Akaash Vani

One of my suggested me to watch it and after downloading this movie long back in 2018, I've managed to watch it in 2021 Pandemic time. Interesting isn't it?

So basically after watching this entire movie I can simply tell you all that it's a kind of Okeyish type movie (like not that impressive, not that worth praising as well). It's a love story of 2 young college buddies who definitely belongs to 20s era and wanna live there life king-queen size, but have strict parents (strict in the sense ki just Society oriented). Ahhhnnn I don't wanna tell you the plot here. Let's move on to the next section.

The acting performance of the leading characters are like pretty average, but I will rate them good because it's 2013 movie and at that time Nushrat and Kartik had just started their careers.

Other supporting characters also acted decent not that worth remembering.

Overall I wanna complete my analysis regarding this movie and gonna rate it for 5 out of 10 Stars, and I'll warn you to avoid watching it with family, because it's plot is not like that family-friendly and some intimate scenes also present between leading protagonists.

Good movie to watch for especially the teens who are in love that love never loses anything and also for parents who are against love.

The movie is an excellent narration of the love between 2 people. Unlike other romantic movies released around the year of release this deals with the trials and tribulations of a love affair during modern times in the Indian context.

What really stands out in the movie is that the love between the 2 protagonists is no where demonstrated as sexual in any form. A refreshing change from the modern day Indian movies where people go about smooching at the flip of a hat.

What also stands out is the social message with a dose of practicality. All this keeping the Indian culture in mind makes it a must see for people who like watching a mature movie.

I would say the promotions are misleading though. If this would have been taken care of I am sure the movie would have done better commercially by attracting the right audience.

Unlike his first movie, Pyaar Ka Punchnama, Luv Ranjan, the director does not keep this movie as an all out comedy. That does not mean that the movie lacks wit and humor. Aakash Vani has it's moments of fun, however the audience should expect a mature drama when going to watch the movie.

The role of the two protagonists is very well played by Nushrat Bharucha and Kartik Tiwari. Given the right roles and opportunities these actors would be able to make a mark in the industry.

Luv Ranjan shows once again how a good director could turn a simple story into a wonderful narrative and yet maintain characters that one can relate to.

I wouldn't have the existence of this film if i didn't browse the wikipedia of karthik aryan. Akshvani comes before the same team of sonu ke titu ki sweety. Luv ranjan as director, karthik as hero, nusrat as heroine and sunny as villain. It narrates the story of akash and vani who meet in college, become friends and fall in love. After college, akash leaves for higher studies. Vani's life changes when her elder sister elopes with her lover before her wedding day leaving vani's parents embarrassed infront of people. Vani's dad decides to get her married and vani willingly agrees sad seeing him being humiliated. She breaksup with akash and latter is not bothered to convince her. Vani marries ravi and settles with him in a flat in bangalore. Ravi acts very decent outside but privately he always finds fault in every things of vani and harass her and in night gets physical with her. She often leaves to her home and complaints about ravi but they ask her to adjust and send her back to him. One day vani's uncle visits them and asks ravi whether he could send her with him to delhi for few days which he agrees. In delhi, vani gets to meet her old friends and also akash. They enjoy their reunion and love blossoms back of akash and vani. Will vani break the shackles of her abusive marriage? Will akash fight to win her back? That's the story of akashvani. First act is enjoyable with romance and comedy. But the film gets entirely serious after vani's marriage. It shows many issues but not in a very hardhitting way. Sunny singh performed very well as the sadist husband. Karthik aryan was okay and nusrat was good. On the whole akashvani is partially intense and partially cheesy.

The experience of watching AKAASH VANI gave me enough to think or write upon after a long time since BOL (2011). Though the film is not a masterpiece if you analyze it in cinematic terms, but on the basis of its subject and execution it strongly makes you question our own Indian social structure and WE The People accepting it blindly to maintain our so called social image in front of the others.

The Review Promoted as a pure romantic film with a commercial angle, AV starts off well on a lighter note with the girl Nusrat (Vaani) impressing you right away more than the boy Kartik (Akaash). The word love is written on the screen from its first frame itself and their entertaining, likable romance draws you in till the intermission. Director Luv Ranjankeeps it realistic as seen in his PYAR KA PUNCHNAMA and that's the reason why the love story wins over the viewer reminding them of all those soft romantic films before the 90s. But the story doesn't progress much in the first half and the twist is just revealed before the intermission.

In the second half, it surprises you with something very important & relevant, revealing an ugly truth of our society dealing with Arranged Marriage, Love Marriage and Marital Rape. Despite of its slow progression and few dragging moments the narration doesn't lose its grip mainly due to the brilliantly written dialogues by the director Luv himself and some splendid performances by the entire cast.

For instance, you can easily feel the pain when Vaani says to Akaash, "Yahan Jab Tak Shareer Par Nishaan Na Ho……., Koi Maanta Nahin Hai!" or when she calmly answers her father that, "Aapke Kaaran Mujhe Kya Kya Sehna Parha Hai……, Woh Main Aapko Bata Bhi Nahin Sakti"

Further the tense moments in this better half are handled well by the cinematographer too which forces you to give your full attention to what the characters are willing to portray, keeping the interest alive throughout.

However watching a marital rape on the screen is not anything usual or amusing and thus the team surely deserves all the praises to bring up this hidden truth in a Hindi Film in such a subtle manner, which has been rarely done by others in the 100 years of Indian Cinema. In fact in the recent times I remember a film called MITTAL VS MITTAL(2010) taking up this issue as a cheap sexual gimmick to sell itself in the market and then another classic made on a related issue called MATRUBHUMI (2005) which also is a not to be missed gem without any doubt.

The shocking drama in the script gets its full support from the performers and it's a Nusrat's film all the way wherein the girl even reminded me of veterans such as Madhuri Dixit in her difficult scenes of emotional pain and outburst. Kartik supports her well with confidence but the subject basically revolves around Nusrat's life and the trauma she is forced into by her own family. Along with the cute lead pair the director has very carefully chosen his supporting cast in which everyone has lived his or her role impressively especially the actors playing the couple's friends. So we have a great emotional & important film here conceived and performed well following a decent vision.

As an essential requirement of a sensible love story, AV also has a fabulous soundtrack featuring 4 great songs with highly poetic & meaningful lyrics penned by the director Luv Ranjan himself again. Both the tracks and background score have been composed & arranged intelligently by Hitesk Sonik and I really wish the soundtrack was promoted more by the makers to reach their real listeners. The 4 worth listening songs are Ittefaq Tha Ek Mazaak Tha, Roomani, Bas Main Aur Tu and Tere Pyar Mein which have great lyrics reminding you of the famous GULZARISM loved and appreciated widely. For instance sample these few lines from one of its great songs,

"Soch Kar Main Jisko Hass Leta Hun, Ittefaaq Tha....., Ek Mazaaq Tha....., Tere Mera Naam! Tere Hi Pher Mein……..Boodhe Ek Pedh Pe, Kuchh Lakeerein Kheench Di Thi Do Din Bhi Na Rahey Un Kharonchon Ke Nishan.......! Ittefaaq Tha....., Ek Mazaaq Tha....., Tere Mera Naam!

Hence with a fresh breezy first half and an intense thought provoking second one AKAASH VANI can easily be called an important & well made project by the multi talented Luv Ranjan who undoubtedly has got the vision to give us something different and valuable. The film needs to be shown to every youngster above 18 as a mandatory clause and then a Q & A session should be held in colleges taking up the 3 issues discussed ahead in the other section of this article. On a concluding note, we definitely need more films like this as our wake-up call and the youngsters need to watch it in the theater to encourage its visionary makers.