Son of Sardaar 2

Son of Sardaar 2
Theatrical release poster
Directed byVijay Kumar Arora
Written byJagdeep Singh Sidhu
Mohit Jain
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyAseem Bajaj
Edited byNinad Khanolkar
Music bySongs:
Jaani
Tanishk Bagchi
Harsh Upadhyay
Lijo George - DJ Chetas
Tejwant Kittu
Jay Mavani
Sunny Vik
Score:
Amar Mohile
Salil Amrute
Production
companies
Distributed byPanorama Studios
PVR Inox Pictures
Release date
  • 1 August 2025 (2025-08-01)
Running time
147 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget₹150 crore[2][3][4]
Box officeest. ₹60.16 crore[5]

Son of Sardaar 2 is a 2025 Indian Hindi-language comedy film directed by Vijay Kumar Arora and jointly produced by Ajay Devgn, Jyoti Deshpande, N.R. Pachisia and Pravin Talreja.[6] A standalone sequel to the 2012 film Son of Sardaar, it stars Ajay Devgn, Mrunal Thakur, Ravi Kishan and Sanjay Mishra. It is also the posthumous film of Mukul Dev.[7] In the film, a man fakes being a war hero to assist a couple in gaining their parents' approval for their marriage.

Principal photography began in July 2024 and took place in Edinburgh, London, and Chandigarh, India.[8][9][10] Initially scheduled to release on 25 July 2025, the film was released on 1 August 2025.[11] It received mixed to negative reviews from critics and was a box office disaster.[12]

Cast

Production

Casting

Ajay Devgn reprises his role from the prequel. Mrunal Thakur was chosen as the female lead. [13] Sanjay Dutt was initially meant to reprise his role, however he was unable to join the UK schedule due to his visa being rejected by the UK.[14][15] He was replaced by Ravi Kishan.[9] Vijay Raaz was signed but was later dropped from the project.[16]

Filming

Principal photography began in Edinburgh in July 2024 with a filming schedule taking place across 50 days.[8][17] Filming later took place in the UK in London and at the Firth of Forth.[18][19] Filming also took place in Punjab, India.[10][20] In April 2025, Kubbra Sait completed her dubbing.[21]

Soundtrack

Son of Sardaar 2
Soundtrack album by
Jaani, Tanishk Bagchi, Harsh Upadhyay, Lijo George - DJ Chetas, Tejwant Kittu, Jay Mavani and Sunny Vik
Released18 July 2025
Recorded2024–2025
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length22:58
LanguageHindi
LabelT-Series
External audio
audio icon Son of Sardaar 2 - Full Album on YouTube

The songs of the film are composed by Jaani, Tanishk Bagchi, Harsh Upadhyay, Lijo George - DJ Chetas, Tejwant Kittu, Jay Mavani and Sunny Vik while the background score is composed by Amar Mohile and Salil Amrute. The first single titled "Son of Sardaar 2 (Title Track)" was released on 1 July 2025.[22] The second single titled "Pehla Tu Duja Tu" was released on 7 July 2025.[23] The third single titled "Nachdi" was released on 14 July 2025.[24] The fourth single titled "The Po Po Song" was released on 17 July 2025.[25] The fifth single titled "Nazar Battu" was released on 24 July 2025.[26]

The songs "Son of Sardaar 2 - Title Track," "The Po Po Song" from the 2012 film Son of Sardaar was recreated for the film.[27][28]

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicSinger(s)Length
1."Pehla Tu Duja Tu"JaaniJaaniVishal Mishra3:51
2."Son of Sardaar 2 (Title Track)"Shabbir Ahmed, Khara, Sukriti BhardwajHarsh UpadhyayRomy, Sudhir Yaduvanshi, Sukriti Bhardwaj3:45
3."The Po Po Song"Armaan SharmaTanishk BagchiGuru Randhawa2:43
4."Nazar Battu"Pranav VatsaHarsh Upadhyay, Jay MavaniJubin Nautiyal3:33
5."Kali Ainak"KumaarLijo George - DJ ChetasRomy, Lijo George3:15
6."Rabba Sanu"KharaSunny VikVikas Maan3:14
7."Nachdi"Albel BrarTejwant KittuNeha Kakkar2:37
Total length:22:58

Release

The film was originally scheduled to release on 25 July 2025, however it was postponed to 1 August 2025.[29][30]

Reception

Box office

The film has grossed ₹49.28 crore (US$5.8 million) till date.[5]

Critical response

Son of Sardaar 2 received mixed to negative reviews from critics.[31] On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 15% of 13 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 4/10.[32]

Dhaval Roy from The Times of India gave the film 3 stars out of 5, noting the film delivered hilarity regularly, while finding the plot tangled and overstuffed with characters and comic tracks, the song-and-dance sequences further dragging on without advancing the plot, and the climax convoluted, predictable, and over‑dramatised.[33] Rishabh Suri from Hindustan Times also gave the film 3 stars out of 5, praising the performances and calling it a light-hearted comedy with a simple screenplay and engaging characters.[34] Nishad Thaivalappil from CNN-News18 awarded a similar rating of 3 stars out of 5, praising the performances while feeling the film lacked good humour.[35]

Vineeta Kumar from India Today gave the film 2.5 stars out of 5, remarking that while the film mixed India-Pakistan banter and awkward romance, it lacked the original's charm, and Devgn and Mrunal Thakur's chemistry felt forced and unconvincing.[36] Bollywood Hungama gave the film 2 stars out of 5, finding the story promising and praising the background score, cinematography and production design, while feeling the music was not up to the mark and the humour was limited.[37] Shubhra Gupta from The Indian Express also gave the film 2 stars out of 5, praising Dobriyal's portrayal of a trans character, while feeling the film wanted to be a laugh-a-minute, madcap caper, but kept slackening.[38]

Saibal Chatterjee from NDTV gave the film 1.5 stars out of 5, labelling it a comedy in which neither the whole nor the sum of its parts added up to much, while finding Kishan sporadically funny and praising the cinematography.[39] Lachmi Deb Roy of Firstpost similarly gave the film 1.5 stars out of 5 and praised the performances of Kishan and Dobriyal, while finding the storyline bogus and the film poorly executed.[40] Shreyas Pande from Cinema Express gave the film 1 star out of 5, remarking that while it was promoted as a family entertainer, parents will uncomfortably squirm on their seats watching the film continuously make bottom line derogatory jokes.[41] Rahul Desai from The Hollywood Reporter India found the film more progressive and less performative than a majority of mainstream Hindi cinema, while also feeling the film blurred the lines between unintentional and intentional humour.[42]

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