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'{{short description|2020 film by Mahesh Bhatt}} {{Use Indian English|date=April 2019}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}} {{Infobox film | name = Sadak 2 | image = Sadak 2 film poster.jpeg | alt = | caption = Official release poster | director = [[Mahesh Bhatt]] | producer = [[Mukesh Bhatt]] | writer = Mahesh Bhatt<br/>Suhrita Sengupta | story = | based_on = | starring = [[Sanjay Dutt]]<br/>[[Alia Bhatt]]<br/>[[Aditya Roy Kapur]]<br/>[[Jisshu Sengupta]] | music = '''Songs:''' <br/> [[Jeet Gannguli]] <br/> [[Ankit Tiwari]] <br/> [[Samidh Mukerjee]] <br/> Urvi <br/> Suniljeet <br/> '''Background Score:''' <br/> [[Sandeep Chowta]] | cinematography = Jay I. Patel | editing = Sandeep Kurup | studio = [[Fox Star Studios]]<br>[[Vishesh Films]] | distributor = [[Disney+ Hotstar]] | released = {{Film date|df=yes|2020|08|28|ref1=<ref name="release"/>}} | runtime = 133 minutes | country = India | language = Hindi | budget = <!--Must be attributed to a reliable published source with an established reputation for fact-checking. No blogs, no IMDb.--> | gross = <!--Must be attributed to a reliable published source with an established reputation for fact-checking. No blogs, no IMDb.--> }} '''''Sadak 2''''' ({{IPA-hi|sə.ɽək 2}}; {{Translation|''Road 2''}}) is a 2020 Indian Hindi-language [[action thriller film|action thriller]] [[road film]] directed by [[Mahesh Bhatt]] and produced by [[Fox Star Studios]] and [[Mukesh Bhatt]] under their banner [[Vishesh Films]]. A sequel to the 1991 film ''[[Sadak]]'', it stars [[Sanjay Dutt]] (reprising his role from the original), [[Alia Bhatt]] and [[Aditya Roy Kapur]] in the lead roles with an ensemble supporting cast, while [[Pooja Bhatt]] makes a special appearance.<ref name=":2">{{cite news |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/confirmed-alia-bhatt-starrer-sadak-2-go-floor-may-2019/ |title=CONFIRMED! Alia Bhatt starrer Sadak 2 to go on floor in May 2019 |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |date=8 April 2019 |access-date=8 April 2019 |archive-date=8 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190408163914/https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/confirmed-alia-bhatt-starrer-sadak-2-go-floor-may-2019/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/photo-features/movies-to-look-forward-to/alia-bhatt-to-start-shooting-for-sadak-2-from-may-2019/photostory/68780965.cms |title=Alia Bhatt to start shooting for 'Sadak 2' from May 2019 |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |date=8 April 2019 |access-date=8 April 2019 |archive-date=24 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190824210251/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/photo-features/movies-to-look-forward-to/alia-bhatt-to-start-shooting-for-sadak-2-from-may-2019/photostory/68780965.cms |url-status=live }}</ref> The film marks Mahesh Bhatt's return as a director after 20 years.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Lohana|first=Avinash|date=2 May 2019|title=Exclusive: It's Alia Bhatt vs a fake godman in Sadak 2|url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/exclusive-its-alia-bhatt-vs-a-fake-godman-in-sadak-2/articleshow/69137473.cms|access-date=2 May 2019|website=Mumbai Mirror|language=en|archive-date=2 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190502052247/https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/exclusive-its-alia-bhatt-vs-a-fake-godman-in-sadak-2/articleshow/69137473.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> The film's story takes place twenty-nine years after the events of its predecessor. The film's trailer was released on 12 August 2020 on [[YouTube]], and within a week, it became the [[List of most-disliked YouTube videos|second most-disliked video]] and the most-disliked film teaser/trailer on the platform due to internet users protesting [[nepotism]] in [[Cinema of India|Bollywood]] after the [[death of Sushant Singh Rajput]].