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{{Short description|2025 Indian film by Shazia Iqbal}}
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{{Infobox film
| image = Dhadak 2.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Shazia Iqbal]]
| producer = {{ubl | [[Karan Johar]] | Umesh Kumar Bansal | [[Adar Poonawalla]] | Apoorva Mehta | Meenu Aroraa | Somen Mishra | Pragati Deshmukh}}
| based_on = {{based on|''[[Pariyerum Perumal]]''|Mari Selvaraj}}
| screenplay = Rahul Badwelkar [[Shazia Iqbal]]
| story = [[Mari Selvaraj]]
| starring = {{ubl |[[Siddhant Chaturvedi]]|[[Triptii Dimri]]}}
| cinematography = Sylvester Fonseca
| editing = Omkar Uttam Sakpal Sangeeth Varghese
| music = '''Score:''' Tanuj Tiku '''Songs:''' [[Rochak Kohli]] [[Tanishk Bagchi]] [[Javed-Mohsin]] [[Shreyas Puranik]]
| studio = {{ubl |[[Zee Studios]] | [[Dharma Productions]] | Cloud 9 Pictures}}
| distributor = Zee Studios
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2025|08|01}}
| runtime = 146 minutes<ref>{{Cite news |date=24 May 2025 |title=Breaking: Dhadak 2 finally cleared with U/A 16+ certificate after extensive cuts; CBFC changes caste slurs to 'junglee'; replaces a doha by Saint Tulsidas; censors 2 disturbing scenes |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/breaking-dhadak-2-finally-cleared-u-16-certificate-extensive-cuts-cbfc-changes-caste-slurs-junglee-replaces-doha-saint-tulsidas-censors-2-disturbing-scenes/ |access-date=27 May 2025 |work=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |language=en}}</ref>
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| budget =
| gross = {{estimation}} {{INR|29}} crore<ref name="BH">{{Cite web |last=Hungama |first=Bollywood |date=2025-08-01 |title=Dhadak 2 Box Office Collection |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/dhadak-2-2/box-office/ |access-date=2025-08-03 |language=en}}</ref>
}}

'''''Dhadak 2''''' ({{Translation|Heartbeat 2}}) is a 2025 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[romantic drama]] film written and directed by [[Shazia Iqbal]] and produced by [[Dharma Productions]], [[Zee Studios]] and Cloud 9 Pictures.<ref>{{Cite news |date=27 May 2024 |title=Karan Johar announces 'Dhadak 2' with Triptii Dimri, Siddhant Chaturvedi |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/karan-johar-announces-dhadak-2-triptii-dimri-siddhant-chaturvedi-2544293-2024-05-27 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240610151825/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/karan-johar-announces-dhadak-2-triptii-dimri-siddhant-chaturvedi-2544293-2024-05-27 |archive-date=10 June 2024 |access-date=10 June 2024 |work=[[India Today]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Karan Johar Announces Dhadak 2 With Siddhant Chaturvedi And Triptii Dimri and Ashish Chaudhary |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/karan-johar-drops-announcement-video-for-dhadak-2-that-s-it-that-s-the-headline-5755702 |access-date=10 June 2024 |work=[[NDTV]]}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2024-05-27 |title=Siddhant Chaturvedi and Triptii Dimri to star in Dhadak 2, Karan Johar calls the love story an 'alag' kahaani |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/siddhant-chaturvedi-and-triptii-dimri-to-star-in-dhadak-2-9354493/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240611115702/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/siddhant-chaturvedi-and-triptii-dimri-to-star-in-dhadak-2-9354493/ |archive-date=11 June 2024 |access-date=2024-06-11 |website=[[The Indian Express]] |language=en}}</ref> A [[spiritual sequel]] to ''[[Dhadak]]'' (2018) and a remake of the [[Tamil language|Tamil]] film ''[[Pariyerum Perumal]]'' (2018),<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-05-27 |title=Siddhant Chaturvedi, Triptii Dimri to star in 'Dhadak 2' |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/siddhant-chaturvedi-triptii-dimri-to-star-in-dhadak-2/article68220892.ece |access-date=2024-10-16 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> it stars [[Siddhant Chaturvedi]] and [[Triptii Dimri]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=27 May 2024 |title=Dhadak 2: Siddhant Chaturvedi and Triptii Dimri and Ashish Chaudhary starrer confirmed to be a remake of Pa Ranjith's Tamil film Pariyerum Perumal |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/dhadak-2-siddhant-chaturvedi-triptii-dimri-starrer-confirmed-remake-pa-ranjiths-tamil-film-pariyerum-perumal/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240617122433/https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/dhadak-2-siddhant-chaturvedi-triptii-dimri-starrer-confirmed-remake-pa-ranjiths-tamil-film-pariyerum-perumal/ |archive-date=17 June 2024 |access-date=17 June 2024 |work=[[Bollywood Hungama]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-09-26 |title=Dhadak 2 |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/movies/dhadak-2-movieshow-113700596 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241007094621/https://www.timesnownews.com/movies/dhadak-2-movieshow-113700596 |archive-date=7 October 2024 |access-date=2024-09-27 |website=Times Now |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-05-27 |title=Siddhant Chaturvedi, Triptii Dimri to star in 'Dhadak 2' |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/siddhant-chaturvedi-triptii-dimri-to-star-in-dhadak-2/article68220892.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240610151811/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/siddhant-chaturvedi-triptii-dimri-to-star-in-dhadak-2/article68220892.ece |archive-date=10 June 2024 |access-date=2024-09-27 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

