# Raid 2 (film)
**Raid 2** (*Raid 2*, रेड २) is a 2025 Hindi-language crime thriller directed by Raj Kumar Gupta and the sequel to the 2018 film *Raid*, with [Ajay Devgn](https://www.edgepedia.org/ajay-devgn) returning as the Income Tax officer Amay Patnaik, who takes on a corrupt politician in the fictional town of Bhoj.[1](https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/raid-2) • [2](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/breaking-down-raid-2-with-rajkumar-gupta-saurabh-shukla-as-narrator-vp-singhs-hat-and-how-salim-khan-suggested-the-money-shot-10004406/) It has no connection to Gareth Evans's 2014 Indonesian action film *The Raid *, which shares only its English title.[3](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_raid_2)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Release | Theatrically on 1 May 2025; Netflix premiere June 26, 2025[4](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/raid-2/cast/) • [5](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/raid-2/) |
| Director and writers | Raj Kumar Gupta, with Ritesh Shah, Jaideep Yadav, and Karan Vyas[2](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/breaking-down-raid-2-with-rajkumar-gupta-saurabh-shukla-as-narrator-vp-singhs-hat-and-how-salim-khan-suggested-the-money-shot-10004406/) • [6](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt28089700/fullcredits/) |
| Lead cast | Ajay Devgn as Amay Patnaik, Riteish Deshmukh as Dada Bhai (Manohar Dhankar), Vaani Kapoor as Malini Patnaik[1](https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/raid-2) |
| Setting | Late 1980s, Bhoj, Madhya Pradesh; the case is Patnaik's 75th raid[7](https://cbfcindia.gov.in/cbfcAdmin/search-result.php?recid=Q0EwMTA0MDMyMDI1MDAyOTY%3D) • [8](https://www.netflixmovies.com/raid-2-2025) |
| Censor certification | CBFC UA 7+, certified length 150.53 minutes, certificate dated 28 March 2025[7](https://cbfcindia.gov.in/cbfcAdmin/search-result.php?recid=Q0EwMTA0MDMyMDI1MDAyOTY%3D) |
| Indian box office | Opening day ₹19.71 Cr, opening weekend ₹73.83 Cr, lifetime (India) ₹81.30 Cr per BollywoodMDB; The Times of India reported day-25 collections of Rs 1.621 billion (Rs 162.10 crores)[9](https://www.bollywoodmdb.com/movie/raid-2-17512) • [10](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-details/raid-2/movieshow/106599232.cms) |
| Reception scores | Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer 29% (14 reviews), Popcornmeter 62%; IMDb 6.6/10 from about 37,000 votes[11](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/raid_2) • [12](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt28089700/) |
## Spoilers
### Story and setting
The film opens in 1989: Amay Patnaik raids the Jaipur palace of Raja Kunwar ([Govind Namdev](https://www.edgepedia.org/govind-namdev)) and confiscates truckloads of black money (untaxed, illegally hidden income targeted by tax raids), but after accepting a bribe from the Raja's manager he is caught and transferred to Bhoj.[5](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/raid-2/) Bhoj is ruled by Manohar Dhankar, known as Dada Bhai ([Riteish Deshmukh](https://www.edgepedia.org/riteish-deshmukh)), a cabinet minister regarded locally as a philanthropist, whom the town's residents worship and defend.[5](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/raid-2/)
After an initial raid on Dada Bhai's residence, office, and a five-star property yields no unaccounted money, Patnaik realizes he is facing an unusually shrewd opponent and changes his strategies to expose him.[5](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/raid-2/) The Central Board of Film Certification's record summarizes the premise as the IRS officer's 75th raid in the late 1980s setting.[7](https://cbfcindia.gov.in/cbfcAdmin/search-result.php?recid=Q0EwMTA0MDMyMDI1MDAyOTY%3D) The Netflix plot summary places Patnaik in Bhoj seven years after a failed raid in [Rajasthan](https://www.edgepedia.org/rajasthan), where his earlier seizures are tallied at more than 42 billion rupees (4,200 crore rupees).[8](https://www.netflixmovies.com/raid-2-2025)