<ref name="nepo1">{{cite news |title=As nepotism debate rages on, Sadak 2 trailer bears the brunt |url=https://www.livemint.com/news/india/as-nepotism-debate-rages-on-sadak-2-trailer-bears-the-brunt-11597300822215.html |access-date=19 August 2020 |work=Mint |date=13 August 2020 |archive-date=9 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201009135202/https://www.livemint.com/news/india/as-nepotism-debate-rages-on-sadak-2-trailer-bears-the-brunt-11597300822215.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="nepo2">{{Cite web |date=13 August 2020 |title=Alia Bhatt's Sadak 2 the most disliked trailer on YouTube amid nepotism debate, fans demand justice for Sushant Singh Rajput |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/alia-bhatt-s-sadak-2-is-the-most-disliked-trailer-on-youtube-as-fans-demand-justice-for-sushant-singh-rajput/story-iEvKT1u4XhRDsM9RvtN8CJ.html |access-date=13 August 2020 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en |archive-date=13 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200813081256/https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/alia-bhatt-s-sadak-2-is-the-most-disliked-trailer-on-youtube-as-fans-demand-justice-for-sushant-singh-rajput/story-iEvKT1u4XhRDsM9RvtN8CJ.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title='Sadak-2' by Mahesh Bhatt is Now the Second Most Disliked Video in the World, Beats Justin Bieber |url=https://www.news18.com/news/buzz/sadak-2-by-mahesh-bhatt-is-now-the-second-most-disliked-video-in-the-world-beats-justin-bieber-2793579.html |access-date=19 August 2020 |website=News18 |date=19 August 2020 |archive-date=20 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200820215931/https://www.news18.com/news/buzz/sadak-2-by-mahesh-bhatt-is-now-the-second-most-disliked-video-in-the-world-beats-justin-bieber-2793579.html |url-status=live }}</ref> ''Sadak 2'' was released on 28 August 2020 on the streaming platform [[Disney+ Hotstar]] in India and in U.S. theaters by [[Gravitas Ventures]].<ref name="release">{{Cite web |date=6 August 2020 |title=Alia Bhatt announces Sadak 2 premiere on August 28 on Disney+ Hotstar |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/amp/news/bollywood/alia-bhatt-announces-sadak-2-premiere-on-august-28-on-disney-hotstar/ |access-date=6 August 2020 |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |archive-date=9 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200809234639/https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/amp/news/bollywood/alia-bhatt-announces-sadak-2-premiere-on-august-28-on-disney-hotstar/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The film was panned by critics, with criticism for its performance, script, dialogues and use of clichés.<ref name="roundup">{{cite news |title=Alia Bhatt and Mahesh Bhatt's Sadak 2 Becomes Lowest-rated Film of All Time on IMDb With 1.1 Score |url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/alia-bhatt-and-mahesh-bhatts-sadak-2-becomes-lowest-rated-film-of-all-time-on-imdb-with-1-1-score-2829963.html |publisher=News18 |date=29 August 2020 |access-date=29 August 2020 |archive-date=29 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200829223150/https://www.news18.com/news/movies/alia-bhatt-and-mahesh-bhatts-sadak-2-becomes-lowest-rated-film-of-all-time-on-imdb-with-1-1-score-2829963.html |url-status=live }}</ref> ==Plot== Aarya Desai ([[Alia Bhatt]]) vandalises a placard of Guru Gyaan Prakash ([[Makarand Deshpande]]). She is stopped by her step-mother Nandini and father Yogesh ([[Jisshu Sengupta]]) and Gyaan Prakash's ashram people. Ravi Kishore Verma ([[Sanjay Dutt]]), now an elderly man has recently lost his love and wife, Pooja ([[Pooja Bhatt]]). He attempts suicide and gets hospitalised. Ravi refuses when the doctor asks him to admit himself in a mental rehab. Aarya runs away, and enters Ravi's home, stating she'd booked [[Kailash]] 3 months before. Aarya convinces Ravi to visit Kailash