Baaghi 2

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{{short description|2018 film by Ahmed Khan}}
{{Other uses|Baaghi (disambiguation){{!}}Baaghi}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Baaghi 2
| image = Baaghi 2 Official Poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Ahmed Khan (choreographer)|Ahmed Khan]]
| producer = [[Sajid Nadiadwala]]
| based_on = ''[[Kshanam]]'' (2016) by [[Ravikanth Perepu]]
| writer = Ahmed Khan Shaan Yadav Abbas Hierapurwala Niraj Kumar Mishra
| story = '''Original Story:''' [[Adivi Sesh]] '''Adapted Story:''' [[Sajid Nadiadwala]]
| starring = {{ubl|[[Tiger Shroff]]|[[Disha Patani]]|[[Manoj Bajpayee]]|[[Darshan Kumar]]|[[Prateik Babbar]]|[[Randeep Hooda]]|[[Deepak Dobriyal]]|Arravya Sharma}}
| music = '''Score''': [[Julius Packiam]] '''Songs:''' [[Mithoon]] [[Arko Pravo Mukherjee|Arko]] [[Sandeep Shirodkar]] Gourov-Roshin Pranaay Rijia
| cinematography = Santhana Krishnan Ravichandran
| editing = Rameshwar S. Bhagat
| studio = [[Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment]]
| distributor = [[Fox Star Studios]]
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2018|03|30|ref1=<ref name="BH leads" />}}
| runtime = 137 minutes
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| budget = {{INR|59 crore|link=yes}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=3744 |title=Baaghi 2 – Movie – Box Office India |website=[[Box Office India]] |access-date=2 April 2018}}</ref>{{better source needed|reason=Box Office India includes print and advertising costs in its budget figures. Across the world, a film's budget is its cost of production, minus any extraneous figures like advertising.|date=April 2020}} {{small|(Note: figure contains print and advertising costs}}}
| gross = {{Estimation}} {{INR}}258 [[crore]]<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/box-office-special-features/box-office-worldwide-collections-day-wise-break-baaghi-2/ |title=Box Office: Worldwide collection and days wise break up of Baaghi 2 |work=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |access-date=2 April 2018}}</ref>
}}

'''''Baaghi 2''''' ({{translation|Rebel 2}}) is a 2018 Indian [[Hindi cinema|Hindi]]-language [[action thriller film]] directed by [[Ahmed Khan (choreographer)|Ahmed Khan]]. Produced by [[Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment]], it is the second installment in [[Baaghi (film series)|''Baaghi'' film series]], a [[spiritual sequel]] to the 2016 film ''[[Baaghi (2016 film)|Baaghi]]'' and a remake of the 2016 [[Telugu film]] ''[[Kshanam]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/baaghi-2-Aditya-and-his-tryst-with-telugu-cinema/story-xcunyPs1nV1RONjympbqyI.html |title=Baaghi 2: Aditya and his tryst with Telugu cinema |date=21 February 2018 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/bollywood/280917/tiger-shroff-disha-patani-in-kshanam-remake.html |title=Exclusive: Tiger Shroff-Disha Patani's Baaghi 2 is remake of Telugu film Kshanam |date=28 September 2017 |access-date=1 July 2018}}</ref> It stars [[Tiger Shroff]], [[Disha Patani]], [[Manoj Bajpayee]], [[Darshan Kumar]], [[Prateik Babbar]], [[Randeep Hooda]], [[Deepak Dobriyal]] and Arravya Sharma<ref name=HT2122018>{{cite news |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/baaghi-2-trailer-tiger-shroff-our-desi-rambo-returns-there-is-an-army-of-villains-to-keep-him-busy/story-5hzeQNEoVuFBIYNzBRUIaM.html |title=Baaghi 2 trailer: Aditya, our desi Rambo, returns. There is an army of villains to keep him busy |date=21 February 2018 |newspaper=Hindustan Times}}</ref> and tells the story of Ranveer "Ronnie" Pratap Singh, an Indian Army officer who sets out to find and rescue his ex-girlfriend's three-year-old daughter from the clutches of her kidnappers in [[Goa]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/trailer-park/story/baaghi-2-trailer-tiger-shroff-disha-patani-1174568-2018-02-21 |title=Baaghi 2 trailer: Tiger breaks bones as Disha Patani plays damsel in distress |date=21 February 2018 |website=India Today}}</ref> [[Principal photography]] commenced for the film in August 2017, and it was shot in [[Mumbai]], [[Pune]], [[Shanghai]], Goa, China, [[Manali, Himachal Pradesh|Manali]] and [[Thailand]]. The film was finished with a budget of {{INRConvert|590|m}}, including print and promotion costs.

