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{{short description|2015 film by Remo D'Souza}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = ABCD 2
| image = ABCD_2_poster.jpeg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Remo D'Souza]]
| producer = [[Siddharth Roy Kapur]]
| writer = '''Dialogues and Lyrics:''' [[Mayur Puri]] '''Screenplay:''' [[Remo D'Souza]] [[Tushar Hiranandani]]
| story = [[Remo D'Souza]]
| based_on = ''[[Kings United|Suresh & Vernon]]'' of the [[Kings United|Fictitious Crew]]
| starring =[[Prabhu Deva]] [[Varun Dhawan]] [[Shraddha Kapoor]] [[Lauren Gottlieb]] [[Raghav Juyal]] [[Punit Pathak]] [[Dharmesh Yelande]]
| music = [[Sachin–Jigar]]
| cinematography = Vijay Kumar Arora
| editing = Manan Sagar , Sagor Mudak
| studio = [[Walt Disney Pictures]]
| distributor = [[UTV Motion Pictures]]
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2015|06|19}}
| runtime = 154 minutes
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| budget = {{INR|650 million}}<ref name=financials>{{cite web |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=2882 |title=ABCD 2 – Movie – Box Office India |access-date=6 October 2017}}</ref>
| gross = {{Estimation}} {{INR|1.65 billion}}<ref name=financials/>
}}

'''''Disney's ABCD 2''''', also known as '''''Any Body Can Dance 2''''', is a 2015 Indian [[dance film]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Varun-Dhawans-character-in-ABCD2-based-on-the-life-of-Indias-Got-Talent-winner-Suresh-Mukund/articleshow/43167641.cms |title=Varun Dhawan's character in ABCD2 based on the life of India's Got Talent winner Suresh Mukund |last=Priya |first=Gupta |publisher=[[Times of India]] |date=13 January 2015}}</ref> directed by [[Remo D'Souza]] and produced by [[Siddharth Roy Kapur]] under [[Walt Disney Pictures]]. A sequel to the 2013 film ''[[ABCD: Any Body Can Dance]]'', the film stars [[Prabhu Deva]], [[Varun Dhawan]], [[Shraddha Kapoor]], Sushant Pujari, [[Raghav Juyal]], [[Dharmesh Yelande]], [[Punit Pathak]] and [[Lauren Gottlieb]], and is partially inspired by the life account of [[Kings United|Suresh Mukund and Vernon Monteiro]], founders of the "fictitious dance crew" ''The Kings'', who went on to win the World Hip Hop Dance Championship in San Diego.<ref>[First look of ABCD 2; Satish Tulimilli, Shraddha Kapoor to groove in Prabhu Deva's film]. daily.bhaskar.com. Retrieved on 21 July 2015.</ref>

Being the only film to be wholly owned and distributed by [[Walt Disney Pictures]] in India under its own brand, ''ABCD 2'' released on 19 June 2015 in [[3D film|3D]], and was one of Disney's first original musical films in the Indian market, with [[Sachin–Jigar]] composing the soundtrack and background score, while [[Mayur Puri]] wrote the dialogues and lyrics.<ref>[https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/abcd-2-varun-dhawan-plays-suresh-from-fictitious-dance-academy/Mission-Mangal-(2019)-Bollywood-Movie-Trailer.html ‘ABCD 2: Varun Dhawan plays Suresh from Fictitious Dance Academy]. The Indian Express (4 July 2014). Retrieved on 21 July 2015.</ref><ref>[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Shraddha-Kapoor-injures-herself-while-dancing-for-ABCD-2/articleshow/39288650.cms Shraddha Kapoor injures herself while dancing for ABCD 2 – The Times of India]. Timesofindia.indiatimes.com (30 July 2014). Retrieved on 21 July 2015.</ref> The decommissioned [[warship]] {{INS|Vikrant|R11|6}} was featured as a backdrop behind the dance group's practice area during the first half of the film.<ref>[Varun Dhawan poses before the INS Vikrant battle ship]. Bollywoodnazar.com (20 October 2014). Retrieved on 21 July 2015.</ref>

''ABCD 2'' earned positive to mixed reviews, with praise for its production design, choreography, music and the performances of Deva, Dhawan and Kapoor, while criticism was aimed at its writing and length.

