Aafat-E-Ishq

Aafat-e-Ishq
Aafat-e-Ishq
Soundtrack album by Gaurav Chatterji
Released	8 December 2021
Recorded	2021
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Length	13:27
Language	Hindi
Label	Zee Music Company
Producer	Gaurav Chatterji
Official audio
	Aafat-e-Ishq - Full Album on YouTube

Aafat-e-Ishq
Aafat-e-Ishq
	Official release poster
Directed by	Indrajit Nattoji
Screenplay by	Indrajit Nattoji; Neha Bahuguna
Based on	Liza, the Fox-Fairy; by Károly Ujj Mészáros
Produced by	Zee Studios
Starring	Neha Sharma; Deepak Dobriyal; Namit Das
Narrated by	Ila Arun
Cinematography	Shreya Gupta
Edited by	Shan Mohammed
Music by	Gaurav Chatterji
Production; company	Zee Studios
Distributed by	ZEE5
Release date	29 October 2021;
Running time	115 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi

Aafat-e-Ishq (transl. Dark Love) is a 2021 Indian Hindi-language black comedy film directed by Indrajit Nattoji,^[2] and produced by Zee Studios. The film is based on the Hungarian film Liza, the Fox-Fairy.^[1] It features Neha Sharma,^[3] Namit Das,^[4] Deepak Dobriyal, Amit Sial. The film was released on 29 October 2021 on ZEE5.^[5] The film received mixed reviews, criticizing the pace and writing while appreciating the multigenre filmmaking style, unconventional storytelling, unique cinema art, and outstanding performances.

Synopsis

Lallo is a 30-year-old lonely caretaker of a bedridden widow named Bahuji. Her only friend is a friendly ghost and singer, Atmaram. After reading the fabled Laal Pari book, she thinks she is cursed and whoever falls in love with Lallo dies mysteriously.

Cast

Neha Sharma as Lallo^[3]
Namit Das as Atmaram, Ghost
Deepak Dobriyal as Police Investigator, Vikram Kamal
Amit Sial as Prem Gunjan^[6]
Ila Arun as Bahuji, widow
Archanna Guptaa as Suhani
Vikram Kochhar as Sunil Samajdhar
Anil Charanjeett as Pratap
Darshan Jariwalla as Ramdayal
Kenisha Awasthi as Zoya
Garima Jain as the girl in the magazine
Hetal Puniwala as Postmaster Mishra
Payas Pandit as a Police constable, Fauzia,

Soundtrack

The music of the film is composed by Gaurav Chatterji with lyrics written by Ginny Diwan, Sandeep Gaur and Indrajit Nattoji.^[7] Namit Das sung the first song in his career.

Track listing
No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Love Ka Bhoot Reloaded"	Ginny Diwan	Nakash Aziz, Indrajit Nattoji	2:41
2.	"Love Ka Bhoot"	Ginny Diwan	Namit Das, Gaurav Chatterji	2:52
3.	"Tu Meri Jaan"	Sandeep Gaur	Namit Das	2:59
4.	"Aafat"	Ginny Diwan	Jatinder Singh	2:35
5.	"Maut Se Loha"	Ginny Diwan	Piyush Kapoor	2:22
Total length:				13:27

Release

The film was released on ZEE5 on 29 October 2021.^[8]

Reception

Hiren Kotwani of The Times of India gave the film 2 out of 5, writing ″At the end of it, Aafat-e-Ishq doesn't live up to the expectations as a remake of the original Hungarian movie that won several awards at various film festivals.″^[9] Chirantana Bhatt of Gujarati Mid Day wrote ″It is imperative to talk about how magic realism has been added to the extent and how the presence of art is treated in the direction, cinematography, set-up and other designing of this film. This is an attempt to explore the different ways in which art can be present on the cinema screen.″^[10]

References

^ ^a ^b Athulya Nambiar (2 July 2020). "Neha Sharma to play the lead in Zee5's upcoming film Aafat-E-Ishq based on a Hungarian film". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
^ Natasha Coutinho D'souza (5 November 2020). "Some love Aafat-e-Ishq and some do not know how to react". Midday. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Aafat-E-Ishq trailer: Neha Sharma promises a quirky romantic drama". The Indian Express. 18 October 2021. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
^ "Namit Das begins shooting for 'Aafat-E-Ishq'". The Week. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
^ "ZEE5 Original Aafat-E-Ishq starring Neha Sharma to premiere on October 29, 2021 - Bollywood Hungama". Bollywood Hungama. 8 October 2021. Archived from the original on 8 October 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
^ "Neha Sharma-, Amit Sial-starrer Aafat-e-Ishq to be released on 29 October on Zee5". cinestaan. 7 October 2021. Archived from the original on 6 December 2021. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Aafat-E-Ishq – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack". Jiosaavn. 8 December 2021.
^ "Neha Sharma's Aafat-E-Ishq gets OTT release date". The Indian Express. 10 October 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
^ Athulya Nambiar (29 October 2021). "Aafat-E-Ishq Review: A good idea gone bad". The Times of India. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
^ Chirantana Bhatt (5 November 2020). "Masterclass in Cinema Art". Midday (in Gujarati). Retrieved 20 March 2022.

External links

Aafat-E-Ishq at IMDb
Aafat-e-Ishq at ZEE5

[base-1] Athulya Nambiar (2 July 2020). "Neha Sharma to play the lead in Zee5's upcoming film Aafat-E-Ishq based on a Hungarian film". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 14 March 2022.

[base"foo"-2] Natasha Coutinho D'souza (5 November 2020). "Some love Aafat-e-Ishq and some do not know how to react". Midday. Retrieved 20 March 2022.

[lallo-3] "Aafat-E-Ishq trailer: Neha Sharma promises a quirky romantic drama". The Indian Express. 18 October 2021. Retrieved 16 March 2022.

[das-4] "Namit Das begins shooting for 'Aafat-E-Ishq'". The Week. Retrieved 14 March 2022.

[release-5] "ZEE5 Original Aafat-E-Ishq starring Neha Sharma to premiere on October 29, 2021 - Bollywood Hungama". Bollywood Hungama. 8 October 2021. Archived from the original on 8 October 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2022.

[rel-6] "Neha Sharma-, Amit Sial-starrer Aafat-e-Ishq to be released on 29 October on Zee5". cinestaan. 7 October 2021. Archived from the original on 6 December 2021. Retrieved 14 March 2022.

[jiosaavn-7] "Aafat-E-Ishq – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack". Jiosaavn. 8 December 2021.

[8] "Neha Sharma's Aafat-E-Ishq gets OTT release date". The Indian Express. 10 October 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2022.

[9] Athulya Nambiar (29 October 2021). "Aafat-E-Ishq Review: A good idea gone bad". The Times of India. Retrieved 14 March 2022.

[10] Chirantana Bhatt (5 November 2020). "Masterclass in Cinema Art". Midday (in Gujarati). Retrieved 20 March 2022.

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