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Emraan Hashmi returns as wounded hero in Awarapan 2
Almost 19 years ago, a sad movie called Awarapan told the story of a gangster named Shivam Pandit.
Many people loved it, and now Shivam is back in a new movie called Awarapan 2.
One day, Shivam finds a baby girl who has been left all alone.
He takes her to an orphanage and names her Aliyah, just like someone important from his past.
Later, the little girl is adopted, but then she disappears.
Shivam learns that bad people took her as part of a gang that steals and sells children.
So he travels to a big city called Bangkok to find her and other missing children.
He goes undercover with scary gangsters, while the movie mixes action, music and emotion.
Some reviewers say the first half is exciting, but the ending gets a bit slow.
Still, most agree that Emraan Hashmi is great as the wounded hero.
Emraan Hashmi reprises his role as Shivam Pandit in Awarapan 2, the sequel to the 2007 cult film Awarapan, directed by Nitin Kakkar.
Shivam finds an abandoned infant, names her Aliyah, and later learns she has vanished into an international child-trafficking network.
An Interpol officer recruits him, and he travels to Bangkok, infiltrating gangster Zorawar's organisation to rescue the kidnapped children.
The supporting cast includes Disha Patani as Zara, Puran Gabbi as Zorawar, Shabana Azmi as Nafisa, Suvinder Vicky, Vijayant Kohli, Atul Kumar and Aniruddh Rawal.
Reviews were mixed: BollywoodLife rated it 3.5 stars while Indian Express gave 2.5 stars, citing a slow third act and convenient screenplay twists.
- Who
- Emraan Hashmi as Shivam Pandit, with Disha Patani, Puran Gabbi, Shabana Azmi, Suvinder Vicky, Vijayant Kohli, Atul Kumar and Aniruddh Rawal; directed by Nitin Kakkar
- What
- A sequel to the 2007 cult film Awarapan, in which the wounded gangster Shivam Pandit targets an international child-trafficking network
- Where
- Bangkok
- When
- Almost 19 years after the original Awarapan (2007)
- Why
- Shivam is pulled back into the criminal world after the girl he named Aliyah is adopted and disappears into a trafficking racket
Favorable reviews
Critical reviews
Overall verdict
Favorable reviews
BollywoodLife rated the film 3.5 stars, calling it a solid theatrical entertainer that gets the nostalgia right without living entirely in the past.
Critical reviews
Indian Express rated it 2.5 stars and WION said the screenplay falters with convenient twists and less raw emotional intimacy than the original.
Nostalgia and the original
Favorable reviews
The sequel wisely carries forward Shivam's emotional history with familiar music, the amulet and references to Aliyah, which work for fans of the 2007 film.
Critical reviews
Relying on nostalgia means every major emotional moment can be compared with the original, which was quieter and more intimate than this bigger sequel.
Structure and pacing
Favorable reviews
The screenplay keeps audiences invested in Shivam's emotional journey despite the larger thriller setup, with a useful interval revelation.
Critical reviews
The film loses steam in the second half and falls into a long, dull third act, with developments that arrive simply because the screenplay needs the next twist.
Key facts
- Film
- Awarapan 2
- Director
- Nitin Kakkar
- Lead actor
- Emraan Hashmi (Shivam Pandit)
- Supporting cast
- Disha Patani (Zara), Puran Gabbi (Zorawar), Shabana Azmi (Nafisa), Suvinder Vicky (JD), Vijayant Kohli, Atul Kumar (Interpol officer), Aniruddh Rawal (Sikandar)
- Setting
- Bangkok
- Original film
- Awarapan (2007), directed by Mohit Suri
- Critic ratings
- 3.5 stars (BollywoodLife); 2.5 stars (Indian Express)
- Music
- Mithoon, Amaal Mallik and Jeet Gannguli; lyrics by Sayeed Quadri and Rashmi Virag; 'Yeh Awarapan' sung by Arijit Singh










