Plot
Judwaa
2
opens
with
a
scene
where
we
see
a
couple
expecting
their
first
child.
Soon,
the
mother
goes
into
the
labour
while
the
father
is
still
on
his
way
to
the
hospital.
When
she
finally
gives birth
to
twins,
the
doctor
lets
out
a
revelation-
the
babies' have
similar
reflexes as
they
were
conjoined
before
the
hospital
separated
them.
However,
their
happiness
is
short-lived
when
a smuggler
kingpin
Charles
(Zakir
Hussain)
whom the
father
met
at
the
airport
follows
him
back
to
the
hospital
and
in
a
tussle,
ends
up
stealing
one
of
the
newborns.
He
is
soon
caught,
but
he
lies
that
he
has
killed
the
stolen
baby.
Soon,
the
couple
shifts
to
London
with Prem
(Varun
Dhawan).
Unknown
to
them,
the
separated
twin
Raja
(Varun
Dhawan)
is
very
much
alive
and
is
adopted
by
a
fisherwoman.
Years
pass
by.
Prem
is
a
simpleton
who
gets
bullied
in
college
for
his
meekness.
On
the
other
hand,
Raja
grows
up
to
be
a
strong, street-smart
lad.
The
rest
of
the
plot
revolves
around
how
their
mistaken
identity
creates
chaos
and
confusion
before
they
cross
their
paths
with
each
other.
Direction
Salman
Khan
starrer
Judwaa
hit
the
theatrical
screens
in
1997.
Twenty
years
later,
David
Dhawan
revisits
this
film
of
his
with
his
son
Varun
Dhawan
stepping
into
'bhai's
shoes.
The
premise
is
similar
and
the
makers
have retained
some
of
the
iconic
scenes
from
the
original
flick.
Judwaa
2
has
all
the
trappings
of
a
typical
90s
flick.
Loud
gags,
heroines
as
mere
props,
stammering
side-kick,
logic
which
goes
for
a
toss
and
humor
which
many
may
even
find
'offensive' in
today's
times!
Some
of
you
may
even
argue
how sexist
is
this
film in
the
times
of
a 'Pink'.
After
all, this one
has a
boy
chasing
women,
smacking
their
bum
and
going
'Chalti
Hai
Kya'?
Coming
to
the
flipside,
the
film
suffers
from
a
weak
screenplay
and
comedy
which
looks
forced
in
certain
places.
One
wished
that
the
makers
had
played
attention
when
it
came
to
writing
for
the
supporting
cast
too.
They
are
barely
memorable
unlike
Judwaa!
Performances
Varun
Dhawan
has
big
shoes
to
fill
in,
but
the
actor
pulls
it
off
quite
convincingly.
Yes,
Salman
is
the
original
'Judwaa' man.
But,
you
simply
can't
deny
that
Varun
brings
with
him
his
own
charm.
He
sinks
his
teeth
into
both
the
characters
and
makes
it
a
crazy
ride!
Both
as
the
rowdy
Raja
and
the
adorable
Prem,
he
gives
you
enough
moments
to
go
'woot-woot',
'haa-haa'
and
drool
over
his
washboard
abs.
The
girls,
Jacqueline
Fernandez
and
Taapsee
Pannu
are
merely
reduced
to
arm
candy.
This
time,
you
have
Rajpal
Yadav
reprising
Shakti
Kapoor's
Nandu.
He
puts
up
a
good
act,
but
we
still
missed
Kapoor!
The
rest
of
the
cast
are
underutilized
as
the
focus
solely
remains
on
Varun
throughout
the
film.
Technical
Aspects
Judwaa
2
is
visually
appealing.
Ayananka
Bose'
cinematography
adds
a
style
value.
The
editing
too,
works
fine!
Music
What
is
disheartening
about
Judwaa
2
is
its
music
which
wasn't
the
case
with
the
original
flick!
Even
today,
you
just
can't
stop
tapping
your
feet
to
the
tunes
of
Judwaa.
Sadly,
that
doesn't
happen
here!
The
revamped
version
of
'Ta
Tana
Tan'
and
'Oonchi
Hai
Building'
lacks
that
spunk.
The
other
two
tracks
barely
register.
Verdict
A
couple
of
days
back,
while
tweeting
about
his
Judwaa
2
experience,
Dhawan
Jr.
wrote,
'I
genuinely
hope
I
can
make
people
laugh
and
just
enjoy.
We
need
to
learn
to
laugh
on
ourselves
and
not
be
scared
of
judgement'.
And
yes,
the
actor
does stay
true
to
his
words.
Judwaa
2
is
high
on
nostalgia
along
with
Varun
Dhawan
bringing
in
his
own
alluring
presence.
Of
course,
nothing
can
beat
Salman
Khan's
charisma
in
Judwaa.
This
new
show is
strictly
a
crowd-pleaser
and
won't
be
palatable
for
those
looking
out
for
some
food
for
their
grey
cells!