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{{Short description|2017 film by David Dhawan}}{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2017}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Judwaa 2
| image = Judwaa 2 Poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| native_name =
| director = [[David Dhawan]]
| producer = [[Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment]]
| writer =
| screenplay = Yunus Sejawal [[Sajid-Farhad]] '''(dialogues)'''
| starring = [[Varun Dhawan]] [[Jacqueline Fernandez]] [[Taapsee Pannu]]
| music = '''Score:''' [[Sandeep Shirodkar]] '''Songs:''' [[Sajid–Wajid]] [[Meet Bros]] [[Sandeep Shirodkar]] [[Anu Malik]]
| cinematography = [[Ayananka Bose]]
| editing = Ritesh Soni
| studio = [[Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment]]
| distributor = [[Fox Star Studios]]
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2017|09|29|ref1=}}
| runtime = 149 minutes
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| budget = {{INR|link=yes}}65 [[crore]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/robcain/2017/09/30/in-this-dismal-year-for-bollywood-judwaa-2-brings-cause-for-celebration/|title=In This Dismal Year For Bollywood, 'Judwaa 2' Brings Cause For Celebration|first=Rob|last=Cain|website=[[Forbes]] |access-date=8 October 2017}}</ref>
| gross = {{Estimation}} {{INR}}227.59 crore<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/box-office-special-features/box-office-worldwide-collections-day-wise-breakup-judwaa-2/|title=Box Office: Worldwide Collections and Day wise breakup of Judwaa 2|website=[[Bollywood Hungama]]|date=9 November 2017}}</ref>
}}

'''''Judwaa 2''''' ({{translation|Twins 2}}) is a 2017 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[action comedy film]] directed by [[David Dhawan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/judwaa-2-varun-dhawan-steps-into-salman-khans-shoes-for-the-sequel/1/591484.html|title=Judwaa 2: Varun Dhawan steps into Salman Khans shoes for the sequel|access-date=8 October 2017}}</ref> A [[Reboot (fiction)|reboot]] of the 1997 film ''[[Judwaa]]'', which itself is a remake of [[Telugu film]] ''[[Hello Brother (1994 film)|Hello Brother]]'' (1994). The film stars [[Varun Dhawan]] playing twins Raja and Prem<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/varun-dhawan-on-judwaa-2-salman-khan-told-me-that-i-have-to-win-over-his-fans-4078831.html|title=Varun Dhawan on Judwaa 2: 'Salman Khan told me that I have to win over his fans'|last=Team|first=Firstpost|work=firstpost.com|access-date=2017-09-25}}</ref> opposite [[Jacqueline Fernandez]] and [[Taapsee Pannu]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/taapsee-pannu-shows-off-her-bikini-body-jacqueline-fernandez-flaunts-her-appetite-after-wrapping-up-judwaa-2-see-photos-4772361/|title=Taapsee Pannu shows off her bikini body, Jacqueline Fernandez flaunts her appetite after wrapping up Judwaa 2. See photos|date=29 July 2017 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/judwaa-2/cast/|title=HOT: Judwaa 2 Cast & Crew|website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |date=29 September 2017 }}</ref> Produced by [[Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nadiadwalagrandson.com/|title=Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment Pvt. Ltd.}}</ref> ''Judwaa 2''<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/pic-varun-dhawan-jacqueline-fernandez-and-taapsee-pannu-shake-a-leg-with-the-crowd-in-delhi/photostory/60836557.cms|title='Judwaa 2': Candid pics of Varun Dhawan, Jacqueline Fernandez and Taapsee Pannu|last=Team|first=timesofindia.indiatimes|work=timesofindia.indiatimes.com|access-date=2017-06-05}}</ref> was released on 29 September 2017.<ref name="Filmfare release">{{cite news|title=Varun Dhawan to romance Jacqueline Fernandez and Taapsee Pannu in Judwaa 2 |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/confirmed-varun-dhawan-romance-jacqueline-fernandez-taapsee-pannu-judwaa-2/|work=bollywoodhungama|date= 21 November 2016|access-date= 21 November 2016}}</ref>

==Plot==
While flying back to [[Mumbai]], Rajeev Malhotra meets Charles, a criminal. Malhotra then rushes to the hospital where his wife has given birth to [[Twin]] sons. The doctor explains that when the twins are near each other, their reflexes operate simultaneously.