''Dhadak 2'' was released theatrically on 1 August 2025 to positive reviews, but [[Box office bomb|underperformed]] at the box office, grossing approximately ₹30 crore worldwide against a production budget of ₹60 crore.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bollymoviereviewz.com/2025/08/dhadak-2-box-office-collection-day-4-worldwide-budget.html |title=Dhadak 2 Box Office Collection: Worldwide and Budget |publisher=Bolly Movie Reviewz |date=August 2025 |access-date=February 4, 2026}}</ref>

== Plot ==

Neelesh “Neel” Ahirwar (Siddhant Chaturvedi) is a law student from a historically marginalized, lower-caste community. Through the reservation system, he gains admission to a prestigious law school, where he intends to earnestly work hard and study to become a lawyer. In college, he meets Vidhi Bharadwaj (Triptii Dimri), a classmate from an upper-caste, socially privileged family. Despite their different backgrounds, the two develop a close friendship which gradually blossoms into love.

As their bond deepens, the social reality around them becomes ruthlessly clear. Vidhi’s family, especially her closer relatives, begin to object to the relationship. At one point, Neelesh is invited to Vidhi’s sister’s wedding (Nimisha). Her father reluctantly allows him to attend, but at the wedding, Neelesh is beaten by Vidhi’s cousins for "daring" to associate with someone from a higher caste. One of her cousins (Ronnie) even urinates on him to make this point, and while her father stops the physical humiliation, he reiterates the message - stay away from Vidhi.

For a time, Neelesh stays away from her, but the feelings of frustration and anger within him cause him to fight for his rights in other ways. For example, instead of sitting in the back of the class with the other lower caste students, he decides to sit in the front - in a seat generally used by Ronnie. This results in more bullying, this time in the college campus, resulting in Ronnie's suspension. As part of the disciplinary action, Neelesh's father was called to the college, where he also gets humiliated by the bullies, further increasing Neelesh's frustration.

One of their friends, Shekhar (from the same caste as Neelesh), ends up committing suicide due to being overwhelmed by the pressures and injustices around him - and the shared traumatic experience results in a reconciliation between Neelesh and Vidhi.

However, Vidhi's relatives are still against their relationship, and end up hiring Shankar - who is an "enforcer" of caste violence (i.e: he has previously killed other people for "daring" to engage in similar inter-caste relationships) - to kill Neelesh. Neelesh manages to escape while Shankar eventually commits suicide for the dishonor of not completing his job properly. Seeing Ronnie at the scene, he realizes who orchestrated this and chases after Ronnie all the way to the latter's home. Neelesh stops himself from killing Ronnie, but reveals all the injustice they have committed on him in public, humiliating them instead while Vidhi avoids further escalation.