''Baaghi 2'' was released worldwide on 30 March 2018 including 3500 screens in India.<ref name="BH leads">{{cite web |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/tiger-shroff-disha-patani-starrer-baaghi-2-release-march-30/ |title=Tiger Shroff – Disha Patani starrer Baaghi 2 to release on March 30 – Bollywood Hungama |first=Bollywood |last=Hungama |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |date=4 January 2018 |access-date=25 April 2018}}</ref> The film grossed over {{INRConvert|2.58|b}} worldwide to become one of the top [[List of highest-grossing Indian films|highest-grossing Bollywood film of 2018]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.boxofficeindia.com/hit-down.php?txtYearlyData=2010-2019&year=2018|title = Top Hits 2018 - - Box Office India}}</ref>

==Plot==

Neha, a married woman has a daughter, Rhea whom she loves dearly. On Rhea's first day of school, Neha is attacked by masked men. She files a complaint to police, saying the men took Rhea away. The police conduct an investigation but find nothing. Undeterred by this, Neha seeks help from her ex-boyfriend Ranveer "Ronnie" Pratap Singh, an Indian Army Para SF soldier. In past, Ronnie met Neha during their college time and fell in love with her at first sight. After some time, she too fell in love with Ronnie. Both of them decided to get married. However, her father Mahendra got diagnosed with cancer and before dying, requested Neha to marry Shekhar, a wealthy businessman. Wanting to fulfill Mahendra's last wish, Neha tearfully broke up with Ronnie. Back in present, Ronnie meets a terrified Neha and agrees to help her. Ronnie still loves Neha but is aware of the fact that Neha is married. They reach police station where the F.I.R. writer, Inspector Sharad misbehaves to Neha. Ronnie beats up him in retaliation, an action that gets him arrested. But, he is soon released on a request from D.I.G. Ajay, a batchmate of Ronnie's commanding officer Colonel Ranjit.

Ronnie is summoned back by Ranjit to the base, but changes his mind while traveling with a local physically disabled agent, Usman whose help he has sought, and goes to Rhea's school. The principal denies any kidnapping incident around the school premises. Ronnie meets Shekhar's brother Sunny, a drug addict and follows him to a building where he finds out Usman is involved in drug peddling. In the process, Ronnie fights and defeats the two people. He asks Usman about Rhea, but Usman doesn't seem to know anything. Meanwhile, Police Commissioner Loha Singh Dhull (LSD) is assigned to the case. Shekhar meets and tells Ronnie that Neha was diagnosed with [[Post-traumatic stress disorder]] and began to hallucinate about having a daughter Rhea, while also adding that he doesn't have a daughter. Ronnie checks the CCTV footage and finds out no one else other than Neha in the car. He angrily yells at Neha, who asks him to leave. Just about to leave, he sees the height measurements on the wall indicating that Rhea could be a real child and begins to doubt himself, but it is a split second too late as Neha jumps from the grill and commits [[suicide]], feeling helpless as no one believed her.

Eventually, Usman admits to having seen Rhea when he visits Ronnie at a hotel—he called Sunny for drug delivery when he spotted his men taking a blindfolded Rhea to a den; he paid Usman to keep mum. They go to a bar; Ronnie chases Sunny but LSD captures Ronnie, who he asked to wait at the hotel. The police interrogate Sunny, but Ajay shoots him to death in a heated moment. Ronnie says he has evidence that Rhea is alive, and gets Usman to meet Ajay and LSD. Ajay takes Ronnie to his home, telling him that he lost his family in an accident. At the same time, two attackers brutally beat Usman. Ronnie comes there, finds Usman bleeding and fights the two attackers. Usman dies due to his injuries.

