Dinesh Kamath’s column on movie ‘Aashiqui 2’ under the title ‘New movie-release in Navi Mumbai’

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Aashiqui 2

Aashiqui 2 is an Indian romantic-action film directed by Mohit Suri, starring Aditya Roy Kapoor and Shraddha Kapoor in the lead roles. The film is produced by Bhushan Kumar, Krishan Kumar and Mukesh Bhatt under the banner of Super Cassettes Industries Ltd. and Vishesh Films.

The film has an interesting story. Arohi Shirke, an aspiring female singer meets Rahul Jaykar, a famous, successful and self-destructive male singer whom, after a series of coincidental meetings, she finally starts dating. Believing in her talent, Rahul gives her a helping hand and her career begins to eclipse his.

The woman in the story is ambitious to become a star, but it is not necessary that it can make her happier and richer, but she could give it all away and not be a better or worse person. With stardom she is only a little more than a woman. For the man, his career is his defense against a self-destructive part of himself that has led him into outrageous bursts of drunkenness, drugs, love affairs, fights and adventures that have made him a legend. His career is also what gives him his sense of who he is. Without it, he is lost and confused; his demons eat him alive. That's why he is a little less than a man. And it is not that her success galls him, or that she wins over him; the tragedy is that all her love is not enough to keep alive a man who has lost what he measures his manhood with.

And so the conclusion is measured by the theme. He takes his life in the mistaken belief that he will then not drag her down with him.

The film has Aditya Roy Kapoor as Rahul Jaykar, Shraddha Kapoor as Arohi Shirke and Shaad Randhawa.

The soundtrack album has eleven songs, six songs composed by Jeet Ganguly, three by Mithoon and remaining two by Ankit Tiwari. Lyricist Irshad Kamil has written lyrics for five songs composed by Jeet Ganguly except the song Bhula Dena that is penned by Sanjay Masoomm. Additionally, Kamil writes for Meri Aashiqui. The song Tum Hi Ho is written by the composer Mithoon himself. Sandeep Nath has written lyrics for songs composed by Ankit Tiwari.

The film has songs like Tum hi ho, Sunn Raha Hai, Chahun Main Yaa Na, Hum Mar jayenge, Meri Aashiqui, Piya Aaye Na, Bhula Dena, Aasan nahi yahan, Sunn Raha Hai, Milne Hai Mujhse Aayi and Aashiqui Theme.