Shree Krishna International’s Andaaz 2 is the second in the Andaaz series. It is a love story.
Aarav (Aayush Kumar) is an aspiring singer and part of a music band which is struggling to make a mark. Tony (Srikant Maski) and Ehsaan (Parmarth Singh) are his band mates. Aarav loves Alisha (Aakansha), a rich girl who turns out to be the younger sister of Priyanka (Natasha Fernandez), a big name in the world of music. Aarav gets a chance to perform with Priyanka, after which her company signs a contract with his band. But Priyanka, who has fallen in love with Aarav, cancels his contract as soon as she realises that Aarav and her younger sister, Alisha, are in love. Aarav’s struggles begin all over again and this time, they are even more painful as his father (Sanjay Mehandiratta) falls seriously ill and the finances of the family have dried up. What happens thereafter? Does Aarav’s love for Alisha triumph in the face of obstacles or does it have to be sacrificed?
Suneel Darshan’s story is jaded and offers no novelty whatsoever. The love triangle is so routine and hackneyed that it simply fails to engage the viewers. His screenplay, with additional screenplay by Dr. Dipan Bhatt, is even worse than the commonplace story. The love story becomes more like an action and family drama after interval, so much so that the romantic track takes a complete back seat. Even that may have been acceptable had the action portion offered thrills and/or had the family drama been full of sentiments. But neither does the action portion involve the viewers nor do the sentiments touch the heart at all. The entire sequence of Aarav’s mother talking about his father not having saved anything for himself fails to have any kind of impact, leave alone an emotional impact. Even the climax, in which Aarav’s sister takes centerstage, does not have the desired emotional connect with the audience. As for the love story, the warmth and excitement is totally missing. In other words, there is precious little in the drama to sustain the viewers’ interest. Climax is weak and fails to touch the heart. Suneel Darshan and Parasnath Gupta’s dialogues, with additional dialogues by Sourabh Ratnu and Preeti Mamgain, are only slightly better than the weak story and screenplay.
Aayush Kumar makes a very ordinary debut as Aarav. Aakaisha is so-so in her debut role as Alisha. Natasha Fernandez is not very impressive as Priyanka. Srikant Maski may be earnest but he doesn’t make any mark in the role of Tony. Parmarth Singh is average as Ehsaan. Neetu Pandey is sincere as Aarav’s mother. Sanjay Mehandiratta lends routine support as Aarav’s father. Puja Sharma is barely passable as Aarav’s sister, Seema. Dolly Bindra is routine as Aarav’s neighbour; her track is weak. Jeetu Verma is ordinary as Yeda Anna. Bharat Bhatia has his moments as Bansal. Krishan Tandon is alright as the doctor. Raj Dobariya is okay as Seema’s husband, Somesh. Manpreet Kaur passes muster as the receptionist. Others fit the bill.
Suneel Darshan’s direction is below the mark. His narration is unable to keep the viewers engaged, involved or entertained. Nadeem’s music is, perhaps, the only redeeming feature of the film as the songs are all very tuneful. Sameer’s lyrics are good. Raju Khan’s choreography is average. Chander Harilal Makwana’s background music is routine. Chetan Dholi’s cinematography is okay. Heera Yadav’s action and stunt scenes lack fire. Editing (by Kaushik Chakraborty) ought to have been far more sharp.
On the whole, Andaaz 2 is a non-starter. It will go largely unnoticed.
Released on 8-8-’25 at Inox (daily 1 show) and other cinemas of Bombay thru Panorama Studios. Publicity: fair. Opening: dull. …….Also released all over. Opening was dull everywhere.