Ronnie takes the phone of an attacker, and sees a photo of himself taken in Ajay's house, figuring out Ajay is the mastermind. He goes to his army base, battles many goons in the jungle single-handedly, and destroys helicopters while bleeding. Enraged, Ronnie kills a person who acted as Rhea's father, but is shot by Ajay, who reveals that Shekhar is responsible for Rhea's kidnapping. Shekhar burnt all of Rhea's photos and toys. A fight ensues, Ronnie beats up Ajay brutally but when Ajay is about to Kill Ronnie, LSD shoots Ajay to death. Ronnie sees Rhea before fainting. LSD explains Shekhar was sterile, which moved him to take up this drastic step, implying that Rhea is Ronnie's daughter. Ronnie, an player remembers when Neha told him she has to marry Shekhar, he and Neha ended up making love. In the end, Ronnie takes Rhea to his house and imagines Neha smiling at him, smiling back.

== Cast ==
{{Cast listing|
* [[Tiger Shroff]] as Lieutenant Captain Ranveer Pratap Singh (Ronnie)
* [[Disha Patani]] as Neha Salgaonkar (née Rawat)
* [[Manoj Bajpayee]] as Corrupt Deputy Inspector General Of Police Ajay Shergill
* [[Randeep Hooda]] as Assistant Commissioner Of Police Officer Loha Singh Dhull (LSD)
* [[Darshan Kumar]] as Shekhar Kumar Salgaonkar
* [[Deepak Dobriyal]] as Usman Langda
* [[Prateik Babbar]] as Sunny Kumar Salgaonkar
* Arravya Sharma as Rhea Pratap Singh
* Jahid D'cruz as Jahid
* Shaurya Bhardwaj as Lieutenant Colonel Ranjit Singh Walia
* [[Vipin Sharma]] as Mahendra Rawat
* [[Sunit Morarjee]] as Inspector Sharad Kute
* [[Pushy Anand]] as School principal
* Ashutosh Singh as Anand Tyagi
* [[Ashwin Kaushal]] as bungalow owner
* [[Jacqueline Fernandez]] as Mohini in item song [[Ek Do Teen (song)|Ek Do Teen]]<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-43482472 |title='Unpopular' Bollywood remix gets 18m views |date=21 March 2018 |work=BBC News}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/tezaab-director-on-jacqueline-fernandez-s-ek-do-teen-it-s-crass-beyond-imagination-a-sex-act/story-YuW7JI2uqqOdt2J44JyiYO.html |title=Tezaab director on Jacqueline Fernandez's Ek Do Teen: It's crass beyond imagination, a sex act |date=21 March 2018 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment/news/bollywood-news/article/tezaab-director-n-chandra-saroj-khan-to-take-action-against-jacqueline-fernandez-madhuri-dixit-nene-ek-do-teen-baaghi-2-ahmed-khan-ganesh-acharya/209851 |title=Tezaab director N Chandra and Saroj Khan will take action against Jacqueline Fernandez's Ek Do Teen redux |publisher=Times Now News |date=21 March 2018}}</ref>
}}

== Production ==
=== Development ===
On 1 May 2017, [[Tiger Shroff]] posted the first look poster of the film on his Twitter account.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/bollywood/020517/Aditya-reveals-crackling-new-look-from-baaghi-2-and-drops-release-date.html |title=Tiger Shroff reveals crackling new look from Baaghi 2 and drops release date |work=[[Deccan Chronicle]] |date=2 May 2017 |access-date=3 August 2017}}</ref> The producer of the film, [[Sajid Nadiadwala]], collaborated with [[Fox Star Studios]] and the film was released under Fox Star Studios and [[Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment]].

Initially, it was reported that [[Jacqueline Fernandez]] and [[Kriti Sanon]] were considered for the lead female role.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/tiger-shroff-is-back-hollywood-style-baaghi-2-poster/story-HBlc39jnMC3faPuhGQyw6J.html |title=Tiger Shroff is back: Hollywood-style Baaghi 2 poster |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |date=20 May 2017 |access-date=3 August 2017}}</ref> However, in June 2017, [[Disha Patani]] was cast after going through a screen test with Shroff.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/bollywood/080617/confirmed-rumoured-couple-tiger-shroff-and-disha-patani-to-star-in-baaghi-2.html |title=Confirmed! Rumoured couple Tiger Shroff and Disha Patani to star in Baaghi 2 |work=[[Deccan Chronicle]] |date=8 June 2017 |access-date=3 August 2017}}</ref> Talking about the cast, Nadiadwala said, "They share an amazing onscreen chemistry, which was evident in their look test. Disha is just perfect for the role. I am happy with my cast and am excited to kick-start the project."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/news/384010/baaghi-2-tiger-shroff-will-soon-shoot-song-rumoured-girlfriend-disha |title=Baaghi 2: Tiger Shroff will soon shoot a song with girlfriend Disha Patani |last=Bhavna |first=Agerwal |work=Pinkvilla |date=2 August 2017 |access-date=3 August 2017}}</ref>