for Pooja's sake and gives a letter with her handwriting. Ravi agrees. Nandini and Yogesh go to Gyaan Prakash with Commissioner Rajesh Puri. Gyaan Prakash says Aarya will die by her own blood. Aarya tells Ravi about her mission to stop Guru Gyaan Prakash and all other fake gurus. In past Nandini killed Aarya's mother Shakuntala, married Yogesh and begun using their wealth to run Gyaan Prakash's ashram. Aarya recounts meeting Vishal and initially fighting with him but reconciling and falling in love over a seminar exposing fake gurus. After her home is vandalised, they go into hiding. They're asked to visit someone who has proof against the gurus. However, it turns out as an ambush, and Vishal kills the hitman in self-defense. Ravi picks him up from jail. Yogesh and Nandini find Vishal and Aarya's reunion in security footage. Aarya and Vishal are cornered by gangster Dilip Hathkaaka. Ravi arrives and saves them. Vishal confesses his real name is Munna Chavan, saying he came to Mumbai to win a reality show but ended up becoming a drug addict. Guru Gyaan Prakash's men helped and sent him to pretend to be in love with and kill Aarya. However, upon attending her seminars, he started questioning his own belief. Ravi takes them to John's house. It is revealed that Yogesh had planned Shakuntala's death, and now he kills Nandini. In the end, Ravi kills Yogesh and Gyaan Prakash, dies and imagines Pooja calling out to him. Aarya performs his last rites, and has also won her battle against fake gurus. ==Cast== * [[Sanjay Dutt]] as Ravi Kishore Verma * [[Alia Bhatt]] as Aarya Desai / Misha Verma * [[Aditya Roy Kapur]] as Vishal Agnihotri / Munna Chavan * [[Jisshu Sengupta]] as Yogesh Desai * [[Gulshan Grover]] as Dilip Hathkaatha * [[Makarand Deshpande]] as Guru Gyaanprakash * [[Priyanka Bose]] as Nandini Desai * [[Mohan Kapoor]] as Commissioner Rajesh Puri * [[Akshay Anand]] as John * [[Javed Khan Amrohi]] as Pakya * [[Akash Khurana]] as Psychiatrist * Himanshu Bhatt as Gaurav * Digvijay Purohit as Sunil * Anil George as Om * Jahangir Karkaria as Dr. Rajshekhar Dastur * Babrak Akbari as Killer * Soni Arora as Shakuntala Desai * Abdul Quadir Amin * Sangeetha V * Vaibhav Choudhary as Divyansh '''Special appearance''' * [[Pooja Bhatt]] as Pooja Verma == Production == === Development === In April 2017, media reports surfaced about the sequel of the 1991 film ''[[Sadak]]'', after its lead cast [[Sanjay Dutt]] and [[Pooja Bhatt]] visited [[Mukesh Bhatt]] through the office of [[Vishesh Films]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Correspondent|first=After Hrs|date=2017-04-11|title=Is Sadak 2 a Tamil remake?|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-is-sadak-2-a-tamil-remake-2394296|access-date=2021-05-11|website=DNA India|language=en|archive-date=11 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210511134530/https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-is-sadak-2-a-tamil-remake-2394296|url-status=live}}</ref> The source further claimed that it will feature a different plot, despite being the continuation of the original and the script will be a remake of the Tamil film ''[[Mahanadhi (1994 film)|Mahanadhi]]'' (1994), which will be directed by [[Srijit Mukherji]].<ref name=":0" /> However, no developments about the film took place, despite its initial announcement.<ref name=":0" /> On 20 September 2018, coinciding with [[Mahesh Bhatt]]'s 70th birthday, Alia Bhatt announced the film officially with the title ''Sadak 2'', with the original film's cast members, along with Alia and [[Aditya Roy Kapur]] was announced being a part of the cast.<ref name=":3">{{cite web |url=https://hindustantimes.com/bollywood/sadak-2-teaser-alia-bhatt-gets-dad-mahesh-back-in-director-s-chair-sanjay-dutt-and-pooja-bhatt-return-too/story-LlAi7cgEBTUI8h1n578q5J.html |title=Sadak 2 teaser: On Mahesh Bhatt's 70th birthday, Alia Bhatt and Pooja Bhatt get the greatest present |website=Hindustan Times |date=20 September 2018 |access-date=20 May 2019 |archive-date=15 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190515174325/https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/sadak-2-teaser-alia-bhatt-gets-dad-mahesh-back-in-director-s-chair-sanjay-dutt-and-pooja-bhatt-return-too/story-LlAi7cgEBTUI8h1n578q5J.