In the end, love “wins” in the sense that Neelesh and Vidhi are together with at least a modicum of family acceptance, though not without paying a very steep emotional and physical cost.

==Cast==
* [[Siddhant Chaturvedi]] as Neelesh Ahirwar
* [[Triptii Dimri]] as Vidhi Bharadwaj
* [[Zakir Hussain (actor)|Zakir Hussain]] as Principal Haider Ansari
* [[Saurabh Sachdeva]] as Shankar
* [[Deeksha Joshi]] as Nimisha, Vidhi's sister
* [[Vipin Sharma]] as Mr. Ahirwar, Neelesh's father
* [[Saad Bilgrami]] as Ronnie Bharadwaj, Vidhi's cousin
* [[Harish Khanna (actor)|Harish Khanna]] as Arvind Bharadwaj, Vidhi's father
* Priyank Tiwari as Shekhar
* Aditya Thakare as Vasu
* Abhay Joshi as Prakash Bharadwaj, Vidhi's uncle
* Anubha Fatehpura as Mrs. Ahirwar Neelesh's mother
* Manjari Pupala as Richa
* Javed Khan as Himself

==Production==
''Dhadak 2'' began [[pre-production]] in April 2023, with [[Siddhant Chaturvedi]] and [[Triptii Dimri]] leading the cast under the production of [[Karan Johar]]. The film's official announcement was made on 15 May 2025, introducing the characters of Dimri and Chaturvedi in a musical teaser.<ref>{{Cite news |date=15 May 2025 |title=Siddhant Chaturvedi, Triptii Dimri to star in 'Dhadak 2' |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/siddhant-chaturvedi-triptii-dimri-to-star-in-dhadak-2/article68220892.ece |access-date=15 May 2025 |work=[[The Hindu]] |language=en-IN}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Karan Johar announces Dhadak 2 with Siddhant Chaturvedi and Triptii Dimri, over a year after denying making film |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/karan-johar-announces-dhadak-2-with-siddhant-chaturvedi-and-triptii-dimri-over-a-year-after-denying-making-film-101716795330003.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240610005509/https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/karan-johar-announces-dhadak-2-with-siddhant-chaturvedi-and-triptii-dimri-over-a-year-after-denying-making-film-101716795330003.html |archive-date=10 June 2024 |access-date=10 June 2024 |work=[[Hindustan Times]]}}</ref> Principal photography began in November 2024.<ref>{{Cite news |date=22 November 2024 |title=Dhadak 2: Siddhant Chaturvedi and Triptii Dimri begin shooting; photo from the set goes viral |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/dhadak-2-siddhant-chaturvedi-triptii-dimri-begin-shooting-photo-set-goes-viral/ |access-date=11 July 2025 |work=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |language=en-IN}}</ref> Major parts of the film were shot in [[Bhopal]] and [[Sehore]] in [[Madhya Pradesh]]. [[Somaiya Vidyavihar University]] in [[Mumbai]] and the Oriental Group of Institutes in Bhopal served as the backdrop for the college scenes in the film.<ref>{{Cite news |date=11 November 2024 |title=Dhadak 2: Triptii Dimri, Siddhant Chaturvedi Start Shooting For Sequel To 2018 Film. See Viral Pics |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/dhadak-2-triptii-dimri-siddhant-chaturvedi-begin-shooting-for-shazia-iqbal-s-movie-check-out-viral-snaps-with-fans-6994603 |access-date=30 July 2025 |work=[[NDTV]]}}</ref>

== Soundtrack ==
{{Infobox album
| name = Dhadak 2
| type = soundtrack
| artist = [[Rochak Kohli]], [[Tanishk Bagchi]], [[Javed-Mohsin]] and [[Shreyas Puranik]]
| released = 5 August 2025
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre = [[Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = {{Duration|m=23|s=21}}
| language = Hindi
| label = [[Zee Music Company]]
| misc = {{External media
| audio1 = {{YouTube|ne_dK-qvt_E|Dhadak 2 - Full Album}}
}}
}}

