Andaaz 2

Suneel Darshan’s story is okay. Suneel Darshan’s screenplay is peppered with certain interesting emotional and dramatic moments. But overall, it’s unexciting and obsolete. The dialogues are also nothing great. Suneel Darshan’s direction doesn’t entice. It is clear that his intention is to deliver a wholesome entertainer. Hence, the focus is not just on the love triangle but also on Aarav’s family and friends. There’s a villain angle as well. The first half is breezy as Suneel concentrates majorly on the romantic portions with the family track playing second fiddle. The twist about Alisha and Priyanka before the intermission is unexpected and adds to the drama. Things go downhill in the second half when the family track takes centrestage. For a good 20-25 minutes, the romantic angle is completely forgotten. Secondly, there are several issues in the script.

The script is logic-free, characters are inane and acting is uniformly monotonous from everyone involved. Even the dialogues feel like they were written by an adolescent for a high-school drama ('Give me a chance, your life will be musical'). Dolly Bindra is the only known face in the film who saunters in and out of the screen as a lustful neighbour who has the hots for Aarav. The character is cringe-worthy and creepy, but is presented as comedy where we're supposed to chuckle. The film fails even on music department, which was the strongest suit of the original. Nadeem Saifi (who is credited as 'Of Nadeem-Sharvan fame') and his army of singers Neeraj Shridhar, Javed Ali, Palak Muchhal, Amit Mishra fail to render even a half decent song. The sheer awfulness of Andaaz 2 really doesn't deserve anyone's time or attention.