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The film marked Mahesh Bhatt's return to direction after 20 years since his last film ''[[Zakhm]]'' as a director, and also marked the maiden collaboration with Alia and Mahesh working together.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-09-20|title=Alia Bhatt announces Sadak 2 with Aditya Roy Kapur, Sanjay Dutt on Mahesh Bhatt's 70th birthday|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/alia-bhatt-announces-sadak-2-with-aditya-roy-kapur-sanjay-dutt-on-mahesh-bhatts-70th-birthday-5212271.html|access-date=2021-05-11|website=Firstpost|archive-date=11 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210511133933/https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/alia-bhatt-announces-sadak-2-with-aditya-roy-kapur-sanjay-dutt-on-mahesh-bhatts-70th-birthday-5212271.html|url-status=live}}</ref> === Filming === On 8 April 2019, it was confirmed that [[principal photography]] would commence in the middle of May 2019,<ref name=":2" /> which eventually began on 18 May 2019.<ref name=":4">{{cite web|date=18 May 2019|title='Sadak 2': Alia Bhatt kick-starts the shooting of the much-awaited sequel|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/sadak-2-alia-bhatt-kick-starts-the-shooting-of-the-much-awaited-sequel/articleshow/69388030.cms|access-date=18 May 2019|publisher=Times of India|archive-date=18 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190518152225/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/sadak-2-alia-bhatt-kick-starts-the-shooting-of-the-much-awaited-sequel/articleshow/69388030.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> The following day, [[Makarand Deshpande]] was confirmed to play the main antagonist in the film. Alia Bhatt joined the film on 21 May 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/news/alia-bhatt-receives-grand-welcome-pooja-bhatt-sets-sadak-2-see-pics-451790?amp |title=Alia Bhatt receives a grand welcome from Pooja Bhatt on the sets of Sadak 2; See Pics &#124; PINKVILLA |website=www.pinkvilla.com |date=21 May 2019 |access-date=21 May 2019 |archive-date=22 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200122011958/https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/news/alia-bhatt-receives-grand-welcome-pooja-bhatt-sets-sadak-2-see-pics-451790?amp |url-status=dead }}</ref> The first schedule of the film was completed in the third week of May in Mumbai and the second schedule began in [[Ooty]] in mid-July 2019.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/sadak-2-alia-bhatt-starts-prepping-for-the-ooty-schedule/articleshow/70213445.cms |title='Sadak 2': Alia Bhatt starts prepping for the Ooty schedule |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |date=15 July 2019 |access-date=25 July 2019 |archive-date=26 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190726143152/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/sadak-2-alia-bhatt-starts-prepping-for-the-ooty-schedule/articleshow/70213445.cms |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/alia-bhatt-is-feeling-a-whole-lotta-love-for-shaheen-bhatt-and-soni-razdan-on-sadak-2-sets-see-pic-1572873-2019-07-24 |title=Alia Bhatt is feeling a whole lotta love for Shaheen Bhatt and Soni Razdan on Sadak 2 sets. See pic |website=India Today |access-date=25 July 2019 |date=24 July 2019 |archive-date=25 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190725091350/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/alia-bhatt-is-feeling-a-whole-lotta-love-for-shaheen-bhatt-and-soni-razdan-on-sadak-2-sets-see-pic-1572873-2019-07-24 |url-status=live }}</ref> With a few sequences being shot in [[Mysore]] and Ooty, the film's principal photography wrapped up on 31 October 2019,<ref>{{Cite magazine|date=October 31, 2019 |title=Alia Bhatt announces Sadak 2 schedule wrap with no make-up boomerang video|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/alia-bhatt-announces-sadak-2-schedule-wrap-with-no-make-up-boomerang-video-1614357-2019-10-31|access-date=2021-05-11|magazine=India Today|language=en}}</ref> except for a few patchwork scenes which were filmed in July 2020, despite the COVID-19 pandemic.