What do you expect from a vengeance drama that has
a woman as its main lead fighting for freedom, justice and right to live & love?
At least to have a common courtesy to show the strength, sensibility and
sensitivity of a woman in good light at the first place! Vishal Pandya’s HATE
STORY 2 fails to remember this very simple logic even when the evil forces [Men,
mostly] are not busy disapproving the very existence of this breed, equally
responsible and possibly more reliable in the evolution of human race. So, the
women here are seen being abused verbally & physically, portrayed as the
sex-symbol and a powerless weaker sex pleading for her life. And when not, a
ruthless killer with least traces of sensitivity and emotions in her acts of
revenge! HATE STORY 2 is a rotten, regular & regressive revenge drama.
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Sonika [played by Suvreen Chawla] is a trapped soul
in nasty hands of a powerful criminal minded male-chauvinist politician Mandar
Mhatre [Sushant Singh in his ‘Saavdhan India’ avatar]. He keeps a check on her
regularly and fiercely accepts that he doesn’t care if she actually loves him
or not. In hopes to taste freedom, Sonika finds a soul-mate in Akshay [TV Star
Jay Bhanushali for the first time on silver screen] but the possessive captor
decides to spoil the game if he’s not there in it.
Taking cues from its first part, HATE STORY 2 also
relies on thrills and chills of same nature. Thrills based out of action and violence
and chills from the sexual objectification of women. Though this time, the
intensity is a bit low and driving force in the both lacks the charm to pull
any of it better. Looking for logics in the events happening one after other is
something foolish to even think of. The transition of Sonika from a horrified victim
to a much stronger opponent and a cold-blooded slayer is extremely convenient, unreal
and highly dramatic.
Surveen as the lead either screams like her guts
out or just keeps her tone in a huskier region sounding like possessed souls in
horror flicks from Bhatts. She sure knows the demands of a script and what to
put in the showcase. I don’t blame her for that as one of women characters in
the film states, “Hum auraton ko humesha karna padta hai”. Jay only impresses
with his facial muscles especially when he’s lip-syncing a romantic number. I wish
if making faces would make him eligible for any category of awards. Sushant
Singh takes full control of all the overstated performances. His ‘baba kehte the’
quotes irritates and infuriates time and again. They all are very inhuman,
anti-women and definitely age-old.
To wind up, HATE STORY 2 is a film that has nothing
good to say. Neither a plot that is new nor an emotion that has been transported
well! It is only meant to tease you and tickle in the lower part of your body
to keep ringing the box-office a good amount of return. Avoid it! [1.5/5]
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