A sequel to ‘Aashiqui’ planned

Mahesh Bhatt and Mohit Suri team up again to remake the musical

A still from 'Aashiqui'

Those who grew up in the 90s will remember ‘Aashiqui’ as one of the biggest hits of that era with fantastic music that is still popular. Twenty-one years later, the film that made stars out of Rahul Roy and Anu Agarwal is back and is all set for a sequel.

Mahesh Bhatt, the director of the film, announced it saying, “21 years later, Bhushan Kumar and Mohit Suri have come together to dream the same dream that we did years ago. ‘Aashiqui 2’ will dare to rise up to the expectations ignited by this ageless musical and continue the legacy. It will be written by Shagufta Rafique and it is not a REMAKE!"

Mahesh added that ‘Aashiqui’ was a special movie for him since it was almost autobiographical and dealt with the story of his own first love. Apparently in 1991 Mahesh and Gulshan Kumar (the late T-series honcho and Bhushan Kumar’s father) had a pact wherein Gulshan asked the director to make a musical love story that will remain in the hears of every Indian for decades to come.

After 21 years, the magic of ‘Aashiqui’ is all set to win hearts all over again. Will this one be as big as the first one? Only time will tell!