Tere Ishq Mein aims for grand emotional scope but overreaches with a meandering, illogical narrative that compromises believability. While the film puts its bets on emotional intensity and aesthetic spectacle, it falters in core storytelling, character consistency and pacing.
With an illogical premise of the central character —an aspiring doctor conducting a thesis project on “controlling an angry person through counseling” that spirals into a romance—feels forced and cinematic to a fault. The film leans on far-fetched career twists (a vagrant to IAS officer to pilot) that undermine credibility and irritate viewers who crave internal logic.
Characterisation leaves much to be desires with inconsistencies in Kriti Sanon’s dual role as researcher and love interest is muddled. The premise asks for a self-sacrificing, emotionally meticulous woman who simultaneously surrenders to passion in ways that strain plausibility, making her choices feel reactive rather than earned.
Some dialogues land with punch, delivering memorable lines that land with the audience at moments of high emotion. The score and a few musical moments provide emotional lift, reinforcing certain scenes despite the weaker songs. Where the film stumbles
It is an emotionally charged film that dives deep into the knots and contradictions of love. The story centers on Preity Sanon, whose unconventional thesis on “controlling an angry person through counseling” collides with a turbulent romance with Dhanush, a street-smart, volatile figure from the slums.
Performances from the leads occasionally rise above the material, with Dhanush delivering intensity in key sequences and Kriti Sanon delivering committed work in tougher emotional moments, with Prakash Raj delivering a noteworthy supporting turn. The screenplay, while ambitious and cinematic, leans into illogical conceits and cinematic liberty (including an inexperienced UPSC arc and a perplexing transformation from vagrant to IAS to pilot), which often strain credibility.
Production design and location photography stand out: evocative Delhi-Haridwar visuals and strong cinematography lend the film a cinematic sheen. Lets say that the film oscillates between earnest, sensitive drama and melodramatic, oversized turns. This inconsistency curtails emotional resonance; moments intended to land as intimate become theatrical, while grand set-pieces feel hollow.
Prakash Raj and other supporting players provide strong performances in isolated scenes, but their efforts aren’t integrated into a coherent overall world, leaving secondary threads feeling ancillary rather than essential.
The UPSC/academic subplot, and other legal-military specifics, are treated as plot devices rather than meaningful thematic anchors, which invites ridicule rather than reflection. The climax, aiming for a definitive emotional statement, comes off as abrupt and unsatisfying given the slow-burn setup. The emotional payoff doesn’t cohesively align with earlier character journeys.
Tere Ishq Mein aspires to be a bold, emotionally charged romance, but its ambitions outpace its execution. The film is strongest in visual storytelling and in moments where performances align with restrained, intimate writing. However, its central premise, inconsistent tone, sprawling length and reliance on unlikely plot contrivances undermine reader-believability and emotional engagement.
The central premise and some plot devices feel contrived or inconsistent, undermining believability at times. What weighs the film down is it’s length and repeated flashbacks with some scenes dragging on. For audiences seeking a meticulously crafted love saga, this one may feel more flashy miss than meaningful hit. The length amplifies tonal imbalances, turning what could be a taut dramatic arc into a bloated, wandering affair.
– Review by Amar Jeet
Cast of Tere Ishk Mein:
Dhanush as Flight Lieutenant Shankar Gurukkal
Kriti Sanon as Mukti Beniwal
Prakash Raj as Raghav Gurukkal
Priyanshu Painyuli as Ved
Tota Roy Chowdhury as Yashwant Beniwal
Ravi Kishan as Sahib
Paramvir Singh Cheema as Jasjeet Singh Shergill
Chittaranjan Tripathy as Professor Mathur
Jaya Bhattacharya as Professor
Vineet Kumar Singh as V. Shekhawat
Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub as Murari Gupta
Credits of Tere Ishk Mein:
Production companies – Colour Yellow Productions, T-Series Films
Produced by Aanand L. Rai, Himanshu Sharma, Bhushan Kumar, Krishan Kumar
Directed by Aanand L. Rai
Written by Himanshu Sharma, Neeraj Yadav
Cinematography – Tushar Kanti Ray
Edited by Hemal Kothari
Music by A. R. Rahman