Malhotra has the authorities at the hospital waiting to arrest Charles. In the scuffle, Charles kidnaps one of the twins and leaves him at the train tracks. Charles is arrested and is sentenced to twenty years in prison. The police advises Malhotra to take his wife and Prem and leave India, so they move to [[London]], [[England]]. The other twin is found by a woman named Kashibai and she raises him as her son in Mumbai, and names him Raja.

Twenty years later, Charles is almost about to be released from jail. Prem has grown up to be a kind and gentle [[Christians|Christian]] boy who aspires to be a musician. He is thrashed and bullied by an upperclassman, Rocky, on his first day of college and is pitied by Samaira. Samaira is impressed by Prem's [[Piano Sonata No. 11 (Mozart)#III. Alla turca|musical talents]] and asks him to come to her house and teach her music.

At the same time, Raja has grown up to be a fun-loving young man and staunch devotee of [[Ganesha|Ganpati Bappa]], growing alongside his friend Nandu in the slums. One day, he gets in brawl with Alex, a local goon's head, at the festivities for [[Ganesh Chaturti]]. Raja is warned to take Nandu and get out of India for a few days because Alex's goons will go after them. Raja and Nandu illegally fly to London and meet Alishka on the flight. Raja starts dating Alishka and Prem begins dating Samaira.

Now that Raja and Prem are both in London and are in close proximity to each other, their reflexes start operating simultaneously, and this creates a lot of confusion for the both of them and their girlfriends. They are also mistaken for each other by many people in the city.

One day, after Raja and Nandu save Malhotra from an accident, they find Alex and his uncle and discover that Alex lost his memory after that incident. Raja and Prem finally meet each other. They do not realize that they are twins and conclude that they only share the same face.

Alex regains his memory and bring Raja and Nandu to Charles, who is Alex's dad. Charles holds Nandu hostage demanding Malhotra in exchange. Raja finally discovers that he and Prem are twins. Prem, disguised as Raja, brings Malhotra to Charles.

Raja arrives and beats up all of his goons. Alex's uncle locks himself with Raja. But soon, Raja's reflexes reciprocate helping Prem beat Alex. Raja and Prem find their father tied to a bomb and later deactivate it after Raja's fluke.

The Malhotra family is finally reunited and Prem marries Samaira while Raja marries Alishka. They check out [[Judwaa|Raja and Prem]] outside who dance with them.

==Cast==
{{colbegin}}
* [[Varun Dhawan]] as Raja Kashi Patekar & Prem Malhotra
* [[Sartaj Kakkar]] as Little Raja & Prem
* [[Taapsee Pannu]] as Samara Jain, Prem's girlfriend
* [[Jacqueline Fernandez]] as Alishka Bakshi, Raja's girlfriend
* [[Anupam Kher]] as Balraj Bakshi, Alishka's father
* [[Sachin Khedekar]] as Rajeev Malhotra, Raja & Prem's father
* [[Prachi Shah]] as Ankita Malhotra, Raja & Prem's mother
* [[Upasana Singh]] as Mrs. Jain, Samara's mother
* [[Rajpal Yadav]] as Nandu Patekar
* [[Aryan Prajapati]] as Little Nandu
* [[Manoj Pahwa]] as Sharafat Ali, The Owner of the pizzeria where Raja worked in [[London]]
* [[Manoj Anand]] as Plane Passenger
* [[Atul Sharma]] as Shopper
* [[Donna Preston]] as Nancy
* [[Hiten Patel]] as Alex's Henchman
* [[Pippa Hughes]] as Dancer
* [[Pavan Malhotra]] as Officer Kuldeep Dhillon, London Police
* [[Ali Asgar (actor)|Ali Asgar]] as Dr. Manoj Lulla, Prem's therapist
* [[Vivan Bhatena]] as Alex, Charles’ son and Raja's enemy
* [[Zakir Hussain (actor)|Zakir Hussain]] as Charles, Rajeev's enemy
* [[Manoj Joshi (actor)|Manoj Joshi]] as Alex's Mama
* [[Vikas Verma]] as Rocky, Prem's colleague
* [[Johnny Lever]] as Pappu Passport
* [[Rajat Rawail]] as [[London]] Jewellery Showroom Owner
* [[Vineet Sharma]] as officer
* [[Naman Shri]] as Taxi driver
* [[Salman Khan]] as Raja & Prem of [[Judwaa (1997 film)|Judwaa]] (special appearance)
{{colend}}

