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{{Short description|2022 Indian Hindi-language action film}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2022}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2022}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Dhaakad
| image = Dhaakad poster.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = Razneesh Ghai
| producer = Deepak Mukut Sohel Maklai
| story = Razneesh Ghai ''Razy'' Ghai Chintan Gandhi Rinish Ravindra
| starring = {{ubl|[[Kangana Ranaut]]|[[Arjun Rampal]]|[[Divya Dutta]]|[[Saswata Chatterjee]]}}
| music = Dhruv Ghanekar
| cinematography = [[Tetsuo Nagata]]
| editing = Rameshwar S. Bhagat
| studio = Sohum Rockstar Entertainment Sohel Maklai Productions Asylum Films
| distributor = [[Zee Studios]]
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2022|05|20|ref1=<ref name="release date"/>}}
| runtime = 131 minutes<ref name="CBFC">{{Cite web|title=Kangana Ranaut starrer Dhaakad passed with A certificate by censor board|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/kangana-ranaut-starrer-dhaakad-passed-certificate-censor-board/|work=Bollywood Hungama|date=17 May 2022|access-date=17 May 2022|archive-date=17 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220517155751/https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/kangana-ranaut-starrer-dhaakad-passed-certificate-censor-board/|url-status=live}}</ref>
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| budget = {{Estimated}} {{INR|85}} [[crore]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Dhaakad Movie (2022) -Indian Express |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/made-at-rs-85-cr-budget-kangana-ranauts-dhaakad-earns-rs-258-cr-at-box-office-7970885/ |website=Indian Express |access-date=1 June 2022 |archive-date=15 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220615091621/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/made-at-rs-85-cr-budget-kangana-ranauts-dhaakad-earns-rs-258-cr-at-box-office-7970885/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
| gross = {{Estimated}} {{INR|3.77}} crore<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hungama |first=Bollywood |title=Dhaakad Box Office Collection {{!}} India {{!}} Day Wise {{!}} Box Office - Bollywood Hungama |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |date=20 May 2022 |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/dhaakad/box-office/ |access-date=2022-05-21 |language=en |archive-date=21 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220521213633/https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/dhaakad/box-office/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
}}

'''''Dhaakad''''' ({{Translation|Formidable}}) is a 2022 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[action film]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/dhaakad-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc0xmda0njg1|title=Dhaakad|website=[[British Board of Film Classification]]|access-date=20 May 2022|archive-date=20 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220520162235/https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/dhaakad-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc0xmda0njg1|url-status=live}}</ref> directed by Razneesh Ghai. It stars [[Kangana Ranaut]], [[Arjun Rampal]], [[Divya Dutta]] and [[Saswata Chatterjee]].<ref>{{Cite web | title=Kangana Ranaut's Fierce Look In Dhaakad Will Leave You Excited, Movie To Release On THIS Date | url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/kangana-ranauts-fierce-look-in-dhaakad-will-leave-you-excited-movie-to-release-on-this-date-4820123.html | work=news18.com | date=28 February 2022 | access-date=8 April 2022 | archive-date=8 April 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220408120543/https://www.news18.com/news/movies/kangana-ranauts-fierce-look-in-dhaakad-will-leave-you-excited-movie-to-release-on-this-date-4820123.html | url-status=live }}</ref>

However the film became one of the biggest [[Box-office bomb|box office bombs]] in Indian cinema, earning only ₹3.77 crores worldwide. <ref>{{Cite web |title=Dhaakad Is One Of The Biggest Disasters Of All Time - Box Office India |url=https://www.boxofficeindia.com/report-details.php?articleid=6946 |access-date=2023-03-08 |website=www.boxofficeindia.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-05-30 |title=Kangana Ranaut begins work on next film after Dhaakad's box office failure: 'I am most comfortable being a filmmaker' |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/kangana-ranaut-begins-work-on-next-film-after-dhaakad-s-box-office-failure-i-am-most-comfortable-being-a-filmmaker-101653897623910.html |access-date=2023-03-08 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-05-22 |title=Dhaakad box office collection Day 2: Kangana Ranaut-starrer is a huge disaster |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/box-office-collection/dhaakad-box-office-collection-day-2-kangana-ranaut-7930108/ |access-date=2023-03-08 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Dhaakad is a colossal flop, bringing down Kangana's box-office cred even further |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/dhaakad-is-a-colossal-flop-bringing-down-kangana-ranauts-box-office-cred-even-further/cid/1867498 |access-date=2023-03-08 |website=www.telegraphindia.com}}</ref>