Shroff went to Hong Kong for training of [[martial arts]] under action director [[Ching Siu-Tung|Tonny Ching]] while Patani received [[Acrobatics|acrobatic]] training.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/hindi/2017/aug/02/tiger-shroff-hungry-for-big-box-office-numbers-1636838--2.html |title=Tiger Shroff hungry for big box-office numbers |work=[[The Indian Express]] |date=2 August 2017 |access-date=3 August 2017}}</ref>

In July 2017, Nadiadwala cast [[Prateik Babbar]] to play the negative role.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/bollywood/prateik-babbar-to-play-negative-role-against-childhood-friend-tiger-shroff-in-baaghi-2-3812149.html |title=Prateik Babbar to play negative role against Childhood friend Tiger Shroff in Baaghi 2 |work=Firstpost |date=14 July 2017 |access-date=3 August 2017}}</ref>

The film was produced on a budget of {{INR|590 million}} ({{US$|{{To USD|590|IND}} million|long=no}}).<ref name="BOI Report">{{cite web |url=https://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=3744 |title=Baaghi 2 – Movie – Worldwide Gross & Budget |website=[[Box Office India]] |access-date=25 June 2018}}</ref>

=== Filming ===
Principal photography started on 8 August 2017.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/tiger-shroff-disha-patani-start-shooting-for-baaghi-2/articleshow/59966767.cms |title=Tiger Shroff, Disha Patani start shooting for 'Baaghi 2' |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=8 August 2017 |access-date=11 August 2017}}</ref> The shoot began with a song featuring the lead cast members on a set in [[Mumbai]], followed by scenes shot on the campus of [[FLAME University]] in [[Pune]] and several other places. Then the team filmed in [[Manali, Himachal Pradesh|Manali]], Thailand, China, [[Goa]] and [[Ladakh]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.filmfare.com/news/tiger-shroff-starrer-film-baaghi-2-to-have-more-exotic-locations-22727.html |title=Tiger Shroff starrer film Baaghi 2 to have more exotic locations |work=[[Filmfare]] |date=1 August 2017 |access-date=3 August 2017}}</ref> A torture scene of Shroff's character was filmed while the actor was naked.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://abpnews.abplive.in/bollywood/baaghi-2-trailer-tiger-shroff-open-clothes-for-film-baaghi-2-796682 |title='Baaghi 2' में पहली बार बड़े पर्दे पर न्यूड दिखेंगे टाइगर श्रॉफ, ट्रेलर देखें |first=एबीपी न्यूज़, वेब |last=डेस्क |date=21 February 2018}}</ref>

== Marketing and release ==
The first trailer of the film was launched on 21 February 2018 by Shroff and Patani.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/videos/movie-promos/theatrical-trailer-baaghi-2/ |title=Watch Theatrical Trailer Baaghi 2 |date=21 February 2018 |work=Bollywood Hungama|access-date = 21 February 2018 }}</ref><ref name=HT2122018 /> The film was released worldwide on 30 March 2018. It opened in 4,125 screens in 46 countries, including 3,500 screens in India.<ref name="UAE">{{cite web |url=http://www.koimoi.com/box-office/baaghi-2-overseas-collections-takes-a-higher-start-than-jolly-llb-2-judwaa-2-in-uae-gcc/ |title=Baaghi 2 Overseas Collections: Takes A Higher Start Than Jolly LLB 2 & Judwaa 2 In UAE-GCC |work=Koimoi |date=31 March 2018 |access-date=31 March 2018}}</ref>

