Son of Sardaar 2

About the film

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. A standalone sequel to the 2012 film Son of Sardaar and a remake of the 2017 Turkish comedy Aile Arasında, it stars Ajay Devgn, Mrunal Thakur, Ravi Kishan, Sanjay Mishra and Sahil Mehta, with Mukul Dev posthumously making his final film appearance. 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. Initially scheduled to release on 25 July 2025, the film was released on 1 August 2025. It received mixed to negative reviews from critics. The film was a box office disaster.

Plot

Jassi Singh Randhawa, a cheerful and well-meaning man, has spent over a decade in India awaiting a visa to join his wife, Dimple in Scotland. When he finally receives the visa, he arrives in the UK, only to be met with the shocking news that Dimple wants a divorce. Heartbroken but determined, Jassi decides to stay and mend their relationship with the help of Rabia.

However, things take an unexpected turn when Jassi becomes entangled in a complex situation involving a young woman named Saba, who is in love with Goggi, the son of the influential and patriotic businessman-turned-gangster Raja Sandhu. Raja is adamant about his son marrying into a respectable family and is opposed to Saba's relationship due to her background.

To help Saba, Jassi and Rabia concoct a plan where Jassi pretends to be a retired war hero and Rabia poses as his Indian wife. Their goal is to impress Raja and gain his approval for Saba and Goggi's marriage. This leads to a series of comedic and chaotic events, as Jassi and Rabia navigate the challenges of maintaining their ruse while dealing with the suspicions of Raja's brothers, Titu and Tony, who are determined to expose Jassi's deception.

Production

Ajay Devgn reprises his role from the prequel. Mrunal Thakur was chosen as the female lead. 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. He was replaced by Ravi Kishan. Vijay Raaz was signed but was later dropped from the project.

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

Soundtrack

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. The second single titled "Pehla Tu Duja Tu" was released on 7 July 2025. The third single titled "Nachdi" was released on 14 July 2025. The fourth single titled "The Po Po Song" was released on 17 July 2025. The fifth single titled "Nazar Battu" was released on 24 July 2025.

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

Release

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

The film began streaming on Netflix from 26 September 2025.

Reception

The film has grossed ₹60.9 crore (US$6.4 million) at box office.

Son of Sardaar 2 received mixed reviews from critics. On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 15% of 13 critics' reviews are positive. Lipika Verma of Deccan Chronicle gave it a 3.5/5 rating praising it as a perfect family film- A story with fresh comedy, action and emotions, with the ingredients matching, while also praising the cast, music, cinematography and direction. 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. 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.

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. Devesh Sharma from Filmfare gave it 3/5 stars saying it is fun and games - a loud, loony, live-action cartoon which gleefully chucks logic out of the window and asks you bring along your funny bone. Piya Roy of The Telegraph wrote that Son of Sardaar 2 starts out in the first half as genuinely funny and keeps the viewer's interest high, but felt that some elements in the second half added unnecessary baggage to it, while also mentioning that the complex issue of Indo-Pakistan dynamics is handled in the film in a "humorous and clever way". Anuj Kumar from The Hindu wrote that this film is a stereotypical Punjabi entertainer, a goofy comedy with strong performances (in particular Deepak Dobriyal and Ravi Kishen) and jokes that land, but also said that there are passages which make you cringe.

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