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Dhadak 2

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Nilesh and Vidhi fall in love with each other. However, tragedy strikes when the caste differences threaten to end their relationship.

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Shubhra Gupta The Indian Express Aug 4
2.5/5
...[The film] can be seen reaching for emotional highs, and you will it with all your might to get there, and then along comes another speech-to-camera, another declarative dive, which undermines the moment, and the cumulative drama. Go to Full Review
Anupama Chopra The Hollywood Reporter India Aug 1
Doesn't achieve the brilliant, blistering power of its source material Go to Full Review
Rohan Naahar The Indian Express Sep 1
It's an unusual comparison to make, but Shazia Iqbal's Dhadak 2 has more in common with Joaquin Phoenix's billion-dollar-grossing Joker movie than you'd imagine. Go to Full Review
Ishita Sengupta OTTplay Aug 18
Dhadak 2 borrows its beats from Pariyerum Perumal but vibrates with its own music. It is a tender task, situated between adapting and creating, performing and inhabiting, miming and mining. Go to Full Review
Anuj Kumar The Hindu Aug 16
Debutante director Shazia Iqbal makes a brave statement on everyday caste discrimination in society, but the parts of speech don’t add up to create a consistently stirring experience Go to Full Review
Tatsam Mukherjee The Wire (INDIA) Aug 12
Dhadak 2 wants to be a crusader on caste atrocities, but, even by the end I couldn’t picture it as any more than a worried bystander. Go to Full Review
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Audience Reviews

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S K @Rocky-001 Dec 15 I am totally unimpressed by Dharma Productions.. movies like this are made to divide the Hindus along caste, etc by showing the worst possible scenarios and mocking them. Hope the Indian public can see through the facade. Hindus rising in India has created a big problem for some and they will keep making these movies too downgrade, demean & divide them. See more Charrisse S. Nov 28 Shazia Iqbal did a great job with this. Chaturvedi and Dimri deserve awards for their performances. I can see the comparison with the Joker to a degree. I have to admit watching this cuddled up to my dogs was extremely difficult. If you don’t know what I’m talking about watch the movie and make sure you didn’t eat just before the movie. This movie deserves more acclaim and attention. My 21-year-old and I watched this together. We cried, we screamed, and we laughed. Wake up. Highly recommend this movie. See more Shivanki J Oct 22 Just finished watching !!! This movie is really good. Siddhant and tripti have given excellent performances. Not sure why this movie got flopped as the story line is perfect and there were no flaws. The movie connects with you emotionally and there is no hyped scene with faltu drama… The character arc of each role is very well written and showcased. Great Direction !! Great acting !! Great writing (although I have heard it’s a remake of another movie which I haven’t watched yet) See more Popcorn Q Oct 16 Distressing! It raised the very important topic of caste divides and highlighted it strongly, but it definitely wasn’t an easy watch. Not a romantic bollywood film, an educational one. See more Vipul K Oct 14 This movie shows the reality of our country. The people in big cities live their cushy lives, private jobs and whatnot believe casteism is a myth..that it doesnt happen anymore. What they dont realize that it happens everywhere in india, from small villages, to town, to cities. And it will keep happening as long as india is ruled by upper caste Hindus..it will keep happening as long as caste system exists. UC hindus hate obc, sc/sts with passion. They have and will continue to do everything they can to stop them from growing, stop them from becoming stronger. Even now in most govt offices,on most official positions its still mostly upper caste hindus who get these jobs..yet they complain about reservation..if it was upto them they would rather wipe out every other hindu group other than their own See more Rabbani H Oct 6 Absolute cinema one of best movies ever come from Bollywood in 2025 See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Nilesh and Vidhi fall in love with each other. However, tragedy strikes when the caste differences threaten to end their relationship.
Director
Shazia Iqbal
Producer
Meenu Aroraa, Hiroo Johar, Karan Johar, Somen Mishra, Apoorva Mehta
Screenwriter
Shazia Iqbal, Rahul Badwelkar
Distributor
ZEE Studios International
Production Co
Dharma Productions, Zee Studios
Genre
Drama, Mystery & Thriller, Romance
Original Language
Hindi
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 1, 2025, Limited
Runtime
2h 2m