Rahul, for some inexplicable rationalization, has lost his muse at the peak of his celebrity.
An uproarious crowd, and his manger-cum-friend (Shaad Randhawa)’s push later, Rahul performs “Sun Raha Hai” (debutant Ankit Tiwair is the voice and the composer) – a rocked-out sad solo single, custom crafted for album sales, and one of six best tunes in the movie (the album has eleven songs). Rahul, desensitized by liquor, is fashionably late, sans reason. The villain here is a lack of self-control and a bottle of rum.Īashiqui 2’s straightforward opening begins on concert day and Rahul Jaykar (Aditiya Roy Kapoor), a self-afflicted, creatively bummed out pop-star tethering on career suicide. Suri’s Aashiqui entertains none of the stereotypical evils from the 90’s – gone are girls hostel supervisors like Tom Alter and media scoundrels like Homi Wadia. Bhatt’s Aashiqui was about cute, sappy and somewhat unattainable love, Mr.
Suri’s film takes some getting used to, but when the senses finally fine-tune to Aashiqui 2’s orientation, the enterprise becomes less cumbersome – even when the interest curve dips. However, give it a chance and that goes double ditto for the album. Love, songs, and the devious draw of the drink! The only three things returning with Mohit Suri’s vaguely dissimilar Aashiqui 2 are:ġ) The poster image of a young couple, supposedly cuddly, under a jacket.Ģ) The half-wit tagline “Love Makes Life Live” andģ) A fleeting glimpse of the lead’s insecurity, imported from Rahul Roy’s character’s, named, Rahul Roy.Ī better title, at least from what one may guess from the film’s middle act, would be “Abhimaan 2”.