Commando 2: The Black Money Trail | |
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Directed by | Deven Bhojani |
Written by | Dialogues: Ritesh Shah |
Screenplay by | Ritesh Shah |
Story by | Suresh Nair |
Produced by | Vipul Shah Dhaval Jayantilal Gada Anil Ambani |
Starring | Vidyut Jammwal Adah Sharma Esha Gupta Freddy Daruwala Thakur Anoop Singh |
Cinematography | Chirantan Das |
Edited by | Amitabh Shukla Sanjay Sharma |
Music by | Songs: Mannan Shaah Gourov Roshin Score: Prasad Sashte |
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Distributed by | Reliance Entertainment |
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Running time | 122 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
Budget | ₹26 crore [1] |
Box office | ₹39.04 crore [2] |
Commando 2: The Black Money Trail (or simply Commando 2) is a 2017 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed by Deven Bhojani and produced by Vipul Amrutlal Shah, Dhaval Jayantilal Gada and Reliance Entertainment. [3] Ritesh Shah wrote the script and dialogues of the film, while the story was written by Suresh Nair. The film is the second installment of Commando film series and stars Vidyut Jammwal, Adah Sharma, Esha Gupta, Freddy Daruwala and Thakur Anoop Singh.
Principal photography commenced on 17 February 2016. [4] [5] [6] The songs were composed by Mannan Shaah and Gourov Roshin, while the score was composed by Prasad Sashte. The cinematography was handled by Chirantan Das, while the editing were handled by Amitabh Shukla and Sanjay Sharma.
Commando 2: The Black Money Trail was released on 3 March 2017 in Hindi, along with the dubbed versions of Tamil and Telugu languages. [7] A sequel titled Commando 3 was released in 2019 with Vidyut Jammwal and Adah Sharma reprising their roles. [8]
Captain Karanveer 'Karan' Singh Dogra is assigned on a mission to eradicate black money, which has been siphoned to banks, along with his gang. Karan, along with Inspector Bhavana Reddy and ACP Bakhtawar Khan, heads to Vicky Chaddha's house, where he meets his wife Maria. The next day, a bomb blast occurs where Vicky and Maria are saved, but their daughter Tara dies. However, Maria kills her husband and tells that she is Vicky Chaddha. A cat and mouse game ensues, where Karan, Bhavana and Bakhtawar follow Vicky and defeats her army including Vicky's main henchman K.P. Though Vicky transferred the money, Karan reveals to Vicky that he had changed the history in which the money was scheduled, and that the money has actually been transferred to a replaced account, which will help the poor farmers in India. Karan also tells that this was planned from the first day itself. After the revelation, Bhavana shoots Vicky, thus completing their mission. Later, Karan receives a phone call from his superiors and is assigned for another mission.
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Soundtrack album by Mannan Shaah and Gourov-Roshin | ||||
Released | 13 February 2017 | |||
Recorded | 2016–2017 | |||
Genre | Film soundtrack | |||
Length | 22:08 | |||
Language | Hindi | |||
Label | T-Series | |||
Director | Deven Bhojani | |||
Producer | Vipul Amrutlal Shah | |||
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Gourov-Roshin chronology | ||||
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The songs of the film have been composed by Mannan Shaah and Gourov Roshin,while the lyrics have been penned by Aatish Kapadia and Kumaar. The background score has been composed by Prasad Sashte. The soundtrack was released on 13 February 2017 by T-Series. The song "Hare Krishna Hare Ram" is a recreated version of the title track of the 2007 film Bhool Bhulaiyaa starring Akshay Kumar,which was originally composed by Pritam and lyrics written by Sameer. The music for this song was recreated by Gourov-Roshin with lyrics written by Kumaar.
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Hare Krishna Hare Ram" | Kumaar | Pritam (Recreated by Gourov-Roshin) | Armaan Malik, Raftaar, Ritika | 3:30 |
2. | "Tere Dil Mein" | Aatish Kapadia | Mannan Shaah | Armaan Malik | 3:41 |
3. | "Seedha Saadha" | Kumaar | Mannan Shaah | Amit Mishra | 2:58 |
4. | "Commando (Title Track)" | Kumaar | Mannan Shaah | Aditi Singh Sharma | 2:48 |
5. | "Tere Dil Mein (Club Mix)" | Aatish Kapadia | Mannan Shaah | Armaan Malik | 3:17 |
6. | "Seedha Saadha (Reprise Version)" | Kumaar | Mannan Shaah | Jubin Nautiyal | 3:06 |
7. | "Commando (English)" | Kumaar | Mannan Shaah | Aditi Singh Sarma | 2:48 |
Total length: | 22:08 |
Samrudhi Ghosh of India Today gave 3/5 stars and wrote "Commando 2 does not explore a novel theme - it's the classic good vs evil - but the high-voltage action makes this an entertaining one for fans of the genre." [9] Renuka Vyavahare of The Times of India gave 2.5/5 stars and wrote "Vidyut Jammwal is a solid action star and his stunts are the only reason you manage to sit through this never-ending tale of 'catch-Vicky Chadda-if-you-can'." [10] Devesh Sharma of Filmfare gave 2.5/5 stars and wrote "High on action thriller with a bizarre storyline." [11] Madhuri of Filmibeat gave 2.5/5 stars and wrote "Commando 2 is strictly for Vidyut Jammwal fans and for those who have a thing for action-fests." [12] Surabhi Redkar of Koimoi gave 2/5 stars and wrote "Commando 2 does no justice to its name. It’s a lackluster action film with remotely riveting story." [13] Rohit Vats of Hindustan Times gave 2/5 stars and wrote "Commando 2 lacks heart and is all muscles. If may not even quench your thirst for some adrenaline-pumping stunts." [14] Kriti Tulsiani of News18 gave 2/5 stars and wrote "It’s a well-thought film, but not a well-woven one." [15] Bollywood Hungama gave 2/5 stars and wrote "Commando 2 is a predictable entertainer that would appeal only to its target audience." [16]
Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
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Filmfare Awards | Filmfare Award for Best Action | Franz Spilhaus | Nominated |
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