== Plot ==
{{Long plot|date=April 2021}}
Suresh 'Suru' Mukund wants to be a big dancer to fulfill his mother's wish. Vinita "Vinnie" Sharma wants to be the best hip-hop dancer. Childhood friends from suburban [[Nalasopara]], [[Mumbai]], they form a team and participate in a national level competition ''Hum Kisi Se Kum Nahin'' where they are disqualified from the grand finale as their moves are revealed to be copied from the performance act of the ''[[Philippine All Stars]]'' and the judges term them, cheaters. Everyone departs to search for jobs. Suru returns to work in a bar as a waiter, Vinnie rejoins a beauty parlor and Vernon gets back as a delivery boy where, on and off, they are insulted as cheaters. The departure of angry teammates adds injury to insult, and nothing is set to be corrected.

Suru hopes to remove the negative tag by planning to win a grander hip-hop competition in [[Las Vegas]]. One day he watches Vishnu, a rogue visitor, prove his dance mettle to a betting visitor in the bar and convinces him repeatedly to be their choreographer. They audition for people and formulate the team. During the practices for qualifiers, Vinod, a deaf-mute dancer, comes to know of Vinnie and Suru's hidden love for each other. They visit the qualifiers in Bangalore, where they are pre-insulted as cheaters, but manage to win it after Vishnu begs the audience for one last chance for the team. Although things are fine, Suru is broken when Shetty Anna, the owner of the bar where he is employed, refuses to provide him financial support extending to Rs. 25 lakhs / Rs. 2.5  million, something he had earlier publicly promised to Suru at the time of the ''Hum Kisi Se Kum Nahin'' finale, and Suru leaves the place, angry at Anna's insulting language for Vinnie. However, Vishnu manages to get the money from Crocxz's uncle who he convinces after Suru loses hope when Vishnu gets angry at his inability to arrange team funds. Later they prepare to go to Las Vegas, but Vinod learns from Vishnu himself that the latter has ulterior motives to go to Vegas, and, as a matter of fact, he had deliberately impressed Suru and friends to procure a way out for his plan. After reaching Las Vegas, they win the qualifiers. Later, Vishnu leaves the hotel with team money to meet his son Manu, whose mother Swati, Vishnu's ex-wife, is married to another man and has moved on in life. His son Manu recognizes him, his art, and his achievements, and Vishnu leaves with a contented heart.

Meanwhile, Vinnie gets injured due to excessive rehearsal and is replaced by Olive, an American girl of partial Indian origin, and Vishnu discovers this while thanking friend Gopi, who works in a bar-cum-hotel. At the same time, Suru is enraged when he finds Vishnu missing and tries to proceed with jam sessions all on his own, but in vain. Vishnu returns while trying to save the day for Suru from the German team as they get into a fight, later admitting he had made a 'mistake' leaving without permission although he didn't want to lose a family he had yearned to create in years; he apologizes, is forgiven by Suru, and the team enters the finals. Across rehearsals, Olive gets close to Suru making Vinnie jealous. After many instances, one in which Suru tricks Vinnie into getting fed by him by pretending to feed Olive, which would have obviously made Vinnie jealous, Vinnie finally confronts Suru, who initially finds it difficult to confess his love for her as they had been best friends from childhood, but eventually, Vinnie and Suru get together. Although Olive has feelings for Suru, an in-person conversation with Vinnie assures Olive that Suru had that inherent charm with nothing to do about his sweetness, and Olive agrees to continue with the Indian Stunners after Vinnie recovers. The team enters the final, where Vinod's health worsens during an "assemblage" by the team, and the formation suddenly breaks down even as his friend D, who knew about his tuberculosis problem, tries to support him. Everyone has almost given up after the accident when Vinod tries to encourage Suru, who forgoes the accident and the others return to make the formation with success with Vinod at the bottom. Although unable to win the competition, they win the hearts of millions, with Suru lending a voiceover narrative about his mother's motivational lessons on dance.

