At one later point in the film, when they both had run away, she says to Rahul that main tumhe chhodne ka risk nahi le sakti. Earlier in the film, when Rahul comes to clear the misunderstanding they had, she says to him, main dobara risk nahi lungi. I do not know maybe I am thinking too much but one common characteristic that Aarohi was shown to have was that she was very risk averse in her life and it actually quite fits her given her economic hardships. The physical distance between his parents (no idea about mother) was as huge as the emotional distance, even though his father could identify that his son is in love, just by listening to his voice. All we see in the film are two phone calls he makes. Never once we are shown his dad, who is working in New York. Maybe he was looking for the closeness as from a family. In fact, in one of the scenes, Rahul is shown sleeping (when he is pretending), slouched just like a kid and she puts a blanket over him. At the risk of sounding incestuous, in their pre-coital embrace, she is the one who stretches her hand, calling him into her arms.
She cleans him, she shaves his face, and she takes care of him, trying to remove all the dirt that he has landed himself into. I personally felt that her love for Rahul was like a mother for her son’s. Rahul is a spoilt child, lost in his world. You remember in DevD, how Paro came to Dev’s house and she cleaned his house, she gives him a bath and cleans him? Similarly, Aarohi acts like a mother to him. They do not engage in much physical intimacy in the film and yet they are able to effectively portray their love for each other. They both are hot and light up the screen with their scenes. I have to say there is terrific chemistry between the lead pair.
In Aashiqui 2, the lead actors are: Aditya Roy Kapur - playing Rahul, a singer, who once had reached the pinnacle of success but is now on the path to self-destruction due to his addiction to alcohol – and Shradha Kapoor - playing Aarohi, a talented singer who is noticed by Rahul in a beer bar and wants to help her become famous. I do not know much about that film except the famous song ‘ bas ik sanam chahiye aashiqui le liye’. I have not seen the original Aashiqui starring Rahul Roy and Anu Kapoor. There was an air of predictability and been-there-done-that kind of feeling but what surprised me was some hidden subtexts and some subtleties in the writing. I am still debating in my mind about how much I liked Aashiqui 2.