Dhadak 2 (transl. Heartbeat 2) is a 2025 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film written and directed by Shazia Iqbal and produced by Dharma Productions, Zee Studios and Cloud 9 Pictures.[3][4][5] A spiritual sequel to Dhadak (2018) and a remake of the Tamil film Pariyerum Perumal (2018),[6] it stars Siddhant Chaturvedi and Triptii Dimri in the lead roles.[7][8][9]
Dhadak 2 was released theatrically on 1 August 2025 to positive reviews.
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 her 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. As part of the disciplinary action, Neelesh's father was called to the college, where he also gets humiliated by the bullies, further increasing Neelesh's frustration.
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