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-06-20|title='We are planning to resume the shoot of Sadak 2 by first week of July. We will have to build a small set for the song': Mukesh Bhatt|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/we-are-planning-to-resume-the-shoot-of-sadak-2-by-first-week-of-july-we-will-have-to-build-a-small-set-for-the-song-mukesh-bhatt/story-PZEYcM5M1RWHpSjBHOXLcM.html|access-date=2021-05-11|website=Hindustan Times|language=en|archive-date=20 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200620191927/https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/we-are-planning-to-resume-the-shoot-of-sadak-2-by-first-week-of-july-we-will-have-to-build-a-small-set-for-the-song-mukesh-bhatt/story-PZEYcM5M1RWHpSjBHOXLcM.html|url-status=live}}</ref> == Soundtrack == {{Infobox album | name = Sadak 2 | type = Soundtrack | artist = [[Jeet Gannguli]], [[Ankit Tiwari]], [[Samidh Mukerjee]], Urvi and Suniljeet | cover = | alt = | released = 22 August 2020<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/sadak-2/SLCI306OVM4_ |title=Sadak 2 – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack |date=22 August 2020 |publisher=Jio Saavn |access-date=22 August 2020 |archive-date=22 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200822120618/https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/sadak-2/SLCI306OVM4_ |url-status=live }}</ref> | recorded = | venue = | studio = | genre = [[Feature film soundtrack]] | length = 43:47 | language = Hindi<!--Do not link per WP:OL--> | label = [[Sony Music India]] | producer = | prev_title = | prev_year = | next_title = | next_year = }} The music for the film was composed by [[Jeet Gannguli]], [[Ankit Tiwari]], [[Samidh Mukerjee]], Urvi and Suniljeet while the lyrics written by [[Rashmi Virag]], Vijay Vijawatt, [[Shabbir Ahmed (lyricist)|Shabbir Ahmed]], Suniljeet and Shalu Vaish. The film score is composed by [[Sandeep Chowta]].{{Track listing | headline = Track listing | lyrics6 = Vijay Vijawatt | length6 = 3:24 | extra6 = KK | music6 = Samidh Mukherjee, Urvi | note6 = Reprise | extra_column = Singer(s) | extra3 = [[Javed Ali]] | title1 = Tum Se Hi | extra1 = [[Ankit Tiwari]], Leena Bose | lyrics1 = [[Shabbir Ahmed (lyricist)|Shabbir Ahmed]] | music1 = Ankit Tiwari | length1 = 4:43 | title2 = Shukriya | extra2 = [[Jubin Nautiyal]], [[KK (singer)]] | music2 = [[Jeet Gannguli]] | lyrics2 = [[Rashmi Virag]] | length2 = 4:45 | title3 = Ishq Kamaal | music3 = Suniljeet | title6 = Purani Sadak | lyrics3 = Suniljeet, Shalu Vaish | length3 = 4:19 | title4 = Dil Ki Purani Sadak | extra4 = [[KK (singer)|KK]] | music4 = [[Samidh Mukerjee]], Urvi | lyrics4 = Vijay Vijawatt | length4 = 4:49 | title5 = Chal Tera Shukriya | extra5 = [[Shreya Ghoshal]] | music5 = Jeet Gannguli | lyrics5 = Rashmi Virag | length5 = 4:45 }} == Controversies == === Nepotism debate === ''Sadak 2''{{'}}s trailer was released on August 12, 2020, and faced [[vote brigading]] owing to the [[nepotism]] [[debate]] sparked after the [[Death of Sushant Singh Rajput|death of Indian actor Sushant Singh Rajput]]. [[Sushant Singh Rajput|Rajput]] was initially considered to play the lead role opposite [[Alia Bhatt]], but in the end he was not chosen. Speculating that Rajput had been upset over being shut out of the film industry, due to hiring practices that favored children of established film personalities, Rajput's fans blamed notable people in Bollywood, including ''Sadak 2'' director Mahesh Bhatt and his daughter Alia.