===Box office===
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''Baaghi 2'' earned {{INR|251 million}} net on its opening day, marking the biggest opening-day of 2018 (ahead of ''[[Padmaavat]]''), the biggest [[Good Friday]] opening, the third biggest opening in the last 15 months (behind ''[[Tiger Zinda Hai]]'' and ''[[Golmaal Again]]''),<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.koimoi.com/box-office/box-office-baaghi-2-takes-biggest-opening-of-2018-comfortably-goes-past-padmaavat-padman-raid/ |title=Box Office: Baaghi 2 Takes Biggest Opening Of 2018, Comfortably Goes Past Padmaavat, PadMan & Raid |author=Joginder Tuteja |work=Koimoi |date=31 March 2018 |access-date=31 March 2018}}</ref> and the seventh biggest for an action film.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.koimoi.com/box-office/baaghi-2-crosses-2-hrithik-roshan-films-1-salman-khan-film-in-top-10-opening-days-for-an-action-film/ |title=Baaghi 2 Crosses 2 Hrithik Roshan Films & 1 Salman Khan Film in Top 10 Opening Days for an Action Film |author=Mohak Agarwal |work=[[Koimoi.com]] |date=31 March 2018 |access-date=31 March 2018}}</ref> After a robust opening day, it fell gradually by −20% on its second day earning an additional {{INR|204 million}}. In doing so, the film eclipsed the entire opening weekend – {{INR|385.8 million}} – of the first film in just two days. Box office pundits believed the fall could have been lesser had Friday not been a partial holiday, owing to Good Friday.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.koimoi.com/box-office/box-office-tiger-shroffs-baaghi-2-goes-past-entire-weekend-collections-of-baaghi-in-just-2-days/ |title=Box Office: Tiger Shroff's Baaghi 2 Goes Past Entire Weekend Collections Of Baaghi In Just 2 Days |author=Vishnu Gade |work=Koimoi |date=1 April 2018 |access-date=1 April 2018}}</ref> After two weeks, the movie had grossed over {{INR|1903.2 million}} in India.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/box-office-special-features/box-office-worldwide-collections-day-wise-break-baaghi-2/ |title=Box Office: Worldwide collections and day wise break up of Baaghi 2 – Bollywood Hungama |first=Bollywood |last=Hungama |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |date=31 March 2018 |access-date=25 April 2018}}</ref>

Overseas, it made {{US$|6.4 million|long=no}} ({{INR|417.6 million}}) after two weeks.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/taran_adarsh/status/984721962244046849 |title=taran adarsh on Twitter |access-date=25 April 2018}}</ref> The film grossed a total of {{INR|{{#expr:210.89+46.11}} crore}} ({{US$|{{#expr:32.36+6.94}} million|long=no}}) worldwide, including {{INRConvert|2.11|b}} in India<ref>{{cite web |title=Baaghi 2 Box Office Collection |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/baaghi-2-2/box-office/ |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |date=30 March 2018 |access-date=1 April 2019}}</ref> and {{INR|461.1 million}} overseas.<ref>{{cite web |title=Top Overseas Grossers 2018 |url=https://boxofficeindia.com/overseas-total-gross.php?year=2018 |website=[[Box Office India]] |access-date=1 April 2019}}</ref> The film was one of the highest-grossing Bollywood films<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.boxofficecollection2020.com/baaghi-3-box-office-collection-day-wise/ |title=Baaghi 2 Box Office Collection|date=31 March 2020}}</ref> of 2018.<ref>{{cite web |title=Top Worldwide Grossers 2018 |url=https://boxofficeindia.com/worldwide-total-gross.php?year=2018 |website=[[Box Office India]] |access-date=1 April 2019}}</ref>

===Critical reception===
''Baaghi 2'' received generally negative reviews. On [[review aggregator]] website [[Rotten Tomatoes]], ''Baaghi 2'' has an approval rating of {{RT data|score}} on the basis of {{RT data|count}} reviews with an average rating of {{RT data|average}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/baaghi_2|title=Baaghi 2|website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Fandango Media|Fandango]]|access-date={{RT data|access date}}}}</ref>

[[Rajeev Masand]] gave the film a rating of 2 out of 5, saying that "It's hard to feel anything other than sheer frustration watching Baaghi 2, given how the filmmakers have squandered the potential of the central idea. This remake of the 2016 Telugu hit Kshanam is weighed down by a flawed script, and frankly by 'misdirection' on the part of director Ahmed Khan.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rajeevmasand.com/reviews/our-films/plot-without-purpose/ |title=Plot without purpose |publisher=[[Rajeev Masand]]}}</ref> Rohit Vats of [[Hindustan Times]] criticized the film saying that, "It's a badly planned screenplay that doesn't know what it wants to be. From chasing Rambo's trail to taking the baton from Dum Maaro Dum, it tries every trick in the book and manages to make them worse" and gave it a rating of 1 out of 5.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/movie-reviews/baaghi-2-movie-review-goa-bears-tiger-shroff-s-wrath-and-so-do-we/story-2gcRGrvReJajW38OWt0VLP.html |title=Baaghi 2 movie review: Goa bears Tiger Shroff's wrath and so do we |newspaper=[[Hindustan Times]] |date=30 March 2018}}</ref>