The music of the film is composed by [[Rochak Kohli]], [[Tanishk Bagchi]], [[Javed-Mohsin]] and [[Shreyas Puranik]] while the lyrics is written by [[Rashmi Virag]], [[Siddharth–Garima]], Gurpreet Saini and Ozil Dalal.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Shreyas Puranik on composing music for Dharma Productions in Dhadak 2, "It's a dream production house" |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/shreyas-puranik-composing-music-dharma-productions-dhadak-2-dream-production-house/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240617122435/https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/shreyas-puranik-composing-music-dharma-productions-dhadak-2-dream-production-house/ |archive-date=17 June 2024 |access-date=17 June 2024 |work=[[Bollywood Hungama]]}}</ref>

The first single titled "Bas Ek Dhadak" was released on 16 July 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dhadhak 2: Siddhant Chaturvedi, Triptii Dimri Chemistry Shines In Bas Ek Dhadak Song |url=https://www.news18.com/movies/bollywood/dhadhak-2-siddhant-chaturvedi-triptii-dimri-chemistry-shines-in-bas-ek-dhadak-song-ws-l-9441623.html |access-date=17 July 2025 |website=News18}}</ref> The second single titled "Preet Re' was released on 21 July 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |title='Preet Re' from Dhadak 2 drops: Siddhant Chaturvedi and Triptii Dimri come together for new love anthem |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/preet-re-dhadak-2-drops-siddhant-chaturvedi-triptii-dimri-come-together-new-love-anthem/ |access-date=21 July 2025 |website=Bollywood Hungama |date=21 July 2025 }}</ref> The third single titled "Duniya Alag" was released on 28 July 2025.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Irani |first=Shaheen |date=28 July 2025 |title=Dhadak 2 song Duniya Alag: Arijit Singh's voice brings depth to Siddhant Chaturvedi and Triptii Dimri's story |url=https://www.ottplay.com/news/dhadak-2-song-duniya-alag-arijit-singhs-voice-brings-depth-to-siddhant-chaturvedi-and-triptii-dimris-story/101abef9c0587 |access-date=29 July 2025 |work=[[HT Media|OTTplay]]}}</ref>

{{Track listing
| headline = Track listing
| total_length = 23:21
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Bas Ek Dhadak
| extra1 = [[Shreya Ghoshal]], [[Jubin Nautiyal]]
| lyrics1 = [[Rashmi Virag]]
| music1 = [[Javed-Mohsin]]
| length1 = 4:19
| title2 = Preet Re
| extra2 = [[Darshan Raval]], [[Jonita Gandhi]], Rochak Kohli
| lyrics2 = Gurpreet Saini
| music2 = [[Rochak Kohli]]
| length2 = 3:16
| title3 = Duniya Alag
| extra3 = [[Arijit Singh]]
| lyrics3 = [[Siddharth-Garima]]
| music3 = [[Shreyas Puranik]]
| length3 = 3:58
| title4 = Bawaria
| extra4 = Jubin Nautiyal, Suvarna Tiwari
| lyrics4 = Ozil Dalal
| music4 = [[Tanishk Bagchi]]
| length4 = 3:40
| title5 = Ye Kaisa Ishq
| extra5 = [[Rochak Kohli]]
| lyrics5 = Gurpreet Saini
| music5 = Rochak Kohli
| length5 = 3:07
| title6 = Tu Meri Dhadak Hai
| extra6 = [[Vishal Mishra (composer)|Vishal Mishra]]
| lyrics6 = Rashmi Virag
| music6 = Javed-Mohsin
| length6 = 5:01
}}