== Cast ==
{{colbegin}}
* [[Prabhu Deva]] as Vishnu
* [[Varun Dhawan]] as Suresh "Suru" Mukund
*[[Shraddha Kapoor]] as Vinita "Vinnie" Sharma
*[[Naufal Azmir Khan]] as Nikhil
*Sushant Pujari as Vernon Monteiro<ref>https://www.filmibeat.com/celebs/sushant-pujari.html</ref>
*[[Lauren Gottlieb]] as Olive
*[[Raghav Juyal]] as Raghav "Crocxz"
*[[Dharmesh Yelande]] as "D"
*[[Punit Pathak]] as Vinod
*[[Tisca Chopra]] as Swati
* [[Murali Sharma]] as Shetty Anna
* Pavan Rao as Pavan
* Dipak Salve as Dipak
* Sandip Sable as Sandi
* Pravin Bhosale as Chotu
*Nikhil Kasare as Nikhil
* [[Prachi Shah]] as Padmashree Durga Devi, Suru's deceased mother
* Alina Kumar as Mayuri
* Jineet Rath as Manu, Vishnu's son
*[[Pooja Batra]] in a special appearance as Pooja Kohli
*[[Shashank Khaitan]] in a friendly appearance as a local judge in the Bengaluru qualifiers
*[[Kapil Sharma (comedian)|Kapil Sharma]] as himself
*[[Navjot Singh Sidhu]] as himself
{{colend}}

==Filming==
''ABCD 2'' was shot in [[Mumbai]], [[Bangalore]] and [[Las Vegas]].<ref>[http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-what-was-shraddha-kapoor-missing-during-her-abcd-2-shoot-2052438 What was Shraddha Kapoor missing during her 'ABCD 2' shoot? | Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis]. Dnaindia.com (14 January 2015). Retrieved on 21 July 2015.</ref> the shooting was finally over in March 2015.<ref>[http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-varun-and-shraddha-wrap-up-shooting-abcd-2-2066753 Varun and Shraddha wrap up shooting 'ABCD 2' | Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis]. Dnaindia.com (7 March 2015). Retrieved on 21 July 2015.</ref> The young-talented French duo [[Les Twins]] (Laurent and Larry Bourgeois) were also roped in for a special freestyle dance in the song "Tattoo".<ref>[http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/abcd-2-review-varun-dhawan-shraddha-kapoor-remo-dsouza-prabhudheva-film-review/1/445640.html ABCD 2 review: A true story turned into a humdrum affair : Reviews, News – India Today]. Indiatoday.intoday.in (19 June 2015). Retrieved on 16 October 2015.</ref><ref>[http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/screen/les-twins-in-zubaan/ Les Twins in Zubaan]. The Indian Express (13 June 2014). Retrieved on 16 October 2015.</ref> Shraddha Kapoor is known to have celebrated her 26th birthday on the sets of the film with a Disney princess cake.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/photo-features/shraddha-kapoor-lesser-known-facts/shraddha-kapoor-lesser-known-facts/photostory/48867470.cms |title=Shraddha Kapoor: Lesser known facts {{!}} The Times of India|website=The Times of India|access-date=27 June 2018}}</ref>

== Release ==

''ABCD 2'' was released by [[UTV Motion Pictures]], a [[The Walt Disney Company India|Disney]] subsidiary, on 19 June 2015.<ref>{{cite web |title=ABCD – Any Body Can Dance – 2 2015 Movie News, Wallpapers, Songs & Videos – Bollywood Hungama |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/728759 |website=www.bollywoodhungama.com |access-date=4 June 2015 |first=Bollywood |last=Hungama}}</ref> However, D'Souza wanted to pre-release it on 18 June 2015 due to the beginning of the Muslim holy month of [[Ramadan]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Shraddha Kapoor and Varun Dhawan's ABCD 2 not releasing on June 19? |url=http://www.bollywoodlife.com/news-gossip/shraddha-kapoor-and-varun-dhawans-abcd-2-not-releasing-on-june-19/ |publisher=Bollywood Life |access-date=19 June 2015}}</ref> He stated, ''We just come to know that the Holy month of Ramadan starts on 19 June, the day we have scheduled the release of ABCD 2. I've been receiving so many emails and messages from my Muslim friends requesting not to release on that day, as they would be unable to go for the film.''<ref>{{cite web |title=Varun Dhawan and Shraddha Kapoor's ABCD 2 preponed? |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-varun-dhawan-shraddha-kapoor-film-preponed-2086936 |publisher=[[DNA India]] |access-date=19 June 2015}}</ref>

