Songs say what words can’t

SATYAARA is one of those films that walks in wearing the scent of every other Mohit Suri romance and then tries to convince you it is wearing something new.

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Spoiler, it is not. But it does wear its emotions well, even if they come with frayed cuffs.

Krish Kapoor (Ahaan Panday) is a moody musician with anger issues and a tragic backstory, because obviously, a functional childhood is not allowed in this genre.

It's the kind of film where heartbreak is inevitable and music is medicinal. Love here is best served with a side of tragic backstory.

Vaani Batra (Aneet Padda) is the woman who inspires him and is a poetic soul recovering from her own romantic wreckage.

She writes in a diary. He turns her words into chart toppers and that’s when the sparks fly. What works in Saiyaara are the leads.

Panday (cousin of Ananya Pan-day), in his debut, has enough screen presence to make you forgive his early jitters.