Ek Villain Returns is a 2022 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film[5][6] written and directed by Mohit Suri. It is a sequel to his 2014 film Ek Villain.[7] The film stars John Abraham, Arjun Kapoor, Disha Patani and Tara Sutaria.[8][9]
The film was released theatrically on 29 July 2022 and opened to mixed reviews from critics and performed moderately at the box office.[10][11]
Plot[]
A masked intruder barges into an apartment complex, where he attacks and kills a singer named Aarvi Malhotra. The cops, headed by ex-CBI officer and DCP Aditya Rathore, deduce that the attack was orchestrated by Gautam Mehra, who is the son of businessman Divesh Mehra, and arrest him.
Flashback: Gautam is a spoilt brat, who is berated by Divesh for having created a commotion at his ex-girlfriend Siya's wedding. The commotion video has been made into a rap song by singer Aarvi. Gautam is ousted from the business and his house. Pretending to be in love with her, he helps her scare away her rival Q/Kiran. Aarvi falls for Gautam and reveals that her biological father Balkrishnan Shastri, a popular singer, had an extramarital affair with her mother, but never accepted either of them. Her main goal is to make her father accept her as his daughter by becoming a famous singer and then reject him. Gautam leaks Aarvi's childhood photos, implying that he was out to get even with her for humiliating him, and Shastri publicly rejects his daughter. Aarvi is heartbroken. Three months after the breakup, when Gautam gets attacked by Siya's husband Aditya, and Aarvi takes care of him, he realizes his love for her. He pleads with her to give him a second chance, but Aarvi leaves him, albeit with a heavy heart.
Present: Gautam escapes from the cops. Ganesan surmises that Gautam hasn't killed Aarvi. The cops interrogate Bhairav Purohit, whom Aarvi had called from her phone, the day she was murdered, but he denies committing the crime and there is no evidence either. Ganesan determines a pattern, that the killer only targets young girls with one-sided lovers, after discovering that 18 girls have been murdered with a similar modus operandi in the past 6 months. The ensuing circumstances motivate Ganesan to conclude that Gautam is not the serial killer, and it is later revealed that the serial killer is, in fact, Bhairav; Gautam fights him but is unable to see his face, which allows Bhairav to escape.
Flashback: Bhairav is a cab driver who works part-time as a zookeeper along with his widower friend Keshav, who has a son Yash, but ignores him for random girls he brings to the zoo. He meets Rasika Mapuskar, a retail salesgirl at a mall, falls deeply in love with her, and harbors plans for marriage. One day, Rasika injures a group of rogues that were eve-teasing her, which reveals her dark side to Bhairav. The day Bhairav decides to propose to Rasika, he witnesses her getting intimate with her married manager Atul, and is heartbroken. Rasika subsequently instigates him to kill girls who don't reciprocate the feelings of their respective boyfriends. Bhairav is mentally tormented and starts murdering dozens of girls. On the day Aarvi leaves Gautam, she turns out to be traveling in Bhairav's cab; Bhairav misunderstands that she has dumped Gautam, and attacks her.
Present: Gautam learns about Bhairav's zoo address and leaves to confront him. Ganesan is killed by Bhairav, who reveals that Aarvi is alive. She tries to escape the zoo where she had been kept by Bhairav but he catches her and locks her in an underground cage. Just as Gautam and Bhairav are about to fight, the police come and detain Bhairav. They interrogate Yash, who frames Keshav in an attempt to defend Bhairav. The police also investigate the crime scene, where a girl's dead body is found inside the freezer, though it is not Aarvi.
Outside the station, Gautam sees Bhairav and Rasika hugging. Later that evening, both return to the zoo and attend to Aarvi's cage; Aarvi regains consciousness and stabs Bhairav with a glass shard that she found there. Rasika bursts into laughter while Bhairav attacks Aarvi. Gautam arrives to save her, and a fight ensues between the guys. Bhairav hits Gautam, who falls to the ground, and demands Rasika's reaction, but at this point, Gautam begins laughing and asks who and where "Rasika" is: in a shocking twist, it turns out that Bhairav was hallucinating her all along. Bhairav then reminisces that Rasika told him how Atul was planning to ditch his family for her; he had, in fact, inadvertently killed Rasika by cracking her back while begging her not to leave him. The body the cops found in the freezer is revealed to be Rasika's, which Bhairav kept for himself. He drops to the ground in dismay while Gautam and Aarvi reconcile. Realizing his mistake, Bhairav walks inside the cage of the tiger only to meet the same fate as his victims. Aarvi can be seen singing at her concert with the support of her fans and Gautam.
During a mid-credits scene, at a mental asylum, Rakesh Mahadkar, who has survived the accident and became paraplegic meets Bhairav, who has lost an eye due to the tiger attack. Rakesh Mahadkar goes into Bhairav's room to unplug Bhairav's medication and machines and recites his promise from the prequel and Bhairav wakes up just before the screen cuts to black.
