Baaghi
2
Public
Review:
Tiger
Shroff
|
Disha
Patani
|
Prateek
Babbar
|
Ahmed
Khan
|
FilmiBeat
Rating:
2.5/5
Star
Cast:
Tiger
Shroff,
Disha
Patani,
Armaan
Kohli,
Manoj
Bajpayee,
Randeep
Hooda
Director:
Ahmed
khan
There's
a
scene
in
Baaghi
2
where
a
character
tells
another,
"One
man
army
ke
baramein
suna
hai,
woh
akela
hi
puri
fauj
ke
barabar
hai".
The
man
in
question
is
Tiger
Shroff
who
just
needs
a
plea
for
help
from
his
ex-flame
to
go
all
guns
blazing
and
utter
lines
like
'Jo
tera
yeh
torture
hai...woh
mera
warm-up
hai' when
held
captive
almost
monty
and
beaten
up
in
a
police
lock-up.
While
Baaghi
was
highly
inspired
by
Prabhas'
Varsham,
Baaghi
2
finds
its
roots
in
2016
Telugu
film
Kshanam
which
starred
Adivi
Sesh
and
Adah
Sharma
in
leading
roles.
Tiger's
latest
outing
has
him
playing
to
his
strength
but
sigh,
the
film
leaves
you
with
mixed
feelings.
Jumping
straight
to
the
plot,
Baaghi
2
begins
in
Goa
with
a
vicious
attack
on
Neha
(Disha
Patani)
by
two
masked
men.
Meanwhile
somewhere
in
Kashmir,
Ranveer
Pratap
Singh
aka
Ronnie
(Tiger
Shroff),
a
Special
Forces
captain
is
busy
exhibiting
his
love
for
the
nation.
A
phone
call
from
Neha
who
turns
out
to
be
his
ex
and
there,
you
have
our
boy
bidding
'tada' to
the
valleys
and
landing
straight
in
Goa.
Ronnie
is
still
nursing
a
broken
heart
but
decides
to
act
upon
Neha's
SOS
call.
Turns
out
her
daughter
Ria
has
been
kidnapped
and
the
'damsel-in-distress'
wants
Ronnie's
help.
At
one
point,
she
tells
him
straighted-faced,
"I
am
not
selfish,
I
am
just
desperate'.
Perplexed?
So
were
we!
Nevertheless,
Ronnie
decides
to
be
a
'good
ex-boyfriend'
and
help
her
in
finding
her
missing
daughter.
In
between,
there
are
flashbacks
about
their
sappy
college
romance
and
how
it
went
kaput,
courtesy
Neha's
ailing
father!
Coming
back
to
present,
things
take
a
drastic
turn
when
Neha
jumps
down
to
her
death
in
front
of
Ronnie
turning
him
into
a
'rebel
for
love'.
Why
did
Neha
commit
suicide
and
where
is
Ria?
The
film
holds
the
key
to
the
answer
to
these
questions.
When
it
comes
to
breaking
bones
and
unleashing
wrath
on-screen,
Tiger
Shroff's
invincible
hero
knows
how
to
keep
your
eyes
glued
to
the
screen
with
his
punches,
chases
and
air-strikes.
The
young
lad
has
taken
baby
steps
towards
improvement
when
it
comes
to
emoting
but
a
piece
of
advice
here,
steer
clear
of
comedy,
please!
Tiger
roars
when
it
comes
to
the
elaborate
action
sequences,
a
few
of
them
slow-mo
shots.
Disha
Patani
looks
exquisite
and
has
a
sparkling
chemistry
with
her
alleged
real-life
flame
but
staggers
when
it
comes
to
her
acting
skills.
Manoj
Bajpayee
as
the
DIG
has
got
his
own
moments
of
victory.
Prateik
Babbar
is
all
things
crazy
as
a
drug
addict.
What
caught
my
eye
was
Randeep
Hooda's
quirky
cop
act
which
gives
you
a
few
light-hearted
moments
in
this
adrenaline-pumping
action
fest!
Darshan
Kumar
suffers
from
an
underwritten
role.
Deepak
Dobriyal
puts
up
a
good
act.
Choreographer-turned-director
Ahmed
Khan
wields
the
megaphone
after
a
gap
of
eight
years
with
his
last
one
being
the
unimpressive
'Fool
&
Final'.
Does
he
succeed
in
winning
over
your
hearts
this
time
at
least?
Well,
in
bits
and
pieces!
His
insipid
and
confused
direction
is
to
be
blamed
for
some
of
the
blunders!
Ahmed
Khan
fails
to
concoct
a
perfect
blend
of
romance,
action
and
thrills.
Another
reason
why
Baaghi
2
fails
to
put
up
a
memorable
show
is
its
lacklustre
music.
The
songs
randomly
pop
up
jarring
the
narrative
and
leaving
you
dismayed.
Watching
Jacqueline
Fernandez
ruin
the
iconic
'Ek
Do
Teen'
on
the
celluloid
felt
like
someone
piercing
a
dagger
into
my
heart!
Mundiyan
and
O
Saathi
are
passable.
Lo
Safar
seems
to
be
the
only
impressive
one
in
this
lot.
Santhana
Krishnan
Ravichandran's
cinematography
looks
top-notch.
However,
Rameshwar
S.
Bhagat's
fumbles
with
the
editing
in
a
few
scenes
which
is
quite
evident
on
screen.
Baaghi
2
is
Tiger
Shroff's
show
all
the
way
and
strictly
meant
only
for
his
fans
as
Ahmed
Khan's
weak
direction
plays
a
major
spoilsport.
Tiger
Shroff
turns
out
to
be
a
'one-man
army'
when
the
ship
begins
to
sink
after
being
hit
by
a
block
of
disorderly
writing
and
average
direction.
While
Jacqueline
has
already
started
the
countdown
for
Baaghi
3
with
'Ek
Do
Teen',
I
can
already
hear
Tiger's
Ronnie
saying
'Abhi
toh
maine
bas
start
kiya
hai'
and
going
kick,
punch,
fly,
repeat
again!