Shubhra Gupta of [[The Indian Express]] gave the film a rating of 2.5 out of 5 and said that "The trouble with a full-on masala film going in search of a plot is evident in the way the film unspools. The bare-bones are borrowed from Telugu thriller Kshanam, but the fillings are all strictly Bollywood".<ref>{{cite news |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/baaghi-2-movie-review-tiger-shroff-disha-patani-star-rating-5117069/ |title=Baaghi 2 movie review: The Tiger Shroff film has more fight than bite |newspaper=[[The Indian Express]] |date=30 March 2018}}</ref> Rachit Gupta of [[The Times of India]] gave the film a rating of 2.5 out of 5 and said that, "Director Ahmed Khan's movie trades style for substance. The action sequences look slick, but they feel completely needless and a bit too excessive. It's disappointing that the story suffers in this attempt to impress with the action choreography and stunts."<ref>{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/baaghi-2/movie-review/63544495.cms |title=Baaghi 2 Movie Review |newspaper=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>

Saibal Chatterjee of [[NDTV]] gave the film a rating of 2 out of 5, saying that "Baaghi 2 is more a two-and-a-half-hour stunt show than a genuine piece of cinema. Neither the heart nor the mind stands a chance of surviving this relentless onslaught of biceps, pecs, and clenched fists."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/baaghi-2-movie-review-tiger-shroff-roars-disha-patani-is-pretty-but-this-is-just-a-2-5-hour-stunt-sh-1830625 |title=Baaghi 2 Movie Review: Tiger Shroff Roars, Disha Patani Is Pretty But This Is Just A 2.5-Hour Stunt Show |publisher=[[NDTV]]}}</ref>

The movie was criticised for featuring a scene in which the protagonist Ronny (Tiger Shroff) ties a Kashmiri civilian to a jeep for burning the Indian flag and pelting stones; a direct reference to a controversial 2017 incident in which a group of Indian soldiers similarly used a human shield as a precautionary measure against violent crowds in [[Kashmir]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/16/world/asia/kashmir-and-jammu-india-army-jeep-farooq-ahmad-dar.html |title=Indian Army Ties Kashmiri Man to Jeep and Parades Him Through Villages |date=16 April 2017 |work=The New York Times|access-date=2 May 2018 |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> In her review for the ''[[Hindustan Times]]'', Priyanka Sundar called the scene "one of the most distasteful and offensive portrayals of the Jammu and Kashmir unrest".<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/baaghi-2-vs-kshanam-tiger-shroff-film-is-not-even-a-watered-down-version-of-adivi-sesh-s-edge-of-seat-original/story-3vN7I6enq2FnfdLrQmxQkM.html |title=Baaghi 2 vs Kshanam: Tiger Shroff film is not even a watered-down version of Adivi Sesh's edge-of-seat original |date=1 April 2018 |work=hindustantimes.com/|access-date=2 May 2018 |language=en}}</ref> In ''Scroll'', Nandini Ramnath criticised the "tone-deafness and staggering lack of sensitivity to the reality of the April human rights violation".<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://scroll.in/article/873747/baaghi-2-film-review-high-on-action-low-on-spark |title='Baaghi 2' film review: High on action, low on spark |last=Ramnath |first=Nandini |work=Scroll.in|access-date=2 May 2018 |language=en-US}}</ref> [[Anupama Chopra]] of Film Companion gave the film 2.5 out of 5 stars and said, "Baaghi 2 is a faithful remake of the 2016 Telugu thriller [[Kshanam]]. But since the leading man is Tiger Shroff, the protagonist changes from an investment banker to an army commando."<ref>{{cite web |title=Baaghi 2 Movie Review: Too Many Punches And Too Little Of A Plot |url=https://www.filmcompanion.in/reviews/bollywood-review/baaghi-2-anupama-chopra-movie-review/ |first=Anupama |last=Chopra |publisher=Film Companion |date=30 March 2018}}{{Rating|2.5|5}}</ref> Raja Sen of [[NDTV]] gave the film 1 out of 5 stars and said, "This is an action film without enough action and a romantic drama where you don't feel for the characters."<ref>{{cite web |title=Baaghi 2 Movie Review: Tiger Shroff Can't Carry This Awful Action Film |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/baaghi-2-movie-review-tiger-shroff-cant-carry-this-awful-action-film-1830689 |first=Raja |last=Sen |publisher=NDTV |date=20 March 2019}}{{Rating|1|5}}</ref>