== Critical reception ==

On the [[review aggregator|review aggregation]] website [[Rotten Tomatoes]], the film has a rating of 58%, based on 12 reviews, with an average rating of 6/10.<ref name="RT">{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/abcd_2/ |title=ABCD 2 (2015) |website=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=17 August 2016}}</ref>

Meena Iyre from ''[[The Times of India]]'' gave it 3 out of 5 stars stating the film raises the bar from its first part.<ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/ABCD-2/movie-review/47735000.cms 'Meena Iyre – "ABCD 2 Review: The film raises the bar from its first part"']. Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved on 21 July 2015.</ref> Sukanya Verma of ''[[Rediff]]'' liked the choreography but thought that "because of its poorly paced beginning, ABCD 2 feels a bit of stretch at 154 minutes." She gave the film 2.5 out of 5 stars.<ref>[http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/abcd-2-review-all-dance-not-enough-soul/20150619.htm 'Sukanya Verma – "ABCD 2 Review: ABCD 2 feels a bit of stretch at 154 minutes."']. Rediff.com (19 June 2015). Retrieved on 21 July 2015.</ref> Rajeev Masand of ''[[CNN-IBN]]'' also gave the film 2.5 out of 5 stars writing that the film "makes up for its amateurish storytelling with its often jaw-dropping set pieces and the sheer hard work of its leads. Varun and Shraddha are so earnest, you're willing to forgive their less-than-convincing histrionics because their dancing – particularly Varun's – is mighty impressive. Both actors hold their own against the professionals without losing face."<ref>[http://www.ibnlive.com/news/movies/abcd-2-review-it-is-over-styled-and-over-scripted-to-the-last-detail-1008897.html 'Rajeev Masand – "ABCD 2 Review: makes up for its amateurish storytelling with its often jaw-dropping set pieces and the sheer hard work of its leads."']. Ibnlive.com. Retrieved on 21 July 2015.</ref>

The film got a negative review from Shubhra Gupta of The ''[[Indian Express]]'' who gave it 1.5 out of 5 stars. She wrote "A dance movie needs to electrify. That's missing in this Shraddha Kapoor, Varun Dhawan starrer".<ref>[http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/abcd-2-review-shraddha-kapoor-varun-dhawan-movies-beginning-is-its-end/ 'Shubhra Gupta – "ABCD 2 Review: A dance movie needs to electrify."']. Indianexpress.com (20 June 2015). Retrieved on 21 July 2015.</ref>

== Soundtrack ==
{{Infobox album
| name = ABCD 2
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = [[Sachin-Jigar]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 22 May 2015<ref>{{cite web |url=https://itunes.apple.com/in/album/abcd-2-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/997330772 |title=ABCD 2 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) |publisher=[[iTunes]]}}</ref>
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = {{Duration|m=43|s=33}}
| language = [[Hindi]]
| label = [[Zee Music Company]]
| producer =
| prev_title = [[Badlapur (film)|Badlapur]]
| prev_year = 2015
| next_title = [[Hero (2015 Hindi film)|Hero]]
| next_year = 2015
| misc = {{External media
| audio1 = {{YouTube|6623lBCRcDU|Audio Jukebox}}}}
}}

Distributed and released by [[Zee Music Company]] as part of its 2-year contract with [[The Walt Disney Company India|Disney]], the soundtrack and background score of ''ABCD 2'' is composed entirely by [[Sachin Sanghvi]] and [[Jigar Saraiya]] under the [[Sachin–Jigar]] alias, while the lyrics were written by [[Mayur Puri]], with [[Badshah (rapper)|Badshah]], Rimi Nique and D. Soldierz providing additional lyrics, while [[Priya Saraiya]] guest-wrote and sang the song "Sun Saathiya", a scratch version of which was featured in ''ABCD: Any Body Can Dance''.<ref>{{cite web |title=ABCD 2 Songs Lyrics |url=http://www.lyricser.com/abcd-2-songs-lyrics/ |publisher=LYRICSer|access-date=15 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150716031951/http://www.lyricser.com/abcd-2-songs-lyrics/|archive-date=16 July 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> The audio album was released on 22 May 2015.

A reprised, uncredited version of "Vande Mataram" appears during the end credits. The version is crooned by Sachin and Jigar.

A reprise version of "Bezubaan Phir Se" was also released, crooned by [[Shraddha Kapoor]] and Neel Sharma, with the English rap written by Sharma and the Hindi lyrics borrowed from Puri.

