Released on August 8, 2025, Andaaz 2 tries to rekindle the charms of the 2003 original starring Akshay Kumar, Priyanka Chopra, and Lara Dutta. Directed by Suneel Darshan, the film introduces fresh faces Aayush Kumar, Aakaisha, and Natasha Fernandez to play the main leads.
However, it fails to capture any glances from the original and tells a very clichéd story that appears too archaic and is lost in relativity with present-day narrations.
Plot: A Love Triangle That Collapses
The story outlines Raj Malhotra (Aayush Kumar), an aspiring musician, caught up with two sisters Kajal (Aakaisha) and Jiya (Natasha Fernandez). The plot is laden with holes, melodrama, and lacks credence, thereby failing to invoke the emotional involvement from the audience.
For example, Raj’s sudden rise to fame with a lucrative music contract could not develop, while the romantic tension between the characters remained underdeveloped.
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Performances: A Total Lack of Chemistry
The performances of the three lead actors remained drab. Aayush Kumar did not bring in the necessary charisma to make Raj interesting. Aakaisha and Natasha Fernandez have quite a few promising moments but were sabotaged by the weak script and under-development of their characters.
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The chemistry lacking between the three is one of the key requirements for a romantic drama, which turns their relationships into forced and unbelievable ones.
Direction and Cinematography: Stuck in the Past
Suneel Darshan’s direction appears to come from nowhere, choreographed in the late 1990s, with sub-standard dialogues and readymade storylines. Chetan Dholi’s cinematography gives little support to storytelling. With humble production values, the film overall seems to be a gift from a bygone era.
One of the few salvation points in Andaaz 2 is the music. Composed by the Nadeem Saifi from the Nadeem-Shravan duo, the soundtrack contains several melodious numbers echoing the golden era of Bollywood music. But even music cannot redeem such lackluster execution in the film.
Andaaz 2 is ultimately more of a relic than a sequel, serving as a reminder of everything Bollywood ought to have abandoned twenty years ago. It is a picture that is most remembered for demonstrating that some names are better left in the past, despite its lack of chemistry, shallow plot, and a theater that is emptier than its screenplay.
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