== Soundtrack ==
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{{Infobox album
| name = Baaghi 2
| type = soundtrack
| artist = [[Mithoon]], [[Arko Pravo Mukherjee|Arko]], [[Sandeep Shirodkar]], Gourov-Roshin and Pranaay Rijia
| released = {{Start date|df=yes|2018|03|20}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://itunes.apple.com/in/album/baaghi-2-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-ep/1361492483 |title=Baaghi 2 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) |date=26 March 2018 |publisher=[[iTunes]]}}</ref>
| genre = [[Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = {{Duration|m=29|s=07}}
| language = [[Hindi]]
| label = [[T-Series (company)|T-Series]]
| cover =
| alt =
| recorded = 2017–2018
| producer = [[Sajid Nadiadwala]]
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title =
| director = [[Ahmed Khan (choreographer)|Ahmed Khan]]
| next_year =
| misc = {{External music video
| header = Official audio
| 1 = {{YouTube|KRxXgoaHW5w|Full Album : Baaghi 2}}}}
{{Extra chronology
| artist=[[Mithoon]]
| type= soundtrack
| prev_title=[[Hate Story 4]]
| prev_year=2018
| title=Baaghi 2
| year=2018
| next_title=[[Mercury (2018 film)|Mercury]]
| next_year=2018
}}
{{Extra chronology
| artist=[[Arko Pravo Mukherjee|Arko]]
| type=soundtrack
| prev_title=[[Hate Story 4]]
| prev_year=2018
| title=Baaghi 2
| year=2018
| next_title= [[Gold (2018 film)|Gold]]
| next_year= 2018
}}
{{Extra chronology
| artist=[[Sandeep Shirodkar]]
| type=soundtrack
| prev_title=[[Judwaa 2]]
| prev_year=2017
| title=Baaghi 2
| year=2018
| next_title= [[Thackeray (film)|Thackeray]]
| next_year= 2019
}}
{{Extra chronology
| artist=Gourov-Roshin
| type=soundtrack
| prev_title=[[Mubarakan]]
| prev_year=2017
| title=Baaghi 2
| year=2018
| next_title= [[Total Dhamaal]]
| next_year= 2019
}}
{{Extra chronology
| artist=Pranaay Rijia
| type=soundtrack
| prev_title=[[Munna Michael]]
| prev_year=2017
| title=Baaghi 2
| year=2018
| next_title=[[Baaghi 3]]
| next_year=2020
}}
{{Singles
| name = Baaghi 2
| type = soundtrack
| single1 = [[Mundian To Bach Ke|Mundiyan]]
| single1date = 1 March 2018
| single2 = [[O Saathi]]
| single2date = 9 March 2018
| single3 = Lo Safar
| single3date = 13 March 2018
| single4 = [[Ek Do Teen (song)|Ek Do Teen]]
| single4date = 19 March 2018
}}
}}

The music of the film was composed by [[Laxmikant-Pyarelal]], [[Mithoon]], [[Arko Pravo Mukherjee|Arko]], [[Sandeep Shirodkar]], Gourov-Roshin, and Pranaay Rijia. Lyrics were written by [[Kumaar]], Ginny Diwan, [[Javed Akhtar]], Arko Pravo Mukherjee, and [[Sayeed Quadri]]. The background score was composed by [[Julius Packiam]]. The songs featured in the film are sung by [[Atif Aslam]], [[Jubin Nautiyal]], [[Ankit Tiwari]], [[Navraj Hans]], [[Shreya Ghoshal]], [[Palak Muchhal]], [[Shruti Pathak]], Parry G, Pranaay Rijia, Anand Bhaskar, [[Siddharth Basrur]], [[Jatinder Singh]] and Big Dhillon.