Cast[]
- John Abraham as Bhairav Purohit
- Arjun Kapoor as Gautam Mehra
- Disha Patani as Rasika Mapuskar[12]
- Tara Sutaria as Aarvi Malhotra
- J. D. Chakravarthy as ACP V. K. Ganesan[13]
- Karishma Sharma as Siya, Gautam's ex-girlfriend(cameo)
- Kaizaad Kotwal as Siya's Father
- Elena Roxana Maria Fernandes as Qiran
- Shaad Randhawa as ex-CBI officer DCP Aditya Rathore
- Bharat Dabholkar as Divesh Mehra, Gautam's father
- Ivan Rodrigues as Thapar
- Digvijay Rohildas as Keshav Rane, Bhairav's friend
- Neha Shitole as Chetna
- Satish Nakyodi as Satish
- Riteish Deshmukh in archived footage appearance and a mid-credits cameo appearance as Rakesh Mahadkar[14]
- Badshah as himself in a cameo appearance in the song "Shaamat"
Production[]
Casting[]
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Filming[]
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Soundtrack[]
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The songs are composed by Ankit Tiwari, Tanishk Bagchi, and Kaushik-Guddu. The lyrics are written by Manoj Muntashir, Kunaal Vermaa, Tanishk Bagchi and Prince Dubey. The film score is composed by Raju Singh.
The first song "Galliyan Returns" was recreated from the track Galliyan for the 2014 film Ek Villain which was sung by Ankit Tiwari and written by Manoj Muntashir.[15] The second single named "Dil" was released on 8 July 2022.[16] The third single titled "Shaamat" was released on 16 July 2022 with Tara Sutaria making her singing debut.[17] The fourth single titled "Naa Tere Bin" was released on 22 July 2022.[18]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Galliyan Returns" | Manoj Muntashir | Ankit Tiwari | Ankit Tiwari | 5:50 |
| 2. | "Dil" | Kunaal Vermaa | Kaushik-Guddu | Raghav Chaitanya | 5:09 |
| 3. | "Shaamat" | Prince Dubey | Ankit Tiwari | Ankit Tiwari, Tara Sutaria | 5:34 |
| 4. | "Naa Tere Bin" | Tanishk Bagchi | Tanishk Bagchi | Altamash Faridi | 6:11 |
| 5. | "Dil" (Shreya's Version) | Kunaal Vermaa | Kaushik-Guddu | Shreya Ghoshal | 5:10 |
| 6. | "Shaamat" (Ankit Tiwari's Version) | Prince Dubey | Ankit Tiwari | Ankit Tiwari | 5:34 |
| Total length: | 33:28 | ||||
Reception[]
Box office[]
Ek Villain Returns earned Template:INR7.05 crores at the domestic box office on its opening day. On the second day, the film collected Template:INR7.47 crore. On the third day, the film collected Template:INR9.02 crore, taking a total domestic weekend collection to Template:INR23.54 crore.[4]
As of 18 August 2022[update], the film grossed Template:INRConvert in India and Template:INRConvert overseas, for a worldwide gross collection of Template:INRConvert .[4]
Critical response[]
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Release[]
Theatrical[]
The film was released in theatres worldwide on 29 July 2022.[19]
Home media[]
The digital streaming rights of the film was sold to Netflix. The film started streaming digitally on Netflix from 9 September 2022.[20][21]
References[]
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- ↑ [TBA Ek Villain Returns Tuesday Box Office: John Abraham & Arjun Kapoor starrer drops further on Tuesday] (3 August 2022). “The official sources have disclosed the budget of Ek Villain Returns and it is around Rs.62 crore”
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- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 [TBA Ek Villain Returns Box Office].
- ↑ [TBA Ek Villain Returns trailer: John Abraham, Arjun Kapoor, Disha Patani, Tara Sutaria promise action-packed thriller].
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|url=value (help). Hindustan Times. 11 February 2021. Retrieved 2 March 2021. - ↑ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.[TBA "John Abraham, Arjun Kapoor, Disha Patani, Tara Sutaria starrer Ek Villain Returns gets a new release date; to hit theatres on July 29"] Check
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|url=value (help). The Prime Time. 24 September 2021. Retrieved 25 September 2021. - ↑ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.[TBA "Ek Villain Returns Trailer: In John Abraham vs Arjun Kapoor, Will The Real Villain Please Stand Up?"] Check
|url=value (help). NDTV. 30 June 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022. - ↑ [TBA Ek Villain Returns song Galliyan Returns: Sidharth Malhotra and Shraddha Kapoor's romantic song gets dark. Watch] (4 July 2022).
- ↑ [TBA Ek Villain Returns song Dil: Arjun Kapoor, John Abraham shed tears for Tara Sutaria, Disha Patani in heartbreak number] (8 July 2022).
- ↑ [TBA FIRST LOOK: Tara Sutaria to make singing debut with 'Shaamat' in Ek Villain Returns on July 16: 'An incomparable feeling'] (15 July 2022).
- ↑ [TBA Ek Villain Returns Song Naa Tere Bin: John Abraham And Disha Patani's Romantic Track Is About New Love]. NDTV (22 July 2022).
- ↑ [TBA Ek Villain Returns (Bollywood Hungama)].
- ↑ [TBA Ek Villain Returns to stream on Netflix from this date] (30 August 2022).
- ↑ [TBA Ek Villain Returns on Netflix: Know streaming details of Arjun Kapoor-John Abraham starrer & who can watch] (30 August 2022).
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