== Release ==
The film was initially scheduled for a theatrical release on 22 November 2024, but it was postponed multiple times—first to 21 February 2025 and then to 1 August 2025. All previous release dates were missed due to various delays, including issues related to CBFC clearance.<ref>{{Cite news |date=15 May 2025 |title=Karan Johar announces 'Dhadak 2' with Siddhant Chaturvedi and Triptii Dimri |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/karan-johar-announces-dhadak-2-with-siddhant-chaturvedi-and-triptii-dimri/articleshow/110462060.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240610151825/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/karan-johar-announces-dhadak-2-with-siddhant-chaturvedi-and-triptii-dimri/articleshow/110462060.cms |archive-date=10 June 2024 |access-date=15 May 2025 |work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=24 May 2025 |title=What We Know About CBFC Clearing Siddhant Chaturvedi And Triptii Dimri-Led Dhadak 2 After 16 Cuts |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/what-we-know-about-cbfc-clearing-siddhant-chaturvedi-and-triptii-dimri-led-dhadak-2-after-16-cuts-8495448 |access-date=2025-06-30 |website=[[NDTV]] |language=en}}</ref> It was later released on 1 August 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |date=12 July 2025 |title=Karan Johar on delay in Dhadak 2 release: CBFC was compassionate towards film |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/karan-johar-on-delay-in-dhadak-2-release-cbfc-was-compassionate-towards-film-siddhant-chaturvedi-triptii-dimri-101752283201669.html |access-date=2025-07-13 |website=[[Hindustan Times]] |language=en}}</ref>
=== Home media ===
The film began streaming on [[Netflix]] from 26 September 2025.<ref>{{cite web |access-date=25 September 2025 |title=Dhadak 2 OTT release: When and where to watch Siddhant Chaturvedi, Triptii Dimri film that earned ₹26.9 cr in India |date=25 September 2025 |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/dhadak-2-ott-release-when-and-where-to-watch-siddhant-chaturvedi-triptii-dimri-romantic-drama-101758790167458.html |publisher=Hindustan Times}}</ref>

==Reception==
===Box office===
''Dhadak 2'' has grossed {{INRConvert|29|c|lk=on|year=2025}} till date.<ref name="BH" />

===Critical reception===
''Dhadak 2'' received generally positive reviews from critics, with praise for the performances and the themes but some critics compared it unfavorably to the original. {{Rotten Tomatoes prose|63|5.5|16|consensus=|access-date={{RT data|access date}}}}<ref>{{Cite web|title=Dhadak 2|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/dhadak_2|accessdate=24 September 2025|website=Rotten Tomatoes}}</ref>

Rahul Desai of ''[[The Hollywood Reporter India]]'' commented that "Shazia Iqbal’s remake of ''[[Pariyerum Perumal]]'' is a brave and intuitive entry in the canon of anti-caste storytelling."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Desai |first=Rahul |date=1 August 2025 |title='Dhadak 2' Movie Review: Breaking Through The Clutter and Cynicism |url=https://www.hollywoodreporterindia.com/reviews/theatrical/dhadak-2-movie-review-siddhant-chaturvedi-triptii-dimris-drama-breaks-through-the-clutter-and-cynicism |access-date=2025-08-01 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter India]] |language=en}}</ref>
Subhash K Jha writing for ''[[News 24 (Indian TV channel)|News 24]]'' gave 4.5 stars out of 5 and writes that "Dhadak 2 is an experience far beyond the original. This is not a remake. It is an intelligent emotional recreation which irons out the rough edges, makes the original characters sharper and more authentic, adds new ones, imbuing the end product with a vigorous glow."<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Jha |first=Subhash K |date=1 August 2025 |title=Dhadak 2 Review: The Most Moving Emotion Picture On Caste Discrimination Since Masaan |url=https://news24online.com/entertainment/dhadak-2-review-the-most-moving-emotion-picture-on-caste-discrimination-since-masaan/611073/ |access-date=2025-08-01 |website=News 24 |language=en}}{{rating|4.5|5}}</ref> Divya Nair of ''[[Rediff.com]]'' awarded 4 stars out of 5 and noted that "After a long time, here's a film that does justice to the people whose stories are never heard or written about."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nair |first=Divya |date=1 August 2025 |title=Dhadak 2 Review: Must Watch! |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/review/dhadak-2-review/20250801.htm |access-date=2025-08-01 |website=[[Rediff.com]] |language=en}}{{rating|4|5}}</ref> Writing for ''[[The Hindu]]'', Anuj Kumar called the film a mixed bag mentioning,"In ''Dhadak 2'', a remake of the Tamil film ''Pariyerum Perumal'', where caste becomes the villain in a young romance, debutant director Shazia Iqbal struggles to strike a balance between retaining the voice of the original and applying a Dharma polish to a social reality that has been mainly out of the syllabus for Bollywood biggies."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kumar |first=Anuj |date=2025-08-01 |title='Dhadak 2' movie review: Siddhant Chaturvedi, Triptii Dimri star in a timely but prosaic version of 'Pariyerum Perumal' |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/dhadak-2-movie-review-siddhant-chaturvedi-triptii-dimri-prosaic-version-pariyerum-perumal/article69882529.ece |access-date=2025-08-02 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

