI 2
Cast: Aditya Roy Kapur, Shraddha Kapoor, Shaad
Randhawa
Director: Mohit Suri
Rank-3
Film-aashiqui 2 .
Domestic Gross-77,87,00,000
Overseas-$ 200,000.
Verdict-Blockbuster
Indian Express Rating: ** More than 20 years
ago, the Bhatts crafted a blockbuster out of a string of songs sung by fresh
voices. And a pair of new faces, artfully hidden under a jacket, for the
purposes of a poster. The songs came first, the movie came after. Aashiqui's
soundtrack became all the rage. So did that instantly-recognisable image of
young-lovers-under-jacket.
Now
comes the sequel. Aashiqui number
2 has similarities with the first: the Bhatts are co-producers along with
Bhushan Kumar (son of the slain T series magnate Gulshan, who was responsible
for the phenomenal success of the original's music, still bouncing about in
playlists). Music leads from the front again. But this time around, it is not
as distinctive, and that's because the Bhatts may have become victims of their
own created template of sufi-soft-pop-cum-rock. No single song of the new
Aashiqui leaps out at you. And this, along with a story that starts with some
lift and then dips makes the new film a messy meander.
Rahul
Jaykar (Aditya Roy Kapur) is a singer fighting his demons, with the help of
good pal (Shaad Randhawa). Aarohi Shirke (Shraddha Kapoor) is a girl who
worships Lata Mangeshkar and wants to be a singer. For reasons that are never
explained, Rahul's constant companion is alcohol. Lots of it. But he is not so
soused that he can't spot talent: he hears Aarohi sing in a shady Goa bar, and
knows she is the next best thing. And then comes the Abhimaan-like arc, as the two deal with
obscurity, fame and heartbreak, and it all becomes mothballed.
Mohit
Suri knows how to get lovers to start off the blocks. And the best part of this
film is these two trying out each other for size, despite an embarrassing
meet-cute. Roy Kapoor shows he has mettle: I was wondering about that after his
turns in Action Replayy and Guzaarish, bad films both, but his potential
is clear in this one. Kapoor also does a tad better than her earlier outings,
but is patchy. The lead couple has a moment or two, but doesn't spark overall.
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