<ref name="nepo1" /><ref name="nepo2" /><ref name="dislike">{{Cite web|title=Why The Internet Is Hitting 'Dislike' On Alia Bhatt's Sadak 2 Trailer|url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/why-the-internet-is-hitting-dislike-on-alia-bhatts-sadak-2-trailer-2278443|access-date=12 August 2020|website=NDTV.com|archive-date=12 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200812140440/https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/why-the-internet-is-hitting-dislike-on-alia-bhatts-sadak-2-trailer-2278443|url-status=live}}</ref> Within two days of its release, the trailer had received 5.3&nbsp;million dislikes on [[YouTube]] and became the [[List of most-disliked YouTube videos|second most disliked video]] within a week's time.<ref>{{Cite web|date=13 August 2020|title='Sadak 2' Beats Jake Paul and PewDiePie to Become the Most Disliked YouTube Video in India|url=https://www.news18.com/news/buzz/sadak-2-beats-jake-paul-and-pewdiepie-to-become-the-most-disliked-youtube-video-in-india-2782675.html|access-date=13 August 2020|website=news18.com|archive-date=15 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200815070110/https://www.news18.com/news/buzz/sadak-2-beats-jake-paul-and-pewdiepie-to-become-the-most-disliked-youtube-video-in-india-2782675.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|date=19 August 2020|title=Sadak 2 by Mahesh Bhatt is Now the Second Most Disliked Video in the World, Beats Justin Bieber|work=News18|url=https://www.news18.com/news/buzz/sadak-2-by-mahesh-bhatt-is-now-the-second-most-disliked-video-in-the-world-beats-justin-bieber-2793579.html|access-date=30 August 2020|archive-date=20 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200820215931/https://www.news18.com/news/buzz/sadak-2-by-mahesh-bhatt-is-now-the-second-most-disliked-video-in-the-world-beats-justin-bieber-2793579.html|url-status=live}}</ref> As of 2023, the trailer has received 14 million dislikes.{{Cn|date=May 2024}} === Hurting Hindu sentiments === {{see also|Hindutva boycott of Bollywood films}} In July 2020, a resident of [[Bihar]] filed a complaint against the makers of the film, stating that the film's poster featured an image of [[Kailash Mansarovar]], which "hurt Hindu sentiments".<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-07-02|title=Alia, Mahesh and Mukesh Bhatt accused of hurting Hindu sentiments|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/alia-mahesh-mukesh-bhatt-accused-of-hurting-hindu-sentiments-6487418/|access-date=2021-05-11|website=The Indian Express|agency=PTI|archive-date=11 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210511133027/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/alia-mahesh-mukesh-bhatt-accused-of-hurting-hindu-sentiments-6487418/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=July 3, 2020|title=Sadak 2 poster: Complaint filed against Alia and Mahesh Bhatt for hurting Hindu sentiments|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/sadak-2-poster-complaint-filed-against-alia-and-mahesh-bhatt-for-hurting-hindu-sentiments-1696514-2020-07-03|access-date=2021-05-11|website=India Today|location=Muzaffarpur|language=en|agency=Press Trust of India|archive-date=11 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210511133027/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/sadak-2-poster-complaint-filed-against-alia-and-mahesh-bhatt-for-hurting-hindu-sentiments-1696514-2020-07-03|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[Vishva Hindu Parishad]] also criticised the film's trailer for similar reasons.