Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- wistful
- passionate
- earnest
- romantic movie night
- nostalgic bollywood viewing
What sets it apart
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The film is explicitly a musical romance, with its love story closely associated with its songs.
Rahul and Anu fall in love and marry, but post-marriage difficulties eventually split them apart.
Rahul faces stressful family circumstances while Anu repeatedly suffers ill-treatment from her hostel supervisor.
The plot emphasizes repeated hardship, illness, mistreatment, marriage, and separation between the central couple.
Films like Aashiqui, and why
Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak
music-driven romance, emotional melodrama, and a relationship tested by social and family pressures
Dil
Hindi romantic musical centered on passionate young lovers facing painful obstacles
Saajan
sweeping romantic melodrama with prominent songs and separation-driven emotional intensity
Movie Details
- Director
- Mahesh Bhatt
- Release Date
- 1990-07-23
- Runtime
- 152 min
- Rating
- 5.5 / 10 (28)
Cast
- Rahul Roy
- Anu Aggarwal
- Deepak Tijori
- Avtar Gill
- Tom Alter
- Reema Lagoo
- Anang Desai
- Mushtaq Khan
- Javed Khan
Common questions
- What is Aashiqui about?
- A song-filled Hindi romance follows Rahul and Anu from troubled circumstances into marriage, where love is tested by family strain, mistreatment, and separation.
- What is Aashiqui like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Aashiqui as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Aashiqui violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Aashiqui as mild.
- Which films are like Aashiqui?
- Films with a similar feel include Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak, Dil, and Saajan.
- How long is Aashiqui?
- Aashiqui runs 152 minutes.