{{Track listing
| all_music = [[Sachin-Jigar]]
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Bezubaan Phir Se
| note1 =
| length1 = 4:32
| lyrics1 = [[Mayur Puri]]
| writer1 =
| extra1 = [[Vishal Dadlani]], [[Anushka Manchanda]], Madhav Krishna
| title8= Naach Meri Jaan
| note8 =
| length8 = 4:04
| lyrics8= Rimi Nique, Mayur Puri
| writer8 =
| extra8= [[Benny Dayal]], [[Shalmali Kholgade]], Siddharth Basrur, Rimi Nique
| title2 = Sun Saathiya
| note2 =
| length2 = 3:38
| lyrics2 = [[Priya Saraiya]]
| writer2 =
| extra2 = [[Priya Saraiya]], [[Divya Kumar (singer)|Divya Kumar]]
| title10= Vande Mataram
| note10 =
| length10= 7:14
| lyrics10= Mayur Puri, Badshah
| writer10=
| extra10 = [[Daler Mehndi]], Tanishka Sanghvi, [[Badshah (rapper)|Badshah]], Divya Kumar
| title3= Chunar
| length3 = 4:29
| lyrics3 = Mayur Puri
| extra3 = [[Arijit Singh]], '''Crescendo Vocals by:''' Divya Kumar
| title4= Happy Birthday
| length4 = 3:05
| lyrics4= D Soldierz, Mayur Puri
| extra4 = [[Varun Dhawan]], [[Sachin-Jigar]], D Soldierz
| title7 = Happy Hour
| length7 = 3:44
| lyrics7 = Mayur Puri
| extra7 = [[Mika Singh]]
| title5 = If You Hold My Hand
| length5 = 3:33
| lyrics5= Mayur Puri
| extra5= Benny Dayal, '''Extended Cut Vocals:''' [[Shefali Alvares]], Anushka Manchanda
| title6 = Hey Ganaraya
| length6 = 4:52
| lyrics6 = Mayur Puri
| extra6= Divya Kumar, '''Backing Vocals:''' Rajiv Sundersam, Nikhil Kasarekar
| title9 = Tattoo
| length9= 4:20
| lyrics9 = Mayur Puri
| extra9 = Shefali Alvares
| total_length = 43:33
}}

== Awards and nominations ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;" bgcolor="#B0C4DE"
|-
!Year
!Award Ceremony
!Category
!Recipient(s) and nominee(s)
!Result
!Ref.
|-
|rowspan="8"|[[8th Mirchi Music Awards|2015]]
|rowspan="8"| [[Mirchi Music Awards]]
|[[Mirchi Music Award for Song of The Year|Song of the Year]]
|"Chunar"
|rowspan="8" {{nom}}
| rowspan="8"|<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.mirchimusicawards.com/hindi-2015/Nomination/ |title=MMA Mirchi Music Awards |website=MMAMirchiMusicAwards|access-date=25 March 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.mirchimusicawards.com/hindi-2015/winners/ |title=MMA Mirchi Music Awards |website=MMAMirchiMusicAwards|access-date=25 March 2018}}</ref>
|-
|[[Mirchi Music Award for Album of The Year|Album of the Year]]
|[[Sachin-Jigar]], [[Mayur Puri]], [[Priya Saraiya]]
|-
|[[Mirchi Music Award for Male Vocalist of The Year|Male Vocalist of the Year]]
|[[Arijit Singh]] – "Chunar"
|-
|[[Mirchi Music Award for Music Composer of The Year|Music Composer of the Year]]
|Sachin-Jigar – "Chunar"
|-
|[[Mirchi Music Award for Lyricist of The Year|Lyricist of the Year]]
|Mayur Puri – "Chunar"
|-
|[[Mirchi Music Award for Upcoming Female Vocalist of The Year|Upcoming Female Vocalist of The Year]]
|[[Shraddha Kapoor]] – "Bezubaan Phir Se (Unplugged)"
|-
|Best Song Engineer (Recording & Mixing)
|[[Eric Pillai]] – "Sun Saathiya"
|-
|Best Background Score
|Sachin-Jigar
|-
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist|30em}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb movie|title=Any Body Can Dance 2}}
* {{BH movie|id=abcd-any-body-can-dance-2|title=ABCD – Any Body Can Dance – 2}}

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