A day before the film's theatrical release, the makers of Malang held a special screening of the romantic action thriller in Mumbai. Apart from Aditya Roy Kapur, Disha Patani, Kunal Kemmu and Anil Kapoor, those who watched the film included Tiger Shroff, Katrina Kaif, Nushrat Bharucha, Nora Fatehi, Bhushan Kumar and Sonam Kapoor among others.
What do you get when you mix action, romance and thrill, and top it with a handful of sudden suspense? The answer is Mohit Suri's Malang.
Starring Aditya Roy Kapur and Disha Patani in the lead roles, Malang begins with our protagonist fighting with his fellow convicts in a prison over a knotted bracelet that once belonged to his lady love. The fight sequence goes on for an unprecedented amount of time and does nothing except flaunt the lead actor’s fabulous body.
After a couple of minutes, Advait (Aditya Roy Kapur) calls Inspector Anjaney Agashe (Anil Kapoor) and tells him something that holds true for the audience in the theatre as well- ''Yeh raat bohot lambi hone wali hai.''
The story of Malang offers nothing new and struggles to establish itself throughout. Some scenes appear cliched and others exaggerated. There isn’t much to spoil in this 'suspense-thriller’, but we assure you there are no spoilers in this review.
Breaking the story down, Advait meets Sara (Disha Patani) in Goa and the two fall in love (cliche alert). While Sara is a free-spirited young woman who wants to live her life to the fullest, Advait is happier with capturing moments in his camera. She tells Advait, ''Hum apne liye jeeyenge'', and the two begin facing their fears’ by trying out different adventure sports. (Did anyone say Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara?)
A predictable plot twist and a forced tragedy puts Advait behind the bars and he seeks vengeance against those responsible, five years later.