Anupama Chopra reviews Dhadak 2, the romantic drama starring Siddhant Chaturvedi and Triptii Dimri in the lead roles. Directed by Shazia Iqbal in her feature film debut and produced by Dharma Productions, Zee Studios, and Cloud 9 Pictures, this film is a spiritual sequel to Dhadak (2018) and a remake of Mari Selvaraj's acclaimed 2018 Tamil film Pariyerum Perumal. In this detailed review for The Hollywood Reporter India, Anupama examines how the film puts caste center stage, which is laudable, yet notes that much is lost in translation from the original's searing vision about the horrors of the caste system. She discusses how director Shazia Iqbal and co-writer Rahul Badwelkar rework Selvaraj's screenplay, placing the narrative in an unspecified North Indian town while making significant alterations including giving the female lead more strength and voice. Anupama highlights the performances, particularly praising Triptii Dimri's portrayal of Vidhi as not being the naive angelic character from the original, but rather someone determined to fight once she discovers the deep bigotry in her affluent upper-caste family. She notes Siddhant Chaturvedi's solid performance despite his troubling tanned complexion manufactured for the film, as he locates the several beats of Neelesh's anguished journey. The review covers how the film went through a long battle with the censor board, resulting in 16 cuts and a disclaimer lasting 1 minute 51 seconds. Anupama concludes that while Dhadak 2 has the right intentions and moments of vigor and urgency with a striking performance by Siddhant, the parts don't coalesce into a whole, feeling more generic and designed compared to the documentary-like rawness and authenticity of Pariyerum Perumal. #Dhadak2 #SiddhantChaturvedi #TriptiiDimri