==Plot==
Agent Agni is an International Task Force (ITF) officer, who is ruthless in her tactics of handling terrorists and criminals. Agni is an orphan, whose parents were killed by an assassin when she was a child. She is then raised by an ITF officer. Agni is sent to Budapest to gather details about a [[arms trafficking]] and [[human trafficking]] racket. As per the information collected by her, the mastermind of the racket is Rudraveer and his partner, Rohini. Rudraveer is a mysterious character, who operates from Sohagpur Coal Fields near [[Bhopal]], India. Agni is sent to collect information on Rudraveer so that he can be nabbed. Although hesitant at first, as her parents died in India, Agni goes ahead. She does not realize that she is going through with the toughest mission of her career. What happens forms the rest of the plot.

== Cast ==
* [[Kangana Ranaut]] as Agent Agni
* [[Arjun Rampal]] as Rudraveer<ref>{{Cite web | title=Arjun Rampal starts shooting for Dhaakad in Budapest | url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/arjun-rampal-starts-shooting-for-dhaakad-in-budapest-1824587-2021-07-06 | work=indiatoday.in | date=6 July 2021 | access-date=8 April 2022 | archive-date=8 April 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220408120556/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/arjun-rampal-starts-shooting-for-dhaakad-in-budapest-1824587-2021-07-06 | url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Divya Dutta]] as Rohini<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/dhaakad-divya-dutta-shares-her-character-rohini-s-first-look-calls-her-menacing-101611121709905-amp.html|title=Dhaakad: Divya Dutta shares her character Rohini's first look, calls her 'menacing'|work=Hindustan Times|date=20 January 2021|access-date=20 January 2021|archive-date=20 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210120115021/https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/dhaakad-divya-dutta-shares-her-character-rohini-s-first-look-calls-her-menacing-101611121709905-amp.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Saswata Chatterjee]] as Handler
* [[Sharib Hashmi]] as Fazal
* Tumul Balyan as Pratap
* Gabriel Georgiou as Shamsher
* Siddhant Shukla as Traitor
* Gyula Mesterhazy as Fyodor
* Daniel Viktor Nagy as Sheikh
* Mihir Ahuja as young Rudraveer<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mihir Ahuja: 'Talent deserves to be given a chance and Zoya is doing just that' |url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/trends/entertainment/mihir-ahuja-talent-deserves-to-be-given-a-chance-and-zoya-is-doing-just-that-8675421.html |access-date=2022-08-20 |website=Moneycontrol |date=12 June 2022 |language=en}}</ref>
* Sejal Jaiswal as Agni's Mother

==Production==
===Development===
''Dhaakad'' was announced on 20 October 2020. Kangana shared her various looks from the film. Kangana wrote on Instagram, "She is fierce, feisty and fearless. #AgentAgni is all geared up to set the big screen on fire.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kangana Ranaut announces Dhaakad release date with new photos, Samantha Ruth Prabhu says it is 'lit'|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/kangana-ranaut-announces-dhaakad-release-date-with-new-photos-agent-agni-to-set-the-big-screen-on-fire-7579111/|access-date=2021-10-20|website=indianexpress.com|date=20 October 2021|language=en|archive-date=6 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220506205817/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/kangana-ranaut-announces-dhaakad-release-date-with-new-photos-agent-agni-to-set-the-big-screen-on-fire-7579111/|url-status=live}}</ref> In an interview Kangana said, "Dhaakad is not only a benchmark film for my career but will be a turning point for Indian cinema as well. The film is mounted on a large scale, and is one of a kind female-led action film."

