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16 October 2015Hindi136 min

Pyaar Ka Punchnama 2

5.236 reviews
CriticsMixed

Bayesian avg · 36 critic reviews

7.5+ Exceptional · 6.5 Recommended · 5.0 Mixed

5.614 ratings
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User Score · avg of 14 ratings

8.0+ Exceptional · 7.0 Recommended · 5.5 Mixed

Pyaar Ka Punchnama 2 is the story of 3 unsuspecting bachelors who fall for the girls of their dreams, or so they think, until the dreams are turned into nightmares. Riding the roller coaster ride of relationships, the three are tortured in their own unique, yet relatable ways. A notch above Pyaar Ka Punchnama, watch a man's 'better half' tear him apart into halves with Pyaar Ka Punchnama 2.

Critic Consensus

Critical reception for Pyaar Ka Punchnama 2 was mixed to moderate, with the majority of reviewers acknowledging its entertainment value for a specific young, male audience while noting it largely delivered on the promise of its predecessor. Supporters pointed to genuinely funny moments, sharp writing, and an energetic cast as the film's chief strengths. However, a significant portion of critics condemned its one-sided portrayal of women as misogynistic stereotyping that undermined the comedy, with several noting the film offered no new insight beyond the first installment and that the humor was flatter and less effective the second time around.

36 reviews · 15 positive · 6 mixed · 5 negative

Praised: Humor and comic writingCriticised: Misogynistic one-sided portrayal

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Critic Reviews (36)

