Dhadak 2

Dhadak 2

Neelesh “Neel” Ahirwar (Siddhant Chaturvedi) is a law student from a historically marginalized, lower-caste community. Through the reservation system, he gains admission to a prestigious law school, where he intends to earnestly work hard and study to become a lawyer. In college, he meets Vidhi Bharadwaj (Triptii Dimri), a classmate from an upper-caste, socially privileged family. Despite their different backgrounds, the two develop a close friendship which gradually blossoms into love. As their bond deepens, the social reality around them becomes ruthlessly clear. Vidhi's family, especially her closer relatives, begin to object to the relationship. At one point, Neelesh is invited to Vidhi's sister's wedding (Nimisha). Her father reluctantly allows him to attend, but at the wedding, Neelesh is beaten by Vidhi's cousins for "daring" to associate with someone from a higher caste. One of her cousins (Ronnie) even urinates on him to make this point, and while her father stops the physical humiliation, he reiterates the message - stay away from Vidhi. For a time, Neelesh stays away from her, but the feelings of frustration and anger within him cause him to fight for his rights in other ways. For example, instead of sitting in the back of the class with the other lower caste students, he decides to sit in the front - in a seat generally used by Ronnie. This results in more bullying, this time in the college campus, resulting in Ronnie's suspension.

Director

Shazia Iqbal

Release

1 Aug 2025

Run time

146 min

Language

Hindi