===Training===
The actors appearing in the film as Agents, including Ranaut, underwent training in action flick for over three months.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kangana Ranaut begins her training session for 'Dhaakad'|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/celebrities/kangana-ranaut-begins-her-training-session-for-dhaakad-along-with-thalaivi-shoot-pics-666216|access-date=2020-11-20|website=indiatvnews.com|date=20 November 2020|language=en|archive-date=23 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220423100932/https://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/celebrities/kangana-ranaut-begins-her-training-session-for-dhaakad-along-with-thalaivi-shoot-pics-666216|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Filming===
[[Principal photography]] began on 15 January 2021.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.filmfare.com/news/bollywood/kangana-ranaut-unwinds-with-crew-members-post-dhaakads-shoot-45818.html|title=Kangana Ranaut Unwinds With Crew Members Post Dhaakad's Shoot|work=Filmfare|date=15 January 2021|access-date=18 January 2021|archive-date=17 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210117044021/https://www.filmfare.com/news/bollywood/kangana-ranaut-unwinds-with-crew-members-post-dhaakads-shoot-45818.html|url-status=live}}</ref> It has been shot in [[Betul, Madhya Pradesh|Betul]], [[Madhya Pradesh]] and [[Budapest]]. Razneesh Razy Ghai, the director of the film wrote on his Instagram account, "The producers and I were insistent that we hire key members of the team from other film industries. When you want your film to have high-octane action, you have to go above and beyond. For key sequences, we roped in action directors from the United States, South Korea, Canada and South Africa. Hitz international action specialists, as well as Cameron Hilts and Sea-young Oh. The Indian stunt team was on par with our international collaborators."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/dhakaad-director-razneesh-roped-stunt-choreographers-from-across-the-globe-for-the-kangana-ranaut-starrer-for-this-reason-5005417.html|title=Dhaakad: Director Razneesh Roped Stunt Choreographers from Across the Globe for The Kangana Ranaut Starrer for This Reason|work=news18.com|date=18 April 2022|access-date=18 April 2022|archive-date=18 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220418082057/https://www.news18.com/news/movies/dhakaad-director-razneesh-roped-stunt-choreographers-from-across-the-globe-for-the-kangana-ranaut-starrer-for-this-reason-5005417.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The filming was completed on 8 July 2021.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/kangana-ranaut-wraps-dhaakad-says-character-will-live-beyond-film/|title=Kangana Ranaut wraps up Dhaakad, says her character will live in me beyond the film|work=Bollywood Hungama|date=8 August 2021|access-date=8 August 2021|archive-date=8 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210808135715/https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/kangana-ranaut-wraps-dhaakad-says-character-will-live-beyond-film/|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Soundtrack==
{{Infobox album
| name = Dhaakad
| type = soundtrack
| artist = [[Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy]], [[Dhruv Ghanekar]], [[Badshah (rapper)|Badshah]] and Hiten Kumar
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 17 May 2022<ref name="jiosaavn">{{cite web|url=https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/dhaakad/QXnjI4Tj6fI_|title=Dhaakad – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack|date=19 May 2022|publisher=Jiosaavn|access-date=20 May 2022|archive-date=22 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220522095713/https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/dhaakad/QXnjI4Tj6fI_|url-status=live}}</ref>
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = 25:53
| language = Hindi
| label = SRE Music
| producer =
| misc = {{external music video| header = Official audio
|{{YouTube|HPkj6F-0Hpo|Dhaakad - Full Audio Songs Jukebox}}
}}
}}

The film's soundtrack is composed by [[Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy]] and [[Dhruv Ghanekar]] while the lyrics are written by [[Amitabh Bhattacharya]] and Ishitta Arun.<ref name="jiosaavn"/>

{{Track listing
| total_length = 25:53
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = She's On Fire
| extra1 = [[Badshah (rapper)|Badshah]], [[Nikhita Gandhi]]
| lyrics1 = [[Badshah (rapper)|Badshah]], Hiten Kumar
| length1 = 2:45
| title2 = Namonishan
| extra2 = [[Nikhita Gandhi]], [[Shankar Mahadevan]]
| lyrics2 = [[Amitabh Bhattacharya]]
| length2 = 4:20
| title3 = So Ja Re
| extra3 = [[Sunidhi Chauhan]], [[Hariharan (singer)|Hariharan]]
| lyrics3 = Ishitta Arun
| length3 = 5:13
| title4 = Babul
| extra4 = [[Richa Sharma (singer)|Richa Sharma]]
| lyrics4 = Traditional
| length4 = 3:43
| title5 = Barood
| extra5 = [[Sunidhi Chauhan]]
| lyrics5 = [[Amitabh Bhattacharya]]
| length5 = 4:12
| title6 = Dhaakad Title Song
| extra6 = Vasundhara Vee
| lyrics6 = Ishitta Arun
| length6 = 5:40
}}