Rajeev MasandTop Critic· IBNLive
6.0
"The film is funnier and slightly less misogynistic than 2011's Pyaar Ka Punchnama...Someday we'll get a smart film on the battle of the sexes. Until then, perhaps cheap laughs will have to do..?"
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Raja SenTop Critic· Rediff
4.0
"Pyaar Ka Punchnama 2 contains some genuine belly laughs, and would have been perfect were it not for its feature-length running time..."
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Shubhra GuptaTop Critic· Indian Express
2.0
"The first ​had some punch and​ was okay for a bunch of laughs. The sequel is flat and unfunny."
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Subhash K Jha· SKJBollywoodNews
9.0
"Once again writer-director Luv Ranjan walks dangerously close to misogyny , and comes up trumps. The tightly wound script once again wraps itself around the minds hearts and thighs of three girls and guys who can't see that love is nothing but self-interest in disguise."
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IndiaGlitz· India Glitz
8.0
"...provides a fresh take on relationships and its outcomes. Even though it speaks from the male perspective, the film is worth a watch for its amazing performances and comic sections."
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Filmibeat Reviewer· FilmiBeat
7.0
"Even the subtlest of emotions are sought to be conveyed via over-the-top means. In the din that the film generates, love is given a bad name and sent to the gallows. And that isn't the ideal recipe for a film yearning for a generous shower of pyaar at the box office."
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Martin D'Souza· Glamsham
7.0
"...a smartly done nonstop fun that assures satisfaction to its followers - today's teens and yesterday's teens. Go for it."
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Bollywood Hungama News Network· Bollywood Hungama
7.0
"...packs a solid punch with its unusual, yet relevant storyline. It is a film for youngsters who may patronize it in a big way. Recommended, go for it!"
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FridayMoviez Reviewer· FridayMoviez
7.0
"...although the storyline is the same, the film still is very entertaining and special mention for Kartik's fiery monologue too. Book your tickets right away as it is definitely worth a watch."
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Kunal Guha· Mumbai Mirror
6.0
"The top reason for the success of the first part was that it picked on rarely-discussed yet universally prevalent sufferings of committed men. The tacky yet hummable number "Ban Gaya Kutta'' (used in this film as a background number) even poked fun at their domesticated state. This film goes to say, that while every dog has his lay, the eternal sufferings that come along, are here to stay."
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Sreeju Sudhakaran· Bollywood Life
6.0
"There is a saying that the first time, a new joke would work fine, but the second time around, it can only elicit forced chuckles if you don't bring anything new. PKP2 is not a terrible sequel per se, in fact, it is enjoyable especially if you haven't seen the first film. But if you have, you can easily guess where it's all going. Nonetheless, you can still have a few laughs. Just a warning for the guys, don't take your wife or girlfriend to the movie. If you laugh at any of the jokes, rest assured you will be sleeping on the couch tonight!"
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Sweta Kaushal· Hindustan Times
6.0
"Made on a small budget of about Rs 9 crore, the film might well be a hit and it won't be surprising at all. Our verdict? Go for the film, have some fun and have a happy weekend."
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Shishir Gautam· NowRunning
6.0
"With PKP director Luv Ranjan scores. The film is hilarious and unstoppable. Well, it does get one sided, but it never pledged to a love story. PKP2 delivers what it promises. And if you love the first film, there is no reason you will not like this. And if you have not watched the first, this one is no less entertaining!"
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Mayank Shekhar· ABPNews
6.0
"You only have to see some of the local work happening on the Internet (TVF's Pitchers, YRF's Man's World etc.) to know what I'm talking about. Like this film, they're fun, relatable, and so well written. Is this also misogynistic? Hell yeah. But it's comedy."
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Kusumita Das· Deccan Chronicle
6.0
"Without getting into the obvious and tempting misogynist debate, seen just as a film, and not a statement, PKP2 gives us an entertaining and engaging two hours. Heartbroken men or men in general can indulge in some self-pity in this funny whine festival, while us villainous women sit back and belt out a few evil laughs, what else. Let's reserve our cries of protest for more worthwhile occasions."
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6.0
"It's a fun, one-time watch. And to its credit, it is straight, simple and clear about its intentions, unlike a few 'modern' ones that begin on a woman-friendly note, but actually end up belittling them."
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Tushar Joshi· DNA India
6.0
"Yes, it's a guy film about women bashing, but PKP2 has sparks of some brilliant writing, a feel good cast and some hilarious moments that you just can't miss! Watch it with your guy friends to enjoy it the most."
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Rakesh Jha· IndiaTvNews
5.0
"PKP-2 could be an eyesore for the feminist brigade as the film has unabashedly taken side and is totally unapologetic about its misogynistic tone."
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4.0
"No, Pyaar Ka Punchnama 2 doesn't have the potential to be funnier than the 2011 blockbuster. We are definitely not as impressed by the sequel as much as we were with the prequel."
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Meeta Kabra· Wogma
4.0
"...is more or less what you expect, more of the same with a slightly better hand at direction. Storywise though if you enjoyed the first installment, you would like this one too. If you were disappointed /upset with that one, it will carry forward to this one. It is not just the fact that it is misogynist for I would have a problem with a man-hating movie too. There is no further insight or deeper look at the relationships. It is not really a part 2, in that sense, it is a remake."
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4.0
"To be fair to the director, while the film is very biased, the humour is never cringe worthy. There are some moments of genuine fun but those aren't enough to make you overlook the many failings of this romantic comedy."
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4.0
"This time around the 'Punchnaama' lacks the punch. This anti love story doesn't impress much."
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Suhani Singh· India Today
3.0
"It's an annoying series of rants rather than an entertaining film The heroes are frustrated, bullied and unhappy fools in love. The heroines are unsympathetic, unreasonable, temperamental, deceptive and intrusive. It takes over two hours for the men to figure out the mess they are in."
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Stutee Ghosh· TheQuint
2.0
"One must really hate good cinema and women in general to love this one!"
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"About the only relatively likeable performance is delivered by Sunny Singh, who plays the boy who is reduced to running errands for the girl who has him in her thrall. But not all the pyaar in the world can compensate for the pea-brained piffle the film dumps on the audience."
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2.0
"Far from feeling offended by the movie, you end up feeling sorry for its limited vision. If the film were actually brave, it would offer a more balanced perspective. This one is of the whiners, by the whiners and for the whiners."
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Gayatri Gauri· Firstpost
"Men, be ready to relate. At times. Women, be ready to hate. All the time. Hopefully, you can laugh it all off. Together."
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Criselle Lobo· BookMyShow
"Pyaar Ka Punchnama 2 showcases boys' views on love and relationships, and is a decent one-­time watch. It never takes itself too seriously, and some of the dialogues will definitely crack you up."
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Zeenews Bureau· Zee News
"In the din that the film generates, love is given a bad name and sent to the gallows. And that isn't the ideal recipe for a film yearning for a generous shower of pyaar at the box office."
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"I have no doubt that this movie will do well at the box-office, which means that we can expect this to turn into a franchise that employs lesser-known, largely mediocre actors and uses misogyny as its Khan. To paraphrase Neil Armstrong, that's one small step for Lokhandwala's economy, and one giant leap backward for womankind (not to mention cinema)."
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Anuj Kumar· The Hindu
"Carrying forward the flavour of the original, it is a film that many men make in their minds!"
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Rachit Gupta· Filmfare
"PKP2 is definitely worth a watch. The misogyny is present, but it stays in the under current. The story is just fantastic. The film is not just relevant to our times, it is a straight laced portrayal of our lives. The frivolity of modern relationships and the ease with which people deceive themselves are all presented with the right dash of humour. This one is definitely an upgrade on its original. And a very good film for youngsters."
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Deepanjana Pal· Firstpost
"...thinks the only way to get laughs is by making the women ridiculous. The film promotes prejudice and camouflaged in its 'insights' are offensive stereotypes that you'd hope modern India would want to shatter rather than reinforce. It makes you wonder just what sort of romantic trauma was survived by those who made, supported and produced this film."
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"You really have to ask yourself about the maturity of the scriptwriters who have clearly given vent to their misogyny through this immature sequel to the 2011 film."
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Komal Nahta· Komal Nahta's Blog
"...is a small film which will prove to be big at the box-office. Its comedy will keep the youngsters and young at heart in splits and, therefore, its distributors smiling from ear to ear. A sure­ fire hit!"
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"The biggest problem with "Pyaar Ka Punchnama 2″ isn't that it stereotypes women, it doesn't even do it in a way that makes you laugh."
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Cast & Crew