<ref>{{cite news |title='Nepotism, plagiarism': Too many accusations plague Alia Bhatt's new film Sadak 2 |url=https://www.businesstoday.in/trending/entertainment/story/sadak-2-trailer-debate-on-nepotism-plagiarism-religious-sentiments-mar-alia-bhatts-film-270083-2020-08-14 |access-date=19 November 2022 |work=[[Business Today (India)]] |date=14 August 2020 |language=en |archive-date=19 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221119064136/https://www.businesstoday.in/trending/entertainment/story/sadak-2-trailer-debate-on-nepotism-plagiarism-religious-sentiments-mar-alia-bhatts-film-270083-2020-08-14 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Jha |first=Lata |title=OTT content battles mainstream pressures, controversies |url=https://www.livemint.com/news/india/ott-content-battles-mainstream-pressures-controversies-11598598763287.html |access-date=19 November 2022 |work=[[Mint (newspaper)|Mint]] |date=28 August 2020 |language=en |archive-date=19 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221119064138/https://www.livemint.com/news/india/ott-content-battles-mainstream-pressures-controversies-11598598763287.html |url-status=live }}</ref> == Release == In October 2019, [[Gravitas Ventures]] bought the United States distribution rights for the feature. The film was initially scheduled for release on 25 March 2020 in India and in United States on 24 April 2020, but was pushed to 10 July 2020 in India and 31 July 2020 in the United States due to the outbreak of COVID-19.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/confirmed-alia-bhatts-sadak-2-release-july-10-2020/ |title=Alia Bhatt's Sadak 2 to release on July 10, 2020 |date=20 May 2019 |website=Bollywood Hungama |language=en |access-date=21 May 2019 |archive-date=27 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190527011453/https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/confirmed-alia-bhatts-sadak-2-release-july-10-2020/ |url-status=live }}</ref> It was again pulled from the release schedule as the shooting was delayed because of the [[COVID-19 pandemic lockdown in India]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/we-are-planning-to-resume-the-shoot-of-sadak-2-by-first-week-of-july-we-will-have-to-build-a-small-set-for-the-song-mukesh-bhatt/story-PZEYcM5M1RWHpSjBHOXLcM.html |title='We are planning to resume the shoot of Sadak 2 by first week of July. We will have to build a small set for the song': Mukesh Bhatt |date=20 June 2020 |website=Hindustan Times |access-date=21 June 2020 |archive-date=20 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200620191927/https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/we-are-planning-to-resume-the-shoot-of-sadak-2-by-first-week-of-july-we-will-have-to-build-a-small-set-for-the-song-mukesh-bhatt/story-PZEYcM5M1RWHpSjBHOXLcM.html |url-status=live }}</ref> On 29 June 2020, the streaming service [[Disney+ Hotstar]] conducted a virtual press conference, where Bhatt announced that the film would be released exclusively on Disney+ Hotstar. The film premiered on 28 August 2020 in India and in theaters in United States.<ref name="release" /><ref name="multiplex">{{cite web |title=Disney Plus Hotstar Makes Strategic Choice to Bypass India's Theaters, Give More Movies Streaming Premieres |website=Variety |date=29 June 2020 |url=https://variety.com/2020/streaming/news/akshay-kumar-ajay-devgn-hotstar-1234692525/ |access-date=29 June 2020 |archive-date=16 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116032308/https://variety.com/2020/streaming/news/akshay-kumar-ajay-devgn-hotstar-1234692525/ |url-status=live }}</ref> == Critical reception == ''Sadak 2'' was panned by critics.<ref name="roundup"/> [[Anna M. M. Vetticad]] of ''[[Firstpost]]'' gave the film 0.25 out of 5, calling it the director's interpretation of a "sleeping pill", and wrote "It is not possible to be angry with ''Sadak 2'' for its half-baked ideas and quarter-baked script though, because it is too boring to be worthy of even anger."<ref>{{cite news |title=Sadak 2 movie review: Mahesh Bhatt's interpretation of a sleeping pill |url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/sadak-2-movie-review-mahesh-bhatts-interpretation-of-a-sleeping-pill-8766871.html |publisher=Firstpost |date=29 August 2020 |access-date=29 August 2020 |archive-date=29 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200829160953/https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/sadak-2-movie-review-mahesh-bhatts-interpretation-of-a-sleeping-pill-8766871.