==Release==

=== Theatrical ===
''Dhaakad'' was released theatrically on 20 May 2022 along with [[Kartik Aaryan]] starrer ''[[Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2]]''.<ref name="release date">{{Cite news |title=Kangana Ranaut's 'Dhaakad' to release on May 20 - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/kangana-ranauts-dhaakad-to-release-on-may-20/articleshow/90800858.cms |access-date=2022-04-13 |website=The Times of India |language=en |archive-date=13 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220413083557/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/kangana-ranauts-dhaakad-to-release-on-may-20/articleshow/90800858.cms |url-status=live }}</ref> The film was initially scheduled for a Diwali (November) 2020 release but due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] the film got postponed.<ref>{{Cite web |date=30 April 2020 |title=Kangana Ranaut's Dhaakad postponed indefinitely due to coronavirus scare |url=https://www.filmfare.com/news/bollywood/kangana-ranauts-dhaakad-postponed-indefinitely-due-to-coronavirus-scare-40386.html |url-status=live |access-date=5 May 2022 |website=[[Filmfare]] |archive-date=5 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220505184115/https://www.filmfare.com/news/bollywood/kangana-ranauts-dhaakad-postponed-indefinitely-due-to-coronavirus-scare-40386.html }}</ref> The film was postponed again and a new release date, 8 April 2022, was announced on 18 October 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |date=19 October 2022 |title=Kangana Ranaut shares four new looks and the release date of her spy-thriller 'Dhaakad' |url=https://m.tribuneindia.com/news/amritsar/campus-notes-326584 |url-status=live |access-date=5 May 2022 |website=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]] |archive-date=16 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220716044457/https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/amritsar/campus-notes-326584 }}</ref>

=== Distribution ===
The film was distributed by [[Zee Studios]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=divya.bhonsale |title=After box office failure, no OTT buyers for Kangana Ranaut's Dhaakad? |url=https://newsable.asianetnews.com/gallery/entertainment/after-box-office-failure-no-ott-buyers-for-kangana-ranaut-dhaakad-drb-rcic3b |access-date=2022-05-30 |website=Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd |language=en |archive-date=30 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220530105121/https://newsable.asianetnews.com/gallery/entertainment/after-box-office-failure-no-ott-buyers-for-kangana-ranaut-dhaakad-drb-rcic3b |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Home media ===
The film premiered on 1 July 2022 on [[ZEE5]] under subscription but, during the '''ZEE5 Manoranjan Festival''' it was made free on air till 1st January, 2023.<ref>{{Cite web|date=20 June 2022|title=Kangana Ranaut starrer Dhaakad to premiere on ZEE5 on July 1|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/kangana-ranaut-starrer-dhaakad-premiere-zee5-july-1/|access-date=20 June 2022|website=[[Bollywood Hungama]]|archive-date=20 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220620123234/https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/kangana-ranaut-starrer-dhaakad-premiere-zee5-july-1/|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Reception ==