== Development ==
David Dhawan described the film as a reboot of ''[[Judwaa]]''.<ref name="Judwaa 2 is a reboot" /> He said, "I was not writing a new script. There are some 8 – 10 scenes from Judwaa that I loved and that made me make this film."<ref name="Judwaa 2 is a reboot">{{cite news|title=Judwaa 2 is a reboot: David Dhawan finally talks about making Judwaa with Varun Dhawan |url=http://www.inuth.com/entertainment/bollywood/judwaa-2-reboot-david-dhawan-finally-talks-making-judwaa-varun-dhawan/|work=inuth|date= 21 August 2017|access-date= 12 September 2017}}</ref>

[[Ayananka Bose]] is the [[cinematographer]] of the film. The film has been edited by Ritesh Soni and the [[production designer]] of the film is [[Rajat Poddar]]. The [[screenplay]] has been written by Yunus Sajawal and the dialogues have been penned by [[Sajid-Farhad]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/judwaa-2/cast/|title=Judwaa 2 Cast & Crew|date=4 February 2017|website=[[Bollywood Hungama]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/bollywood-varun-dhawan-begins-shooting-of-judwaa-2-367695|title=Varun Dhawan begins shooting of 'Judwaa 2'|date=4 February 2017|publisher=[[India TV]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/varun-dhawan-judwaa-2-begins-shooting-devotional-song-4507566/|title=Judwaa 2: Varun Dhawan begins shooting with a devotional song. See pics|date=4 February 2017|publisher=[[The Indian Express]]}}</ref>

== Soundtrack ==
{{Infobox album
| name = Judwaa 2
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = [[Sajid–Wajid]], [[Meet Bros]], [[Sandeep Shirodkar]] and [[Anu Malik]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|df=yes|2017|September|12}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/in/album/judwaa-2-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-ep/1281961352 |title=Judwaa 2 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) |date=12 September 2017 |publisher=[[iTunes]]}}</ref>
| recorded = 2017
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Feature Film Soundtrack]]
| length = {{Duration|m=16|s=05}}
| language = [[Hindi]]
| label = [[Super Cassettes Industries T-Series|T-Series]]
| producer = [[Sajid Nadiadwala]]
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title =
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| misc = {{External media
| audio1 = {{YouTube|UF7mwZCMCtM|Audio Jukebox}}}}
}}

The music of the film was composed by [[Sajid–Wajid]], [[Meet Bros]], [[Sandeep Shirodkar]] and [[Anu Malik]] while lyrics were written by Dev Kohli, Danish Sabri and Sonu Saggu. Malik recreated two songs from ''[[Judwaa]]'', "Oonchi Hai Building" and "Chalti Hai Kya 9 Se 12" along with Shirodkar and were released on 25 August and 7 September 2017 as singles. The song ''Suno Ganpati Bappa Morya'' which is sung by [[Amit Mishra (singer)|Amit Mishra]] was released on 31 August 2017. The album was released by [[Super Cassettes Industries T-Series|T-Series]] on 12 September 2017.
{{track listing
| all_writing =
| headline = Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Chalti Hai Kya 9 Se 12
| length1 = 4:21
| lyrics1 = Dev Kohli
| music1 = [[Sandeep Shirodkar]], [[Anu Malik]]
| extra1 = [[Dev Negi]], [[Neha Kakkar]]
| title2 = Suno Ganpati Bappa Morya
| length2 = 4:39
| lyrics2 = Danish Sabri
| music2 = [[Sajid–Wajid]]
| extra2 = [[Amit Mishra (singer)|Amit Mishra]]
| title3 = Oonchi Hai Building 2.0
| length3 = 3:24
| lyrics3 = Dev Kohli
| music3 = Sandeep Shirodkar, Anu Malik
| extra3 = Anu Malik, Neha Kakkar
| title4 = Aa To Sahi
| length4 = 3:41
| lyrics4 = Sonu Saggu
| music4 = [[Meet Bros]]
| extra4 = Meet Bros, Neha Kakkar, '''Rap:''' Roach Killa
| total_length = {{Duration|m=16|s=05}}
}}

