Tere Ishq Mein Movie Review: “Aankhein band kar lene mein hi sukh hai… par uthenge kisi din ussi Ganga kinaare damru bajaane ko, unhi Banaras ke galiyon mein daud jaane ko,” soliloquised a lifeless Kundan in the final scene of Raanjhanaa. And it is these ghats of Banaras that form the confluence of Raanjhanaa and Tere Ishq Mein. As a soft instrumental version of Tum Tak plays in the background, in an interesting cameo, a holy man looks at the protagonist and draws a thread of similarity between Kundan and Shankar, as he says, “Saare diljale aur karamjale ke shakal ek jaise hai kya?”
Aanand L Rai’s Tere Ishq Mein is a lot like Raanjhanaa in spirit and yet nothing like it. Comparisons are inevitable, so let’s get that out of the way. Raanjhanaa – with all its moral flaws – carried a veil of innocence and rawness. It had a heart. And it struck the right notes in all the right places. It was like a coming-of-age boy tasting the intensity of love for the very first time. The spiritual sequel, however, is a selfish, angry, volatile, bloodthirsty and violent alpha male. He would put both Kabir Singh and Arjun Reddy to shame. Unpredictability is what defines his masculinity.
