Awarapan 2 Review: Nineteen years after Awarapan introduced audiences to the broken and brooding Shivam Pandit, Emraan Hashmi is back in the role. Awarapan 2, directed by Nitin Kakkar, released on August 14, 2026. This time, Shivam is older, more scarred and still carrying the grief of losing Aaliyah. Awarapan 2 leans heavily into that emotional baggage while turning Shivam loose in a brutal new world of crime and trafficking. What we get is a film filled with action sequences that impress us mainly because of Emraan Hashmi.
What Is The Plot Of Awarapan 2?
Directed by Nitin Kakkar, Awarapan 2 picks up with Shivam still haunted by Aaliyah Hamid (Shriya Saran), whose death continues to define him. His life takes a new turn when he becomes attached to a young orphan girl, who he names Aaliyah after finding her abandoned in a graveyard. When she gets caught in a dangerous trafficking racket, Shivam travels to Bangkok and infiltrates a criminal network to find her.
His mission brings him face-to-face with Zorawar (Puran Gabbi), a ruthless criminal, and Zara (Disha Patani), who belongs to the same world but eventually finds herself on Shivam’s side. There is also Nafisa (Shabana Azmi), another villain in the underworld.
The premise gives Shivam a strong emotional reason to return to violence. The idea of him finding another Aaliyah to protect is perhaps the sequel’s smartest connection to the original. However, the screenplay isn’t always as sharp. Some twists are fairly easy to predict.
