Commando 2: The Black Money Trail

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Commando 2: The Black Money Trail
Commando-2 Poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Deven Bhojani
Written byDialogues:
Ritesh Shah
Screenplay by Ritesh Shah
Story bySuresh Nair
Produced by Vipul Shah
Dhaval Jayantilal Gada
Anil Ambani
Starring Vidyut Jammwal
Adah Sharma
Esha Gupta
Freddy Daruwala
Thakur Anoop Singh
CinematographyChirantan Das
Edited by Amitabh Shukla
Sanjay Sharma
Music bySongs:
Mannan Shaah
Gourov Roshin
Score:
Prasad Sashte
Production
companies
Distributed by Reliance Entertainment
Release date
  • 3 March 2017 (2017-03-03)
Running time
122 minutes
CountryIndia
Language Hindi
Budget26 crore [1]
Box office39.04 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.

Contents

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]

Plot

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.

Cast

Soundtrack

Commando 2
Soundtrack album by
Mannan Shaah and Gourov-Roshin
Released13 February 2017
Recorded2016–2017
Genre Film soundtrack
Length22:08
Language Hindi
Label T-Series
Director Deven Bhojani
Producer Vipul Amrutlal Shah
Mannan Shaah chronology
Commando: A One Man Army
(2013)
Commando 2
(2017)
Namastey England
(2018)
Track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicSinger(s)Length
1."Hare Krishna Hare Ram" Kumaar Pritam
(Recreated by Gourov-Roshin)
Armaan Malik, Raftaar, Ritika3:30
2."Tere Dil Mein"Aatish KapadiaMannan Shaah Armaan Malik 3:41
3."Seedha Saadha"KumaarMannan Shaah Amit Mishra 2:58
4."Commando (Title Track)"KumaarMannan Shaah Aditi Singh Sharma 2:48
5."Tere Dil Mein (Club Mix)"Aatish KapadiaMannan ShaahArmaan Malik3:17
6."Seedha Saadha (Reprise Version)"KumaarMannan Shaah Jubin Nautiyal 3:06
7."Commando (English)"KumaarMannan ShaahAditi Singh Sarma2:48
Total length:22:08

Reception

Critical response

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]

Accolades

AwardCategoryRecipientResult
Filmfare Awards Filmfare Award for Best Action Franz SpilhausNominated

Game

Commando 2, an action mobile video game adaptation was developed by Zapak Mobile Games Pvt. Ltd. to accompany the film's release.

Sequel

A sequel titled Commando 3 was released on 29 November 2019 in which Vidyut Jammwal and Adah Sharma reprise their roles.

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