## Production
Seven years separated *Raid* (2018) from *Raid 2*. Director Raj Kumar Gupta, whose earlier films include *Aamir* (2008) and *No One Killed Jessica* (2011), said he did not want to make a sequel unless he had a solid story; in a Bollywood Hungama interview he said the film was written for a year and a half and is based on a real-life story.[2](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/breaking-down-raid-2-with-rajkumar-gupta-saurabh-shukla-as-narrator-vp-singhs-hat-and-how-salim-khan-suggested-the-money-shot-10004406/) • [13](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/amp/news/features/exclusive-will-raid-2-cross-rs-100-cr-mark-just-like-raid-raj-kumar-gupta-reveals-keep-track-collections-word-mouth-paramount-opens-stree-2-con/) He described the design difference from the first film directly: about 80 percent of *Raid* took place inside a house, making it an "inward raid" and a drama, whereas *Raid 2* is an "outward raid" and more of a crime thriller, with the characters moving through different places.[2](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/breaking-down-raid-2-with-rajkumar-gupta-saurabh-shukla-as-narrator-vp-singhs-hat-and-how-salim-khan-suggested-the-money-shot-10004406/)
**Casting choices.** Gupta had worked with Riteish Deshmukh on the series *Pill* and cast him against type as the villain, since Deshmukh was mostly known for comic roles; Deshmukh told Gupta he had deliberately not watched *Raid* so his character would stay distinct from [Saurabh Shukla](https://www.edgepedia.org/saurabh-shukla)'s antagonist Tauji in the first film.[2](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/breaking-down-raid-2-with-rajkumar-gupta-saurabh-shukla-as-narrator-vp-singhs-hat-and-how-salim-khan-suggested-the-money-shot-10004406/) [Vaani Kapoor](https://www.edgepedia.org/vaani-kapoor) replaced [Ileana D'Cruz](https://www.edgepedia.org/ileana-dcruz) as Patnaik's wife; Gupta called the change routine, noting that the character is the same and the story is set seven years after the first film.[14](https://www.telegraphindia.com/amp/entertainment/myth-that-sequels-franchise-films-safe-to-make-says-raid-2-director-rajkumar-gupta/cid/2094689) Shukla returns as Tauji, who serves as the film's narrator and appears in scenes toward the end.[2](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/breaking-down-raid-2-with-rajkumar-gupta-saurabh-shukla-as-narrator-vp-singhs-hat-and-how-salim-khan-suggested-the-money-shot-10004406/)
The film is produced by [Bhushan Kumar](https://www.edgepedia.org/bhushan-kumar), Krishan Kumar, Kumar Mangat Pathak, and Abhishek Pathak under the T-Series and Panorama Studios banners.[14](https://www.telegraphindia.com/amp/entertainment/myth-that-sequels-franchise-films-safe-to-make-says-raid-2-director-rajkumar-gupta/cid/2094689) Music credits include [Amit Trivedi](https://www.edgepedia.org/amit-trivedi), Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Sachet-[Parampara](https://www.edgepedia.org/parampara), and Yo Yo Honey Singh.[9](https://www.bollywoodmdb.com/movie/raid-2-17512)
## Cast
The principal cast, with roles as credited:[1](https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/raid-2)
- Ajay Devgn as Amay Patnaik
- Riteish Deshmukh as Dada Bhai, aka Manohar Dhankar
- Vaani Kapoor as Malini Patnaik
- Saurabh Shukla as Rameshwar Singh (Tauji)
- [Rajat Kapoor](https://www.edgepedia.org/rajat-kapoor) as Chief Commissioner Kaul
- Amit Sial as Lallan Sudheer
- [Supriya Pathak](https://www.edgepedia.org/supriya-pathak) as Amma
- Yashpal Sharma as Devinder Gehlot, Govind Namdeo as Kunwar Kuldeep, and Brijendra Kala as Vinay Bakaya
[Tamannaah Bhatia](https://www.edgepedia.org/tamannaah-bhatia), Jacqueline Fernandez, and [Yo Yo Honey Singh](https://www.edgepedia.org/yo-yo-honey-singh) make special appearances in the songs.[1](https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/raid-2)
## Reception
**Critics.** Response was mixed to negative. On Rotten Tomatoes the film holds a 29% Tomatometer from 14 reviews against a 62% Popcornmeter from audience ratings.[11](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/raid_2) Shubhra Gupta of The Indian Express gave it 2/5, writing that the film is "wrapped in such a strong whiff of sameness" that the first half comes off entirely superfluous.[11](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/raid_2) The Times of India gave 3.0/5, saying the film stays true to its theme but takes itself a bit too seriously.[10](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-details/raid-2/movieshow/106599232.cms) A nowrunning survey described the critical response as largely mixed-to-negative, with reviewers citing a loss of the first film's grounded realism, a bombastic tone, forced song sequences, and predictable, overlong writing.