Tum Bin 2

Tum Bin was a very different movie. It was not a rage when it released but it gained a loyal fan base gradually. It is a very slow movie but it was a beautiful slow movie. It was so beautiful both musically and visually that the ones who admired it did not mind the slow pace. So making Tum Bin 2 was a bit tricky because getting that right balance between pace and beauty second time over is not an easy task. But let me just straight away reveal that this sequel failed in what its predecessor achieved.

Movie starts off pretty well in an all familiar terrain- Foreign locales, nice people, cold weather, snow, wide shots of picturesque locations, beautiful lead actors and almost similar looking story line. The songs again are a major plus. They make the proceedings bearable in second half. Both Priyanshu and Sandali had an inimitable charm about them in Tum Bin which even they could not recreate in their other movies. That is the major drawback for Tum Bin 2. The lead actors Neha, Aditya and Aashim are good but could not recreate the same magic. Neha was a surprise. Her acting was a bit inconsistent but whenever she got it right, it was a treat to watch.

The main culprit in this is the second half. It drags relentlessly and to make it even worse, there is nothing beautiful about the proceedings. You get what the director wants to convey but the director keeps going on and on for 30 more minutes conveying the same point. The movie climax looks straight out of Casablanca with a twist, may be an inspiration.

Overall, Tum Bin 2 suffers from lack of beauty in narration when compared to the first part even though it starts off promising and has a very good support of beautiful songs.