⭐ Tere Ishq Mein Review — Toxic Love 3.0, Served Loud and Confused

Aanand L Rai’s latest, written by Himanshu Sharma and Neeraj Yadav, begins in Ladakh with Shankar (Dhanush), an impulsive Air Force officer fighting more inner demons than enemies. Enter Dr. Mukti (Kriti Sanon) — pregnant, stressed, popping pills, and somehow still treating patients — who triggers his past through a long flashback.

From here begins a love story that starts odd, grows toxic, and ends outright exhausting.

🔥 What Works

• Dhanush delivers a brutally intense, layered performance. Even the weakest scenes find strength through him.

• Kriti Sanon shines in her silent emotional beats.

• Prakash Raj steals hearts — he’s the film’s emotional anchor.

• Nostalgia hits with Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub and the “Pandit” callback.

❌ What Fails — Spectacularly

• The love story is confused, uneven, and emotionally hollow.

• Mukti’s character is so badly written that you struggle to understand — let alone empathise with — her decisions.

• Logic collapses everywhere:

  • Age-ineligible Air Force exam? Check.

  • PhD before post-grad? Check.

  • Security guards that appear/disappear? Double check.

• The narrative drags with pointless subplots (like a 12th Fail-style UPSC arc glued in for no reason).

• Even AR Rahman's album doesn’t save the day — apart from the title track, most songs fail to land.

🎭 The Bigger Problem

Tere Ishq Mein continues Bollywood’s obsession with glorifying dangerous men and dysfunctional relationships. Post Kabir Singh, Animal, and Ek Deewane Ki Deewaniyat, this one pushes toxicity even further — without any moral grounding.

🎯 Verdict

A messy cocktail of melodrama, obsession, and poor writing, stretched across nearly 3 hours. Tier-2 and Tier-3 audiences may enjoy the heightened emotions, but for everyone else, it’s frustrating, regressive, and shockingly insensitive for 2025.

⭐ Rating: 2/5 — Dhanush deserves better. We all do.