==Critical reception==

On [[review aggregator]] website [[Rotten Tomatoes]] ''Judwaa 2'' has an approval score of 33% based on 12 reviews.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/judwaa_2 |title=Judwaa 2 - Tomatometer |publisher=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]}}{{Rating|5|10}}</ref> Meena Iyer of [[The Times of India]] gave the film a rating of 3 out of 5 and said that the film is "basically innocent fun meant to pander to the child in you."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/judwaa-2/movie-review/60872640.cms |title=Judwaa 2 Movie Review |work=[[The Times of India]]}}{{Rating|3|5}}</ref> Rohit Vats of [[Hindustan Times]] gave the film a rating of 2 out of 5 and said that, "Judwaa 2, like the original, isn’t a piece of art, in fact it’s mediocre, but it’s that one film which may lift your mood. At 149-minutes, this slapstick comedy has some really laugh-worthy moments."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/movie-reviews/judwaa-2-movie-review-varun-dhawan-has-big-shoes-to-fill/story-7WDYbxdhQv6upqSp4VdXnN.html |title=Judwaa 2 movie review: Doesn't make much sense but Varun Dhawan is Salman Khan 2.0 |date=29 September 2017 |publisher=[[Hindustan Times]]}}{{Rating|2|5}}</ref> Raja Sen of [[NDTV]] criticized [[Varun Dhawan]] for not being his spontaneous self and instead making an attempt to act like [[Salman Khan]]. The critic called this film, which is a remake of ''[[Judwaa]]'', "a weak cover version" and gave it a rating of 1.5 out of 5.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/judwaa-2-movie-review-varun-dhawan-tries-but-cant-come-close-to-salman-khan-1756757 |title=Judwaa 2 Movie Review: Varun Dhawan Tries But Can't Come Close To Salman Khan |publisher=[[NDTV]]}}{{Rating|1.5|5}}</ref> [[Rajeev Masand]] of [[News18]] gave the film a rating of 2 out of 5 and said that, "There’s no question that if there had to be a remake of Judwaa, it had to have Varun Dhawan. The more important question is – did there really have to be a remake of Judwaa in the first place?".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/judwaa-2-movie-review-everything-about-it-is-distinctly-outdated-1532045.html |title=Judwaa 2 Movie Review: Everything About It Is Distinctly Outdated |date=29 September 2017 |publisher=[[News18]]}}{{Rating|2|5}}</ref>

Sukanya Verma of [[Rediff]] gave the film a rating of 2 out of 5 saying that, "Judwaa 2’s balloon of recycled gas soon goes phus (deflates) and what’s left is tedious buffoonery of the brainless, for the brainless and by the brainless".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/judwaa-2-review-can-varun-pull-off-a-salman/20170929.htm |title=Judwaa 2 Review: Varun can't do a Salman |publisher=[[Rediff]]}}{{Rating|2|5}}</ref> Rohit Bhatnagar of [[Deccan Chronicle]] found the movie to be "illogical yet enjoyable" and gave it a rating of 3 out of 5.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/021017/judwaa-2-movie-review-illogical-yet-enjoyable.html |title=Judwaa 2 movie review: Illogical, yet enjoyable |publisher=[[Deccan Chronicle]]}}{{Rating|3|5}}</ref> Sarita A Tanwar of [[DNA India]] gave the film a rating of 3 out of 5 saying that, "Judwaa 2 is a lot of unadulterated old-school fun. Watch it for its brazen humour and Varun Dhawan’s spectacular act."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/review-judwaa-2-review-varun-dhawan-spectacularly-delivers-unadulterated-old-school-fun-2549215 |title='Judwaa 2' Review: Varun Dhawan spectacularly delivers unadulterated old-school fun |publisher=[[DNA India]]}}{{Rating|3|5}}</ref> Uday Bhati of [[Live Mint]] commented on the film saying that, "‘Judwaa 2’ is a cringeworthy reboot of the 1997 David Dhawan comedy."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.livemint.com/Consumer/WkCGGJeCM3NK2WPp94gjmK/Film-Review-Judwaa-2.html |title=Film Review: Judwaa 2 - Judwaa 2 is unbelievably shoddy filmmaking |date=29 September 2017 |publisher=[[Live Mint]]}}</ref> [[Bollywood Hungama]] gave the film a rating of 3.5 out of 5 saying that, "On the whole, JUDWAA 2, despite all the goofs, flaws and clichés, comes across as a decent paisa-vasool (worth your money) entertainer."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/judwaa-2/critic-review/judwaa-2-movie-review/ |title=Movie Review: Judwaa 2 |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]]|date=29 September 2017 }}{{Rating|3.5|5}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Portal|India|Film|Bollywood}}
* {{IMDb title|5456546}}
* {{Bollywood Hungama movie|judwaa-2}}

{{David Dhawan}}

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