It’s a matter of time before Ally’s talent will drive album sales and music video appearances, as the clock is ticking for Jackson, whose doubts about his musical direction and his self-worth surface at the wrong moments. He is smitten by Ally and her voice, and persuades her to perform with him. Jackson stumbles upon Ally (Lady Gaga) performing at a drag club (a clever reference to the pop star’s popularity as a queer icon).

Alcoholic country music star Jackson Maine (Cooper) is going through the motions, looking for meaning between sold-out concerts. The movie is suffused with sexy, swoon-worthy moments and a solidly integrated soundtrack, which lift the weaker bits. The 2013 blockbuster Aashiqui 2 was an uncredited remake of the 1976 version of A Star Is Born, starring Barbara Streisand and Kris Kristofferson as singers.Ĭooper’s version references William A Wellman’s movie from 1937 as well as the Streisand-Kristofferson version. Even Bollywood hasn’t been able to resist the Svengali-with-suicide line. The idea of a fading movie star falling in love with and launching the career of a young female talent and then watching from the sidelines as she eclipses him has been adapted by Hollywood several times.

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