The first song of the film, "Mundiyan", which is a recreated version of the [[Panjabi MC]] song "[[Mundian To Bach Ke]]", was sung by Navraj Hans and Palak Muchhal, and was released on 1 March 2018. The second single to be released was "[[O Saathi]]", sung by Atif Aslam, and released on 9 March 2018. The third song of the film, "Lo Safar", sung by Jubin Nautiyal, was released on 13 March 2018. The fourth song, "Ek Do Teen", an item song featuring [[Jacqueline Fernandez]], from the 1988 film, ''[[Tezaab]]'', was recreated for this film. It was sung by [[Shreya Ghoshal]] with a rap by Parry G, and was released on 19 March 2018. Although in the film, the song is sung by [[Palak Muchhal]] for the final version because the production team made a mistake by including the rehearsal version in the final version of the film. After that, Palak Muchhal's version was released on 19 April 2019.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.latestly.com/entertainment/bollywood/jacqueline-fernandezs-ek-do-teen-version-from-baaghi-2-lands-itself-in-new-controversy-whos-the-real-singer-94163.html |title=Ek Do Teen Controversy |date=9 June 2018 |publisher=LatestLY}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=Ek Do Teen (Palak Muchhal Version) |date=2018-04-19 |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/3XGGE6QZKE8crEG7KDt5rf |language=en |access-date=2022-06-06}}</ref> The music album was released on 20 March 2018 by [[T-Series (company)|T-Series]].

{{Track listing
| headline = Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length = 29:07
| title1 = Mundiyan
| length1 = 3:30
| extra1 = [[Navraj Hans]], [[Palak Muchhal]]
| lyrics1 = Ginny Diwan
| music1 = [[Sandeep Shirodkar]]
| title2 = [[Ek Do Teen (song)|Ek Do Teen]]
| length2 = 4:04
| lyrics2 = [[Javed Akhtar]]
| music2 = [[Laxmikant-Pyarelal]], Sandeep Shirodkar
| extra2 = [[Shreya Ghoshal]], Parry G
| title3 = [[O Saathi]]
| length3 = 4:12
| extra3 = [[Atif Aslam]]
| lyrics3 = Arko
| music3 = [[Arko Pravo Mukherjee|Arko]]
| title4 = Lo Safar
| extra4 = [[Jubin Nautiyal]]
| length4 = 4:42
| lyrics4 = [[Sayeed Quadri]]
| music4 = [[Mithoon]]
| title5 = Soniye Dil Nayi
| length5 = 5:20
| lyrics5 = [[Kumaar]]
| music5 = Gourov-Roshin
| extra5 = [[Ankit Tiwari]], [[Shruti Pathak]]
| title6 = Get Ready To Fight Again
| length6 = 3:16
| lyrics6 = Ginny Diwan
| music6 = Pranaay Rijia
| extra6 = Pranaay, Anand Bhaskar, [[Jatinder Singh]], [[Siddharth Basrur]], Big Dhillon
| title7 = Ek Do Teen
| note7 = Palak Muchhal Version
| length7 = 4:04
| lyrics7 = Javed Akhtar
| music7 = Laxmikant-Pyarelal, Sandeep Shirodkar
| extra7 = [[Palak Muchhal]], Parry G
| all_writing =
}}

==Sequel==
{{Main|Baaghi 3}}
On 19 February 2018, the third installment of the film was announced under the title of ''[[Baaghi 3]]'', with [[Sajid Nadiawala]] as producer, [[Ahmed Khan (choreographer)|Ahmed Khan]] as director, [[Tiger Shroff]] and [[Shraddha Kapoor]] starring in the lead roles. The team started shooting in September 2019.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://twitter.com/taran_adarsh/status/965430361021825024 |title=The third instalment in #Baaghi film series announced: #Baaghi3... Here's the official announcement |date=19 February 2018 |access-date=19 February 2018}}</ref> It was released worldwide on 6 March 2020.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/confirmed-baaghi-3-is-is-all-set-to-return-with-its-third-installment-on-this-day/articleshow/67156461.cms |title=Confirmed: 'Baaghi 3' is all set to return with its third installment on this day – Times of India ► |website=The Times of India|access-date=23 December 2018}}</ref>
[[Ritesh Deshmukh]] also joined the cast of the film.

== References ==
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== External links ==
{{Portal|India|Film|Bollywood}}
* {{IMDb title|tt6843812}}
* {{Rotten Tomatoes|baaghi_2}}
* {{Bollywood Hungama title|baaghi-2-2}}

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