Following the success of Love Sex Aur Dhokha, the makers are now gearing up for the next chapter, titled, Love Sex Aur Dhokha 2. Giving a first glimpse of its immensely intriguing story based on relationships in the modern era of the digitalized world. Now, the makers are back with a new killer concept poster on the Leap Day of 2024.
Bold, exposing, and fascinating, the poster is well-adorned with social media icons all over that offer a more comprehensive glimpse of the film’s theme which talks about the presence of social media in our lives. Moreover, this new poster has indeed piqued our excitement to see what the makers have ahead in the stores for the audiences.
Balaji Motion Pictures, a division of Balaji Telefilms and Cult Movies Present a Dibakar Banerjee Production, Love Sex aur Dhokha 2, produced by Ektaa R Kapoor and Shobha Kapoor. The film is directed by Dibakar Banerjee. The film will be released on April 19, 2024.
Crime procedural dramas with a fun entertaining plot are always an engaging experience. The nail-biting thrills and turns in the story makes the viewing worthwhile. And add to that some comedy and sassy banter between the characters and it just takes the show on a new level of entertainment. It takes the tension off from the nail-biting crime plotline for a while and lightens the mood. Such buddy cop comedy stories have been a fan favourite time and again. Unless you have been completely distancing yourself from K-dramas, you must definitely know about Flex X Cop. This K-drama just completed four weeks of airing and since its premiere, it has been a recurring favourite drama to discuss in the community! Flex X Cop marks the reunion of Yumi’s Cells’ duo Ahn Bo Hyun and Park Ji Hyun and this time, they play the leads in this action drama.
Ahn Bo Hyun, who gave an enthralling performance in Military Prosecutor Doberman, returned to the small screen as an eccentric chaebol heir apparent in Flex X Cop. Playing the role of Jin I Soo, the youngest son to the chairman of a conglomerate, Ahn carries his role with ease. He is the typical rich spoiled brat who has the world at his fingertips. He plays hostage rescue games just to pass time. One mistake later, he is trusted into working with real police who solve real crimes and secure real hostages.
Jin I Soo is assigned to work with Lee Gang Hyun (played by Park Ji Hyun), Park Joon Young (played by Kang Sang Jun) and Choi Kyung Jin (played by Kim Shin Bi). Lee Gang Hyun is the team lead and also the daughter of a former detective. Kyung Jin is no less than a fan of Jin I Soo, but the other two are not happy with the situation. But they are forced to cooperate.
Right off the start, Jin I Soo uses his wealth and ease of access to his and the team’s aid to solve cases. He has everything and more that a government-run body could ask for, and he makes no qualms about going out of the way to get the cases solved. This does irk Kang Hyun at the start, but she eventually makes her peace with it. The bromance between Jin I Soo and Joon Young is just the comic relief one needs during the heavy onset of a case.
In last week’s episodes, we inched closer to unravelling the mystery of I Soo’s amnesia. We find that he was hypnotized and mentally manipulated to forget his mother and how she passed away. In recent years, K-dramas have slowly begun to tap into mentions and discourses about mental health. Be it It’s Okay Not To Be Okay or Extraordinary Attorney Woo, a definitive step was surely taken in having a healthy and informed conversation on screen about mental health issues. We see Jin I Soo getting panic attacks and anxiety attacks when he sees a corpse. He brushes it off as just a shock, but eventually, it comes to light that it stems from a past trauma. With last week’s episodes, it became much clearer that the focus of the forthcoming episodes would be more and more on Jin I Soo as he unravels the mystery of his past and at the same time tries to make sense of everything that has happened to him.
Coming to the visual aesthetic of the drama, it is quite pleasing to the eye. The police headquarters barely sport a dash of color whereas Jin I Soo’s residence and assets just reek of color and cash. The drama is paced well with just about seventy minutes of runtime per episode. The comic book-like opening and ending credits add to the ‘fun’ element that the drama so proudly boasts of.
