Aashiqui 2 (2013)

As Good As It Gets

The acting is good, and the firecracker script has some excellent ideas.

This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.

Each character in this movie — down to the smallest one — is an individual rather than a type, prone to spontaneous changes of mood and sometimes amusing outbursts of pettiness or ill humor.

The acting was bad and had no meaning. It just kept repeating the fact that Rahul drinks and messes up. It just keeps repeating that same thing throughout the film, "Rahul does something stupid and drinks then gets mad at Arohi". Horrible I wasted my time watching it.

I have to admit that the songs in this film are classics of the latest years(Tum hi ho, sunn raha hai, ham mar jeyenge etc.), but the plot of the film has copied A Star Is Born starred Barbra Streisand in 1976, the concert at the start of the film, the suicide of the male singer are the same and even there are also some exaggerations of the facts(like the singer had gone to London and new York and held concert there). Indian film makers always want to prove themselves in a quicker way so they think the best way to achieve the fame and box office is to imitate the classics of western cinema.they think that with some glamorous dancing and singing, the film they made will be received well from the public. The success of aashiqui 2 depends on the playback singer Arijit Singh, Palak Muchal, Tulsi Kumar and Shreya Ghoshal. Barbara Streisand and Kris Kristofferson in the film of A Star Is Born are real singers. They sing all the song without any playback singers. But Shraddha Kapoor and Aditya Roy just move their lips in the film to match the lyrics, I think it's the biggest difference between western film and Indian film.

The reason why I can't attach to this movie is why should a celebrity singer (hero) should be bothered about what public speaks about his personal life? Isn't it enough that he remains true to his conscience? There the movie goes unimpressive for me.Rest of all are too cinematic and after a while you predict what will happen and it just happens at climax.I understand a happy ending too would have looked lame after a while. But if the director had heart to unite the lovers, it would be possible with some changes in screenplay. That could be a better story than this.Simply can't accept hero's suicide decision. The movie had all the scope that hero and heroine could have lead happier and successful life individually and together too... But director liked that sad way, me obviously sad for that sad climax which I watched predicting before it happens.

Aashiqui 2 the love story of Rahul (Aaditya Roy Kapoor) and Aarohi (Shraddha Kapoor). Rahul is a singer whose popularity is on the decline because of his own negligent and self-destructive attitude. He has turned into an alcoholic and lost all his interest in singing as well as life. Suddenly he happens to come across Aarohi who is a talented singer and wants to make it big in life. And out of the blue, in her he gets a purpose for his life. He coaches Aarohi himself and ensures that she gets the right break in the world of music. He falls in love with her and develops one and only wish in him to see her on the top of the world.On the other hand, Aarohi also falls in love with Rahul but gradually she feels less out of gratitude and more out of her love for him that he needs her care. With the passage of time and observance of Rahul's alcoholism and self-destructive approach towards life, she loses her interest in her singing career and becomes more and more interested in taking care of Rahul. Rahul whose career has come to an end, feels that by diverting her attention to himself, Aarohi may lag in her career. His pessimism towards his life leads him to end his life which appears meaningless to him. Now it's up to Aarohi whether she wants to leave the world of music forever and get lost into oblivion or continue with her career the way Rahul wanted her to.Assessing the movie, let me admit that it's really a well made movie and the writer (Shagufta Rafique) and director (Mohit Suri) are able to convey what they purport to convey. The thing is whether what they think (and therefore present) is agreeable or not. All the aspects of the movie including music are good. Both Aaditya Roy Kapoor and Sharaddha Kapoor have done excellently. Shaad Randhawa as Vivek, the secretary cum friend of the singer hero, has also done admirably. The supporting cast did not have much to do in this movie.Now I am willing to ask the filmmaker a very significant question - what's understood by love ? Generally I feel that love means to care and to share. Plus love involves sacrifice for the sweetheart wherever required. The writer and the director of Aashiqui 2 seems to have misunderstood the meaning of sacrifice. Firstly, sacrifice should be meaningful and required. Secondly, it should be made by understanding the desire of the sweetheart from his / her viewpoint. Imposing own viewpoint and thought-process on the sweetheart and ignoring what he / she wants or likes can be anything but love. And that's where this movie has faltered.In this movie, the hero who has become a slave of his own alcoholism and is moving non-stop on the path of self-destruction, decides everything for the heroine from his side without giving even a single thought to her desires and liking. It is his desire to see the heroine on top of the world but it is by no means her desire. She finds her happiness in loving and caring for him. Once she realizes it, the progress in her singing career has lost its meaning for her. She would have got pleasure, had the hero improved himself and his approach towards life. He promises to her in the ending reels that he will join gym and lead a disciplined life and above all quit drinking. However it's his inner weakness that he finds himself as unable to fulfill that promise and runs away from life. The heroine very rightly terms him a coward in the end. But my point is - he's not just a coward but also a self-centred person who could not look at the things from the angle of his sweetheart.The hero not only gives a lot of pain to the heroine in his lifetime but even after his death when the heroine is ready to quit singing and move to some faraway place, the hero's friend (who was earlier against his paying this much attention to the heroine's career) convinces her to continue with her career and fulfill the deceased hero's desire to see her on the top of the world. Is it not utter selfishness ? Love means to understand your sweetheart and not to impose your thoughts and desires on him / her. The hero chooses the easy path of ending his life and avoids the difficult path to mend his ways. Is it love ? No ! In fact, it's the heroine who shows her sincere love towards the hero after his death by deciding to continue with her singing career against her own will.I underscore that seeking your own pleasure through the acts of the other one is by no means love for him / her. If you really love someone, try to understand wherein his / her pleasure lies and then act accordingly so that your sweetheart gets genuine happiness. A true lover always sees his / her happiness in the happiness of the sweetheart only. Aashiqui 2 shows just the contrary from the side of the hero. In my considered opinion, it's not at all love (or Aashiqui). It's sheer selfishness. And love can be anything but selfish.