[15](https://www.nowrunning.com/movie/29076/raid-2/reviews/) Reviews were not uniformly poor: Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama gave 7.0, praising the gripping drama, the antagonist, and the climactic sequence, and Rajiv Vijayakar of KoiMoi rated it 9.0 as a sequel that bettered its original.[16](https://thereviewmonk.com/movie/raid-2/)
**Audience and box office.** IMDb records 6.6/10 from about 37,000 votes.[12](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt28089700/) BollywoodMDB lists an opening day of ₹197.1 million (₹19.71 crore), an opening weekend of ₹738.3 million (₹73.83 crore), and a lifetime India total of ₹813 million (₹81.30 crore).[9](https://www.bollywoodmdb.com/movie/raid-2-17512) The Times of India's running tallies reported day-25 collections of Rs 1.621 billion (Rs 162.10 crores), a figure on a different reporting basis from the BollywoodMDB total; the two sources do not agree and each should be read with its own denominator in mind.[10](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-details/raid-2/movieshow/106599232.cms) Gupta said before release that the team tracked collections but considered word of mouth paramount, and noted the question of whether the film would cross the Rs. 1 billion (Rs. 100 crore) mark as its predecessor had.[13](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/amp/news/features/exclusive-will-raid-2-cross-rs-100-cr-mark-just-like-raid-raj-kumar-gupta-reveals-keep-track-collections-word-mouth-paramount-opens-stree-2-con/)
## Streaming
After its theatrical run, *Raid 2* premiered on Netflix on June 26, 2025, and remains available there with a subscription in the United States and India; [JustWatch](https://www.edgepedia.org/justwatch) lists no free streaming option.[5](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/raid-2/) • [1](https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/raid-2)
## References
1. [Raid 2 streaming: where to watch movie online?, JustWatch](https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/raid-2)
2. [Breaking down Raid 2 with Raj Kumar Gupta, The Indian Express (May 15, 2025)](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/breaking-down-raid-2-with-rajkumar-gupta-saurabh-shukla-as-narrator-vp-singhs-hat-and-how-salim-khan-suggested-the-money-shot-10004406/)
3. [The Raid 2 (2014), Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_raid_2)
4. [Raid 2 Cast List, Bollywood Hungama](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/raid-2/cast/)
5. [Raid 2 Movie, Bollywood Hungama](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/raid-2/)
6. [Raid 2 (2025) full cast & crew, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt28089700/fullcredits/)
7. [CBFC film certification record for RAID 2, Central Board of Film Certification, India](https://cbfcindia.gov.in/cbfcAdmin/search-result.php?recid=Q0EwMTA0MDMyMDI1MDAyOTY%3D)
8. [Raid 2 (2025) on Netflix, NetflixMovies.com](https://www.netflixmovies.com/raid-2-2025)
9. [Raid 2 (2025) cast, reviews, release date, BollywoodMDB](https://www.bollywoodmdb.com/movie/raid-2-17512)
10. [Raid 2 movie details and review, The Times of India eTimes](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-details/raid-2/movieshow/106599232.cms)
11. [Raid 2 | Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/raid_2)
12. [Raid 2 (2025), IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt28089700/)
13. [Will Raid 2 cross the Rs. 100 cr mark? Raj Kumar Gupta interview, Bollywood Hungama (April 17, 2025)](https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/amp/news/features/exclusive-will-raid-2-cross-rs-100-cr-mark-just-like-raid-raj-kumar-gupta-reveals-keep-track-collections-word-mouth-paramount-opens-stree-2-con/)
14. [It's a myth that making sequels is 'safe': 'Raid 2' director Rajkumar Gupta, Telegraph India/PTI (April 18, 2025)](https://www.telegraphindia.com/amp/entertainment/myth-that-sequels-franchise-films-safe-to-make-says-raid-2-director-rajkumar-gupta/cid/2094689)
15. [Raid 2 movie reviews, Nowrunning](https://www.nowrunning.com/movie/29076/raid-2/reviews/)
16. [Raid 2 (2025) critic reviews, TheReviewMonk](https://thereviewmonk.com/movie/raid-2/)
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