Plot
In
the
middle
of
the
night,
a
young
girl
named
Aarya
(Alia
Bhatt)
trespasses
into
a
private
property
and
discovers
some
godmen
performing
some
mumbo-jumbo.
Meanwhile,
a
short
distance
away,
we
see
two
people
in
a
car
keeping
a
watch
on
her.
A
few
minutes
later,
the
girl
sprays-paints
'badla'
on
a
huge
size
effigy
of
the
self-styled
godman
named
Gyani
Prakash
(Makrand
Deshpande)
and
burns
it
down.
Further,
she
shoots
a
video
of
the
burning
effigy
and
uploads
it
on
social
media.
Arya
tries
to
escape,
but
gets
caught
only
to
be
sent
to
the
mental
asylum
for
treatment.
On
the
other
hand,
through
a
montage
of
visuals
from
the
1991
film
Sadak,
we
get
a
quick
recap
of
Ravi
Kishore
(Sanjay
Dutt)
and
Pooja
(Pooja
Bhatt)'s
love
story.
Cut
to
2020,
post
Pooja's
demise,
Ravi
is
now
a
lonely
man
having
suicidal
tendencies
who
believes
that
he
can
hear
his
dead
wife.
Ravi's
life
finds
a
new
purpose
when
Arya,
who
is
on
a
mission
to
expose
fake
self-styled
godmen
through
her
online
campaign
called
‘India
Fights
Fake
Gurus',
hires
his
cab
for
a
pilgrimage
trip
to
Kailash
to
fulfill
her
mother's
last
wish.
The
duo
are
accompanied
by
Arya's
guitar-wielding
Vishal
(Aditya
Roy
Kapur).
Direction
Mahesh
Bhatt's
1991
film
Sadak
told
the
story
of
a
cab
driver
Ravi
Kishore
(Sanjay
Dutt)
who
rescues
a
young
girl
Pooja
(Pooja
Bhatt)
from
the
clutches
of
a
fearsome
pimp
named
Maharani
(a
brilliantly
cast,
late
Sadashiv
Amrapurkar),
and
ends
up
falling
in
love.
The
film
is
still
remembered
for
its
memorable
performances
and
soul-stirring
music.
29
years
later,
Mahesh
Bhatt
picks
up
the
megaphone
to
direct
its
follow-up,
Sadak
2.
Dutt
returns
backs
as
Ravi
Kishore
and
has
Alia
Bhatt
and
Aditya
Roy
Kapur
for
his
company
this
time.
Unfortunately,
the
filmmaker
lets
you
down
with
his
weak
plot
and
dialogues
rehashed
from
the
90s.
Bhatt
simply
fails
to
give
you
enough
reasons
to
cheer.
Further,
each
time
you
see
the
montages
from
Sadak
in
the
film,
you
end
up
missing
the
first
film
even
more!
Performances
Sanjay
Dutt
carries
the
weight
of
Sadak
2
on
his
lofty
shoulders.
Unfortunately,
he
fails
to
take
the
film
to
the
winning
point;
blame
it
on
the
weak
content.
Be
it
the
aching
for
his
lost
love
or
his
touching
affection
for
a
girl
whom
he
considers
his
daughter,
Dutt's
Ravi
Kishore
tugs
at
your
heartstrings.
Alia
Bhatt
looks
lost
amid
the
90s
vintage
drama,
and
fades
away
despite
being
a
brilliant
actor.
Aditya
Roy
Kapur
ends
up
with
a
predictable
role,
and
performs
what's
written
for
him.
Jisshu
Sengupta
leaves
a
mark
in
a
few
scenes.
On
the
other
hand,
seasoned
performers
like
Makrand
Deshpande
and
Priyanka
Bose
are
saddled
with
clumsily-written
characters.
Technical
Aspects
Jay
I
Patel's
cinematography
has
nothing
new
to
offer.
Sandeep
Kurup's
editing
scissors
could
have
been
a
little
more
sharper
to
make
the
film
more
taut.
Music
The
music
album
of
Mahesh
Bhatt's
1991
film
Sadak
was
one
of
the
top
three
Bollywood
soundtracks
of
that
year
with
Kumar
Sanu's
'Tumhe
Apna
Banaane
Ki' topping
the
musical
charts.
The
songs
continue
to
hold
a
special
place
in
our
hearts
even
today.
Sadak
2
falters
when
it
comes
to
the
music
department
as
none
of
the
tracks
leave
you
impressed.
The
Bhatts,
whose
films
are
known
for
their
music,
completely
fail
to
come
up
with
a
melody
this
time.
Verdict
"Dil
ki
purani
sadak
par,
Badla
to
kuchh
bhi
nahi,
Mujhe
thaam
kar
chal
raha
hai,
Tu
hi
bas
tu
hi
har
kahin," goes
the
lyrics
in
one
of
the
songs
in
Sadak
2.
How
we
wished
we
could
have
said
the
same
about
the
film
as
well."
Despite
having
a
dependable
cast,
Mahesh
Bhatt's
latest
release,
Sadak
2
loses
its
way
and
fails
to
reach
the
desired
destination.