Shachi Chaturvedi of ''[[News 18]]'' rated it 3.5/5 stars and commented that "It is a compelling romantic thriller tackling caste issues in modern [[India]]. Don't miss it.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chaturvedi |first=Sachi |date=1 August 2025 |title=Dhadak 2 Review: Siddhant Chaturvedi, Triptii Dimri Shine In Hard-Hitting Caste Drama |url=https://www.news18.com/movies/bollywood/dhadak-2-review-siddhant-chaturvedi-triptii-dimri-shine-in-hard-hitting-caste-drama-ws-l-9476040.html |access-date=2025-08-01 |website=News 18 |language=en}}</ref>
Critic of ''[[Bollywood Hungama]]'' gave it 3.5 stars out of 5 and said that ''Dhadak 2'' makes an important comment on the caste system and works due to the subject, performances, hard-hitting scenes and powerful climax."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hungama |first=Bollywood |date=1 August 2025 |title=Dhadak 2 Movie Review: DHADAK 2 makes an important comment on the caste system. |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/dhadak-2-2/critic-review/dhadak-2-2-movie-review/dhadak-2-makes-an-important-comment-on-the-caste-system/ |access-date=2025-08-01 |website=Bollywood Hungama |language=en}}{{rating|3.5|5}}</ref> Nandini Ramnath writing for ''[[Scroll.in]]'' observed that "The Hindi adaptation would have done well to dispense with the overreach of some of its source material. While ''Dhadak 2'' starkly reveals the manner in which casteism undermines the body, intellect and soul, the 146-minute movie piles on the misery for Neelesh, particularly in the heavy-going sections leading up to the climax."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ramnath |first=Nandini |date=1 August 2025 |title=Review: 'Dhadak 2' is a bold, powerful and often incendiary caste-crossed romance |url=https://scroll.in/reel/1084997/review-dhadak-2-is-a-bold-powerful-and-often-incendiary-caste-crossed-romance |access-date=2025-08-01 |website=[[Scroll.in]] |language=en}}</ref>
Sana Farzeen of ''[[India Today]]'' rated 3/5 stars and said that ''Dhadak 2'' has its heart in the right place and boasts compelling performances, but it stops short of becoming the powerful, unapologetic film it had the potential to be."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Farzeen |first=Sana |date=1 August 2025 |title=Dhadak 2 review: Siddhant-Triptii's film on casteism is brave but hesitates to roar |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/dhadak-2-review-siddhant-chaturvedi-triptii-dimri-casteism-brave-hesitates-to-roar-2764526-2025-08-01 |access-date=2025-08-01 |website=[[India Today]] |language=en}}{{rating|3|5}}</ref>
Rishabh Suri of ''[[Hindustan Times]]'' rated 2.5/5 stars writes in his review that "''Dhadak 2'' is a film that carries a powerful message but fumbles with its storytelling. It wants to speak about caste, oppression, and systemic injustice- and when it does, it hits the right notes. But it's weighed down by an uneven narrative and an overstretched runtime. This could have been a hard-hitting social drama. Instead, it settles for moments of brilliance buried under a ton of missed opportunities."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Suri |first=Rishabh |date=1 August 2025 |title=Dhadak 2 movie review: Siddhant Chaturvedi, Triptii Dimri's film on caste and love has so much to say, so little clarity |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/dhadak-2-movie-review-siddhant-chaturvedi-triptii-dimri-film-on-caste-and-love-has-so-much-to-say-so-little-clarity-101753973187371.html |access-date=2025-08-01 |website=[[Hindustan Times]] |language=en}}{{rating|2.5|5}}</ref>