Shalini Langer of ''[[The Indian Express]]'' rated the film 3.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "A slick action film that is also coherent – Kangana Ranaut-Divya Dutta-Arjun Rampal film is an achievement".<ref>{{cite web|title=Dhaakad movie review: Kangana Ranaut, Divya Dutta do the heavy lifting in this slick action film|url=https://www.indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/dhaakad-movie-review-kangana-ranaut-arjun-rampal-divya-dutta-7927577/lite/|website=[[The Indian Express]]|date=20 May 2022 |access-date=20 May 2022|archive-date=20 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220520085851/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/dhaakad-movie-review-kangana-ranaut-arjun-rampal-divya-dutta-7927577/lite/|url-status=live}}</ref> Rachana Dubey of ''[[The Times Of India]]'' rated the film 3 out of 5 stars and wrote "It would have been great if along with the superb action and terrific visuals, the story, too, could have packed a punch".<ref>{{cite web|title=Dhaakad Movie Review: Kangana Ranaut kicks the envelope hard with this action-drama|url=https://www.m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/dhaakad/amp_movie_review/91675434.cms|website=[[The Times Of India]]|access-date=20 May 2022|archive-date=20 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220520052634/http://m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/dhaakad/amp_movie_review/91675434.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> Sonil Dedhia of ''[[News 18]]'' rated the film 3 out of 5 stars and wrote "Kangana Ranaut's solid performance in 'Dhaakad' combined with high-impact stunt work puts a stamp on her as a formidable female action star".<ref>{{cite web|title=Dhaakad Review: Kangana Ranaut Packs A Punch With Her Fearless Performance As Agent Agni|url=https://www.news18.com/amp/news/movies/dhaakad-review-kangana-ranaut-packs-a-punch-with-her-fearless-performance-as-agent-agni-5209801.html|website=[[News 18]]|date=20 May 2022 |access-date=20 May 2022|archive-date=20 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220520051234/https://www.news18.com/amp/news/movies/dhaakad-review-kangana-ranaut-packs-a-punch-with-her-fearless-performance-as-agent-agni-5209801.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Pooja Biraia Jaiswal of ''[[The Week]]'' rated the film 3 out of 5 stars and wrote "Dhaakad is a popcorn film; an almost-edge-of-the-seat action thriller led by an able cast, spectacular action sequences and meticulous execution".<ref>{{cite web|title=Dhaakad review: This Kangana-starrer is action-packed, but superficial|url=https://www.theweek.in/review/movies/2022/05/20/dhaakad-review-this-kangana-starrer-is-action-packed-but-superficial.amp.html|website=[[The Week]]|access-date=20 May 2022|archive-date=20 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220520145103/https://www.theweek.in/review/movies/2022/05/20/dhaakad-review-this-kangana-starrer-is-action-packed-but-superficial.amp.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Nandini Ramnath of ''[[Scroll.in]]'' rated the film 2 out of 5 stars and wrote "Dhaakad makes little effort to credibly localise its themes".<ref>{{cite web|title='Dhaakad review: All work and no play makes Agni a dull girl|url=https://www.scroll.in/reel/1023918/dhaakad-review-all-work-and-no-play-makes-agni-a-dull-girl|website=[[Scroll.in]]|date=20 May 2022 |access-date=20 May 2022|archive-date=20 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220520053647/https://scroll.in/reel/1023918/dhaakad-review-all-work-and-no-play-makes-agni-a-dull-girl|url-status=live}}</ref>

