Aksar 2 (transl. Often 2) is a 2017 Indian Hindi-language erotic thriller film directed by Anant Mahadevan.[2] The film is sequel to the 2006 film Aksar.[3][4][5] The film stars Zareen Khan, Gautam Rode, Abhinav Shukla and Mohit Madaan in lead roles. The motion poster of the movie was released on 4 August 2017 on YouTube while the trailer was released on 28 August 2017.[6] The film was released on 17 November 2017.[7][8]
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| Directed by | Anant Mahadevan |
| Written by | Anant Mahadevan |
| Screenplay by | Sanjeev Puri |
| Based on | Aksar (2006) |
| Produced by | Shyam Bajaj Narendra Bajaj |
| Starring | Zareen Khan Gautam Rode Abhinav Shukla S. Sreesanth |
| Edited by | Jeetendra Shah |
| Music by | Mithoon |
Production company | Siddhi Vinayak Creation |
| Distributed by | Tips Industries Eros International |
Release date |
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Running time | 117 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Box office | ₹71.8 million[1] |
Plot
editAn old lady, Dolly Khambata (Lillete Dubey), needs a governess as her earlier governess has died in a road accident. Her financial advisor, Patrick Sharma (Gautam Rode), hires Sheena Roy (Zareen Khan) even though she is way younger than 50 years which is the age requirement for this job. Seeing Sheena's beauty he lusts after her. Patrick is very close to Dolly Khambata but, he soon tells Sheena that he is not very fond of her. Patrick has a glad eye for Sheena whom he forces and has sex with. It is revealed that, like Sheena, women who have previously worked with Patrick have been forced to have sex with him whether they like it or not, fearing his influence. Sheena already has a boyfriend, Ricky (Abhinav Shukla). It is soon revealed that Ricky is actually the estranged nephew of Dolly Khambata. The aunt and nephew have had a fallout over the matter of property and wealth. Ricky had vowed to drag Dolly to court so that he can get his share of the property which Dolly has in her possession. There is also Dolly Khambata's trusted lawyer, Gaurav (Sreesanth).
Sheena reveals to Patrick that Dolly has made him the beneficiary of her bungalow in London, in her will. Unable to believe that Dolly could do so, he somehow opens her locker and gets hold of the will. He is pleasantly surprised to see his name in the will.
The house manager, Bachchan (Mohit Madaan), now confronts Patrick and asks him for a favour. It turns out that Sheena and Bachchan are hand-in-glove to usurp the property of Dolly. Bachchan, who is expert at copying people's signatures, promises to keep the London property bequeathed to Patrick while changing the will to bequeath the rest in his and Ricky's name.
The suspense unfolds as Ricky and Bachchan are killed in the different accident, and only Patrick, Sheena and Mrs. Khambata are left.
With the help of Gaurav Sheena kills Mrs Khambata and make it look like a natural death and finally kills Patrick in an accident by making his car collide in a forest.
With possession of all property of Mrs Khambata. Gaurav and Sheena share it equally and part ways forever.
Cast
edit- Zareen Khan as Sheena Roy[3]
- Gautam Rode as Patrick Sharma
- Abhinav Shukla as Ricky Khambata
- Mohit Madaan as Bachchan Singh
- Lillete Dubey as Dolly Khambatta
- S. Sreesanth as Gaurav, a lawyer[9][10]
- Denzil Smith
- Rushad Rana
Production
editFilming
editThe principal photography of the film started in July 2016.[11]
Soundtrack
edit| Aksar 2 | ||||
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| Released | 7 November 2017[12] | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Length | 14:42 | |||
| Language | Hindi | |||
| Label | Tips Music | |||
| Mithoon chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Aksar 2 | ||||
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The soundtrack of the film is composed by Mithoon while the lyrics are penned by Sayeed Quadri.[13]
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Aaj Zid" | Arijit Singh | 4:12 |
| 2. | "Jaana Ve" | Arijit Singh | 5:33 |
| 3. | "Tanhaiyaan" | Amit Mishra | 5:05 |
| Total length: | 14:42 | ||
Reception
editCritical reception
editLasyapriya Sundaram of The Times of India gave the film a rating of 2.5 out of 5 saying that, "Aksar 2 is a movie that begins well, but quickly crumbles to a point of no return."[14] Kunal Guha of Mumbai Mirror gave the film a rating of 1.5 out of 5 saying that, "the twists and turns here seem more unnecessary than unexpected and the predictably painful expressions inevitably culminate in a headache."[15] Prasanna D Zore of Rediff gave the film a rating of 2.5 out of 5 saying that, "Aksar 2 is a film that gets you primed in the first half but is a sad squib in the second."[16] Shantanu David of News18 gave a rating of 2.5 out of 5 saying that, "with a different female lead and without the disconcerting songs, this would have been a pretty decent film."[17] Bollywood Hungama rated the film 1 out of 5 stars, commenting, "AKSAR 2 is a poor show all the way. It neither has enough sex nor thrill."[18]
References
edit- ^ "Box Office Collection". Bollywood Hungama. 18 November 2017.
- ^ "Chose Aksar 2 as it's not an erotic film: Gautam Rode". 28 August 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
- ^ a b "Zareen Khan roped in for 'Aksar 2'". The Times of India. 14 March 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
- ^ "Shooting of Zareen Khan starrer Aksar 2 to start from June end". Bollywood Hungama. 31 May 2016. Archived from the original on 17 June 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
- ^ "Social media trolls don't affect Zareen Khan". The Indian Express. 30 May 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
- ^ "'Aksar 2' trailer: Gautam Rode, Abhinav Shukla and Zareen Khan's love triangle is intriguing - Times of India ►". The Times of India.
- ^ "Tiger Zinda Hai trailer on 7 November; Fukrey Returns releases on 15 December: Social Media Stalkers' Guide". Firstpost. 3 November 2017.
- ^ "Aksar 2 box office collection day 1: Zareen Khan's film earns Rs 1.44 crore". The Indian Express. 18 November 2017.
- ^ "Sreesanth does his own bike stunts for multilingual – Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
- ^ "S Sreesanth to star in 'Aksar 2' – Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
- ^ "Zareen Khan begins 'Aksar 2' shoot". 7 July 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
- ^ "Aksar 2 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". iTunes. 24 June 2019.
- ^ "Zareen Khan's 'Aksar 2': Arijit Singh, Mithoon weave magic in 'Jaana Ve' song – Watch". Zee News. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
- ^ "Aksar 2 Movie Review". The Times of India.
- ^ "Aksar 2 movie review: Gautam Rode, Zareen Khan and S Sreesanth's suspense thriller disappoints". Mumbai Mirror.
- ^ "Review: Aksar 2 could have been a good film but..." Rediff.
- ^ "Aksar 2 Review: A Not Uninteresting Film Disfigured by a Spectacularly Failed Attempt at Eroticism". News18. 18 November 2017.
- ^ "Aksar 2 Movie Review". Bollywood Hungama.
External links
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- Aksar 2 at IMDb
- Aksar 2 at Bollywood Hungama