Radhika Sharma of ''[[NDTV]]'' gave 3 stars out of 5 and said that "The [[Shazia Iqbal]] film calls a spade a spade, but the ending feels too good to be true."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sharma |first=Radhika |date=1 August 2025 |title=Dhadak 2 Review: This Siddhant Chaturvedi And Triptii Dimri Film Unsettles You, Doesn't Pull Any Punches On Caste Violence |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/dhadak-2-review-this-siddhant-chaturvedi-and-triptii-dimri-film-unsettles-you-doesnt-pull-any-punches-on-caste-violence-3-stars-8998834 |access-date=2025-08-01 |website=[[NDTV]] |language=en}}{{rating|3|5}}</ref>
Vinamra Mathur of ''[[Firstpost]]'' gave 3 stars out of 5 and observed that "Dhadak 2 may not change the scheme of things despite shedding light on the dark side of the nation. It also at times bites more than it can chew, with the screenplay juxtaposing horror and humour together."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mathur |first=Vinamra |date=1 August 2025 |title=Siddhant Chaturvedi and Triptii Dimri's 'Dhadak 2' movie review: An affecting love story about caste, humiliation, and honoure |url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/siddhant-chaturvedi-and-triptii-dimris-dhadak-2-movie-review-an-affecting-love-story-about-caste-humiliation-and-honour-13916575.html |access-date=2025-08-01 |website=[[Firstpost]] |language=en}}{{rating|3|5}}</ref>
Devesh Sharma of ''[[Filmfare]]'' rated it 4/5 stars and said that "This film isn't for the faint-hearted. It will make you uncomfortable, and that’s exactly the point. Because it should. As a society, we’ve learned to take caste discrimination in stride. We treat it like something that exists only in headlines, not in real life. Even when it happens right in front of us, we often choose to look away."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sharma |first=Devesh |date=1 August 2025 |title=Dhadak 2 Review: Siddhant Chaturvedi and Triptii Dimri Shine |url=https://www.filmfare.com/reviews/bollywood-movies/dhadak-2-review-siddhant-chaturvedi-and-triptii-dimri-shine-76220.html |access-date=2025-08-01 |website=[[Filmfare]] |language=en}}{{rating|4|5}}</ref> Writing for ''[[Mint (newspaper)|Mint]]'', Uday Bhatia mentioned,"Shazia Iqbal’s ''Dhadak 2'', a Hindi remake of ''Pariyerum Perumal'', takes a great deal from Mari Selvaraj’s superb 2018 Tamil film. I don’t remember this scene, though. It's a throwaway joke, but a telling one. Unlike most Hindi films about caste, which either tiptoe around the issue or are boringly instructional, ''Dhadak 2'' can imagine how people who’ve seen oppression their whole lives might turn it into gallows humour."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bhatia |first=Uday |date=2025-08-01 |title='Dhadak 2' review: An urgent, at times electric film about caste oppression |url=https://www.livemint.com/mint-lounge/art-and-culture/dhadak-2-review-film-caste-shazia-iqbal-siddhant-chaturvedi-triptii-dimri-pariyerum-perumal-11754048793198.html |access-date=2025-08-02 |website=mint |language=en}}</ref> [[Shubhra Gupta]] of ''[[The Indian Express]]'' rated the film 2.5 stars out of 5 and said that "This is a film which is clearly on the right side of many of the hot button issues we need to be pressing: casteism, classism, feminism, gender identities. While at it, you can see an awareness of the wrongs and injustices which have made, and continue to make headlines."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gupta |first=Shubhra |date=1 August 2025 |title=Dhadak 2 movie review: After Saiyaara, the passion in Triptii Dimri and Siddhant Chaturvedi's feels performative |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/dhadak-2-movie-review-triptii-dimri-siddhant-chaturvedi-starrer-10162940/ |access-date=2025-08-01 |website=[[The Indian Express]] |language=en}}{{rating|2.5|5}}</ref>

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Sindhupv at 14:32, 17 April 2026