Overview
- Anu Aggarwal marked Aashiqui’s 35th anniversary by recalling the call from Mahesh Bhatt that confirmed the film’s blockbuster success and her overnight stardom.
- She remembers hundreds of fans besieging her Mumbai home and schoolgirls chasing her through Bengaluru airport at the height of the film’s craze.
- The 2013 remake starring Aditya Roy Kapur and Shraddha Kapoor earned positive audience response, but she insists it cannot match the original’s essence.
- Plans for Aashiqui 3 featuring Kartik Aaryan were abandoned due to legal challenges, leaving the franchise’s next chapter undetermined.
- Aggarwal argues that remakes cannot replicate the original’s authenticity and cautions against judging new versions by past benchmarks.