The
trailer
shows
that
elements
of
mystery
and
erotic
tension
of
this
pulpy
universe
are
very
much
in
place,
making
this
an
interesting
cocktail
of
romance
and
thrills,
observes
Mayur
Sanap.
When
I
first
heard
about
Phir
Aayi
Hasseen
Dillruba,
I
was
excited
and
apprehensive
at
the
same
time.
Starring
Taapsee
Pannu
and
Vikrant
Massey,
it
is
a
sequel
to
the
2021
Netflix
film
Hasseen
Dillruba,
which
operated
as
part
soapy
melodrama,
part
suspense
thriller
about
marital
infidelity
gone
sideways.
The
exciting
bit
about
the
prequel
was
Writer
Kanika
Dhillon’s
(who
serves
as
co-producer
here)
pulpy
touch
to
the
material.
However,
the
overall
result
was
wholly
unconvincing
film
with
a
ridiculous
twist
ending
that
didn’t
really
need
a
sequel.
But
here
we
are.
The
action
has
moved
from
Haridwar’s
Jwalapur
to
Agra
as
Aditya
Srivastava’s
Inspector
Rawat
continues
with
the
murder
investigation.
Taapsee’s
Rani
reunites
after
Vikrant’s
Rishu
after
he
loses
his
hand
and
pretends
to
die
in
front
of
the
world.
The
trailer
begins
with
Rani
and
Rishu’s
happily
ever
after,
until
her
fatal
attraction
with
a
new
lover
triggers
Rishu’s
toxic
tendencies
as
seen
in
the
previous
film.
Sunny
Kaushal
plays
this
doe-eyed
lover
named
Abhimanyu,
who
falls
for
Taapsee’s
attractive
manipulator.
Taking
the
baton
from
Vinil
Mathew
for
the
sequel
is
Jayprad
Desai
who
previously
directed
the
Shreyas
Talpade
starrer
Kaun
Pravin
Tambe?
It’s
good
that
this
sequel
is
an
actual
continuation
of
the
last
film
which
is
kind
of
rare
nowadays.
The
trailer
shows
that
elements
of
mystery
and
erotic
tension
of
this
pulpy
universe
are
very
much
in
place,
making
this
an
interesting
cocktail
of
romance
and
thrills.
There
is
no
more
of
those
oddly
placed
comic
set-pieces
(Yamini
Das
dominated
these
over-the-top
scenes
in
the
prequel)
and
this
serious
tone
is
a
welcoming
change.
The
trailer
then
ends
with
a
surprise
entry
of
Jimmy
Shergill,
who
looks
like
a
worthy
addition
to
this
franchise.
Phir
Aayi
Hasseen
Dillruba
drops
on
Netflix
on
August
9.
