Raghav Jairam(Sachi Joshi) is a fading pop icon, who spots Gayatri(Nazia) at a bar in Goa. Impressed by her talented singing, Raghav promises to give her a break in the music industry. As time passes by, he keeps up his promise, and gets Gayatri a huge break and makes her a renowned singer. In the due course of time, the couple also falls in love with each other.

But twist in the tale comes when Raghav’s alcoholic and rash nature comes in the way of Gayatri’s success. Does Raghav let go off his drinking habit? How does he solve his problems with Gayatri ? That forms the rest of the story.

The first half of the film starts on a decent note. The love scenes between the lead pair have been fresh and entertaining. The songs of the first half are undoubtedly an asset and strength for the film. The film gets interesting slowly and the first half of the film ends on a decent note.

The second half starts boring and tragedic but slowly picks up again and the songs again in the second half are the major plus points. The songs have been picturized extremely well and the claimax of the film is interesting and it ends on a tragic note. Music is a major plus and holds the film together.

Sachin Joshi surprises us with his improved acting skills. The way he has gone about his lines, lip sync and emotions is good. Female lead Nazia, does a decent job for her first film and emotes her role convincingly. Sashank’s role looks fresh, and he does a good job with it. Production values of the film look rich and have been showcased quite nicely. Rao Ramesh impresses in his cameo.

Even though the tunes are old, the way the songs have been composed and showcased is pretty decent. Camera work is stunning, and elevates the film to another level. Dialogues are quite good, and so is the editing. Background score of the film is very good, and lifts the film decently. Screenplay is decent but bogs down during the crunch emotional scenes. Jaya Ravindra does a decent job with this remake. He does not manipulate the story much, and keeps it intact. But he lets us down in extracting emotions out of the lead par.

Final Word:

Nee Jathaga Nenundali is no way Comparable and Close to the original. Because of the Stunning music, Lead pair performance and the production values the film ends decent. Ashique 2 non watchers can watch the film once. One Time Watcher.