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Calling it "One of 2020's worst films", Jyoti Sharma Bawa of ''[[Hindustan Times]]'' wrote that ''Sadak 2'' is a "jaded and ponderous film that is stuck in the 90's, [which] is best avoided."<ref>{{cite news |title=Sadak 2 movie review: One of 2020s worst films, take this trip at your own risk |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/sadak-2-movie-review-one-of-2020-s-worst-films-take-this-trip-at-your-own-risk/story-JRCdq0f5Ud70Wxq5h5YwCL.html |publisher=Hindustan Times |date=29 August 2020 |access-date=29 August 2020 |archive-date=29 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200829010545/https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/sadak-2-movie-review-one-of-2020-s-worst-films-take-this-trip-at-your-own-risk/story-JRCdq0f5Ud70Wxq5h5YwCL.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Shubhra Gupta of ''[[The Indian Express]]'' gave the film 1 out of 5, calling it "terrible" and wondered "why would anyone want to make something so dated, so jaded, in this day and age?"<ref>{{cite news |title=Sadak 2 review: A terrible movie |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/sadak-2-review-a-terrible-film-6574088/ |publisher=The Indian Express |date=29 August 2020 |access-date=29 August 2020 |archive-date=29 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200829005415/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/sadak-2-review-a-terrible-film-6574088/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Rahul Desai of [[Film Companion]] called the film "dreadful" and "atrocious", and bemoaned that the performances of the actors "sticks out like a sore thumb."<ref>{{cite news |title=Sadak 2 Starring Alia Bhatt And Sanjay Dutt Is Dreadful |url=https://www.filmcompanion.in/reviews/bollywood-review/sadak-2-review-disney-plus-hotstar-alia-bhatt-mahesh-bhatt-sanjay-dutt-rahul-desai/ |publisher=Film Companion |date=29 August 2020 |access-date=10 September 2020 |archive-date=19 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200919163310/https://www.filmcompanion.in/reviews/bollywood-review/sadak-2-review-disney-plus-hotstar-alia-bhatt-mahesh-bhatt-sanjay-dutt-rahul-desai/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Anupama Chopra]] of ''Film Companion'' wrote, "The storytelling, performances dialogue, cinematography, songs, background music – all seem to belong to the 90's".<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.filmcompanion.in/reviews/bollywood-review/sadak-2-review-disney-plus-hotstar-alia-bhatt-mahesh-bhatt-sanjay-dutt-anupama-chopra/ |title=Sadak 2 Starring Alia Bhatt And Sanjay Dutt Is Flat-Out Bonkers |date=29 August 2020 |website=Film Companion |access-date=10 September 2020 |archive-date=2 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200902081246/https://www.filmcompanion.in/reviews/bollywood-review/sadak-2-review-disney-plus-hotstar-alia-bhatt-mahesh-bhatt-sanjay-dutt-anupama-chopra/ |url-status=live }}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} ==External links== * {{IMDb title}} * {{Bollywood Hungama movie|sadak-2}} {{Portal bar|India|Film|Bollywood}} {{Mahesh Bhatt}} {{Vishesh Films}} {{Mukesh Bhatt}} [[Category:Indian sequel films]] [[Category:Indian action thriller films]] [[Category:Films shot in Ooty]] [[Category:Disney+ Hotstar original films]] [[Category:2020s Hindi-language films]] [[Category:2020 direct-to-video films]] [[Category:2020 action thriller films]] [[Category:2020 films]] [[Category:Fox Star Studios films]] [[Category:Films directed by Mahesh Bhatt]] [[Category:Advertising and marketing controversies in film]] [[Category:Films scored by Jeet Ganguly]] [[Category:Films scored by Samidh Mukherjee]] [[Category:Films scored by Ankit Tiwari]] [[Category:Hinduism-related controversies in film]]'