With more and more reveals about each character, their arc progression makes the viewers want to root for them. Jin I Soo, despite being a bratty chaebol heir, remembers his humble upbringing before he joined his father’s family. He is cocky about his privileges but does not misuse them to harm anyone. Kang Hyun is your typical cop who is tough as nails but has a warm heart. Joon Young and Kyung Jin are just cops trying to put in honest work at the end of the day. The quartet is a fun bunch of people who look out for each other but don’t shy away from reprimanding when mistakes are made.
There is also a slight commentary on power and politics, especially with Jin I Soo’s father running for the mayoral elections. Since Flex X Cop is touted to be a crime comedy K-drama, there is bound to be a classic tug-of-war between power and morals.
Flex X Cop has just completed its half run and is about to chart the rest of the course until March 23, 2023. What are your thoughts on this drama? Do you like seeing Ahn Bo Hyun in a new avatar? Tell us in the comments below!
The team of Yodha, comprising of actors Sidharth Malhotra, Disha Patani and Raashii Khanna, director duo Sagar Ambre and Pushkar Ojha, producers Karan Johar, Apoorva Mehta, Shashank Khaitan and Manish Menghani and distributor Anil Thadani launched the trailer of the film at a multiplex in Ahmedabad. Karan Johar had a sore throat and yet made a solid statement when asked if he was inspired by South filmmakers while making Yodha.
Karan Johar said, “South ka daur bahut chal raha hai aur woh pehli South Indian film (that boosted the Pan-India wave) was Baahubali and it was presented by us. I can’t take credit for the film. It was S S Rajamouli’s genius and he’s a legend. Lekin aapne Sholay (1975) toh dekhi hogi na? Sholay Hindi film hai, sir! Even today, when you talk of action, toh Sholay se better koi film nahin bani! Hindi cinema ka garv hai Sholay. Hindi cinema ki mohabbat hai Sholay.”
He added, “Yes, we’d like to credit other industries. We filmmakers respect everyone. Lekin humein apne aap ko bhi thoda credit de dena chahiye ki Sholay stambh hai jis par hum sab khade hai.”
He was then asked if he’d like to make a Gujarati film. Karan Johar answered by talking about an upcoming Ajay Devgn film, “An upcoming Hindi film is a remake of a hit Gujarati film. That film is Shaitaan and uska trailer kamaal hai. I can’t wait to see the film. Gujarati cinema has contributed immensely. Our CEO, Apoorva Mehta, is a proud Gujarati. One of Yodha’s director is also a Gujarati. Hence, we’d like to make films in all languages, including Gujarati.”
Vicky Kaushal has come a long way since way Masaan. He enjoys a great fan following. However, he doesn’t consider himself a star yet. The actor says that the stardom that Dilip Kumar, Rajesh Khanna, Amitabh Bachchan and Shah Rukh Khan have enjoyed is so different from today’s times. He also said that the last time he could connect with someone was Hrithik Roshan.
Speaking to GQ India, he said, “I’ll tell you very frankly: Stardom is defined by the number of people who come to watch your film on day one, in a theatre—without being dependent on how good the trailer was, how fantastic the songs were, or how cool the poster was. They come to watch you. Irrespective of everything else. That’s the true definition of stardom. And honestly, that hasn’t happened to me yet. I still need to achieve that. I am not there yet.”
The actor continued, “I think the idea of classic stardom will be replaced by a different version. The kind of popularity that Dilip Kumar, Rajesh Khanna and Amitabh Bachchan must have seen is as different from what Shah Rukh Khan has experienced. It’s still huge but a different manifestation of the same glory. The last person I felt this way about was Hrithik Roshan. It was a phenomenon that hit everybody. Right now, there’s confusion among the younger lot. Because we see a star every week who trends and then nobody remembers them a few weeks later. For this generation, it will be much harder to attain the stardom of the past.”
On the work front, Vicky Kaushal will next star in Chhava with Rashmika Mandanna, Love & War with Alia Bhatt and Ranbir Kapoor and Mere Mehboob Mere Sanam with Triptii Dimri.
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