Bharathi Pradhan of ''[[Lehren]]'' rated the film 1.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "Dhaakad is singularly unimaginative in its presentation and execution".<ref>{{cite web|title=Dhaakad Review: Implodes With Exhaustion|url=https://lehren.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/dhaakad-review-kangana-ranaut-arjun-rampal/126744/|website=[[Lehren]]|date=20 May 2022|access-date=20 May 2022|archive-date=20 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220520145747/https://lehren.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/dhaakad-review-kangana-ranaut-arjun-rampal/126744/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Anna M.M. Vetticad]] of ''[[Firstpost]]'' rated the film 0.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "Dhaakad is marred by extremely violent scenes, vacuous writing, dull direction and is boring-as-hell".<ref>{{cite web|title=Dhaakad movie review: Kangana Ranaut tries a Lara Croft in a dull, embarrassingly derivative, grossly violent saga|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/dhaakad-movie-review-kangana-ranaut-tries-a-lara-croft-in-a-dull-embarrassingly-derivative-grossly-violent-saga-10698181.html|website=[[Firstpost]]|date=20 May 2022|access-date=20 May 2022|archive-date=20 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220520100846/https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/dhaakad-movie-review-kangana-ranaut-tries-a-lara-croft-in-a-dull-embarrassingly-derivative-grossly-violent-saga-10698181.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Sukanya Verma of ''[[Rediff]]'' rated the film 2 out of 5 stars and wrote "Kangana Ranaut ticks off all the boxes of the poker-faced spy model in Dhakaad, but the movie needs real rescuing".<ref>{{cite web|title=Dhaakad Review|url=https://www.m.rediff.com/amp/movies/review/dhaakad-review/20220520.htm|website=[[Rediff]]|access-date=20 May 2022|archive-date=23 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220523144615/https://m.rediff.com/amp/movies/review/dhaakad-review/20220520.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> Swati Chopra of [[The Quint]] rated the film 1 out of 5 and wrote, "Dhaakad's stunt choreography and camera work by Tetsua Nahata is impressive and that's what makes the film somewhat bearable."<ref>{{cite news |last1=Chopra |first1=Swati |title=Review: Kangana Ranaut's 'Dhaakad' is All Sound & No Sense |url=https://www.thequint.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/dhaakad-review-kangana-ranaut-arjun-rampal-divya-dutta#read-more |access-date=22 June 2022 |work=TheQuint |publisher=[[The Quint]] |date=20 May 2022 |language=en |archive-date=22 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220622114748/https://www.thequint.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/dhaakad-review-kangana-ranaut-arjun-rampal-divya-dutta#read-more |url-status=live }}</ref> ''[[Bollywood Hungama]]'' called ''Dhaakad'' a "disastrous flop at the box office".<ref name="BH Flop">{{cite news |last1=Hungama |first1=Bollywood |title=Dhaakad is a disastrous flop at the box office; 2nd consecutive nonstarter and 8 flops of the last 9 releases for Kangana Ranaut :Bollywood Box Office - Bollywood Hungama |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/box-office-special-features/kangana-ranauts-dhaakad-disastrous-flop-box-office-2nd-consecutive-nonstarter-8-flops-last-9-releases/ |access-date=9 June 2022 |date=26 May 2022 |language=en |archive-date=1 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220601133028/https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/box-office-special-features/kangana-ranauts-dhaakad-disastrous-flop-box-office-2nd-consecutive-nonstarter-8-flops-last-9-releases/ |url-status=live }}</ref> It rated the film 1.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "The Kangana Ranaut starrer DHAAKAD is all style and no substance and fails to deliver entertainment value".<ref>{{cite web|title=Dhaakad Movie Review: DHAAKAD is all style and no substance and fails to deliver entertainment value|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/amp/movie/dhaakad/critic-review/dhaakad-movie-review/dhaakad-is-all-style-and-no-substance-and-fails-to-deliver-entertainment-value/|website=[[Bollywood Hungama]]|date=20 May 2022|access-date=20 May 2022|archive-date=20 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220520081905/https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/amp/movie/dhaakad/critic-review/dhaakad-movie-review/dhaakad-is-all-style-and-no-substance-and-fails-to-deliver-entertainment-value/|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Box office===
''Dhaakad'' was a major [[box-office bomb|box office disaster]], with most of its shows discontinued from cinemas within one week of release. <ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-05-25 |title=Kangana's 'Dhaakad' Joins 'Acharya', 'Radhe Shyam' & '83' In All-Time Biggest Disasters List |url=https://www.mensxp.com/entertainment/bollywood/108272-dhaakad-amongst-biggest-disasters-of-indian-cinema.html |access-date=2022-06-17 |website=www.mensxp.com |language=en-IN |archive-date=30 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220630170957/https://www.mensxp.com/entertainment/bollywood/108272-dhaakad-amongst-biggest-disasters-of-indian-cinema.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Hungama |first=Bollywood |date=2022-05-26 |title=Dhaakad is a disastrous flop at the box office; 2nd consecutive nonstarter and 8 flops of the last 9 releases for Kangana Ranaut :Bollywood Box Office - Bollywood Hungama |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/box-office-special-features/kangana-ranauts-dhaakad-disastrous-flop-box-office-2nd-consecutive-nonstarter-8-flops-last-9-releases/ |access-date=2022-05-26 |language=en |archive-date=26 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220526172953/https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/box-office-special-features/kangana-ranauts-dhaakad-disastrous-flop-box-office-2nd-consecutive-nonstarter-8-flops-last-9-releases/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/disastrous-week-1-kangana-ranauts-dhaakad-discontinued-nearly-cinemas-no-shows-mumbai/|title=After a DISASTROUS Week 1, Kangana Ranaut's Dhaakad discontinued from nearly all cinemas; NO shows in Mumbai|website=[[Bollywood Hungama]]|date=27 May 2022 |access-date=27 May 2022|archive-date=27 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220527071107/https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/disastrous-week-1-kangana-ranauts-dhaakad-discontinued-nearly-cinemas-no-shows-mumbai/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Kangana Ranaut {{!}} Dhaakad Movie: Dhaakad' sells 20 tickets on Day 8, netizens come up with Kangana Ranaut-memes |work=The Economic Times |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/dhaakad-sells-20-tickets-on-day-8-netizens-come-up-with-kangana-ranaut-memes/articleshow/91853881.cms |access-date=2022-06-17 |archive-date=29 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220529052818/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/dhaakad-sells-20-tickets-on-day-8-netizens-come-up-with-kangana-ranaut-memes/articleshow/91853881.cms |url-status=live }}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|10598156}}
* {{Bollywood Hungama title|dhaakad}}

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Dhaakad - Revision history

Ajay Kumar at 05:12, 20 August 2023