Details

Release Date
16 October 2015
Runtime
136 min
Language
Hindi
Genres
Drama, Comedy

User Ratings & Reviews

Users5.614 ratings

14 ratings from the community

Community Reviews (7)

Pyaar ka Punchnama 2 is a sequel to 2011 film Pyaar ka Punchnama by Luv Ranjan. He was successful in making a youth rom-com. It was a fresh perspective with contemporary takes on love, twists, and turns. Luv Ranjan tries the same formulae in this sequel too, but according to me, it is highly disappointing. The humour occasionally does generate some laughter, but for most part of the movie, it just falls flat. It is a one-sided take by Luv Ranjan. According to him, the girls manipulate, exploit the boys. Although both the movies are misogynistic in nature, this sequel's approach does not create any magic. It is a sort of running commentary on why relationships with women are impossible. Pyaar ka Punchnama 2 though follows the same path and same theme as that of its prequel, its laughter quotient is far less than its prequel. The film begins with the three bachelor friends Anshul aka Gogo (Karthik Aaryan), Siddharth aka Chauka (Sunny Singh), and Tarun aka Thakur (Omkar Kapoor) trapped in traffic while on their way to a bar. They stay together, well-placed professionally, although Tarun being the most highly paid amongst the trio. For all the three boys, life is all about working hard as well as partying hard. Spicing up their lives, enter three girls into the scene. Anshul meets Ruchika aka Chiku (Nushrat Bharucha). It was almost a love at first sight where Anshul confidently shares his number and even asks her to make a tattoo in his name. Siddharth identifies his girl-friend Supriya (Sonnalli Sehgall). Tarun aka Thakur (Omkar Kapoor) finds his girl-friend Kusum (Ishita Raj) in gym. The scenes, where Tarun meets Kusum and letches at her, is difficult to tolerate. All the three girls are of three different nature. Chiku is from a high-profile family, who is shopaholic, has her own style of living, does not mind even having her 'male best friend' share flat or room. Chiku feels that her boyfriend shall be always available to take her as well as her friends for shopping, beauty parlours. Supriya is from a middle class conservative family, who is afraid to commit in love because of her parents. Kusum is independent-spirited, always conscious of sharing the bills (which is non-negotiable for her), keeps on sharing her concern over Tarun spending his money over his friends. How the three couples' relationships are projected in the movie? What all complications arise? Who takes the control of the relationships? Do the boys find the girls cool even after dating as they appeared to be initially? The film does mention the fakeness with which the facebook relationship status and profile photographs are updated. The boys blabbering and complaining about the girls' behaviour and regret of their freedom being curbed generates laughter in parts, but most of time, these are bit annoying and irritating. What is the fate of these three relationships, do these survive? I agree with the theme which is shown in the film that relationships need to evolve, and are not always bed of roses. But my problem is with the one-sided track of the film, why only females are made responsible for the ill-fate of the relationships? Having tried boys' perspective in the prequel, Luv Ranjan could have tried a balanced perspective in this film. As far as the performances are considered, we have seen this Karthik and Nashrut in the earlier version as well. Sunny has definitely given an entertaining performance and Omkar Kapoor is also good. As far as Ishita and Sonnalli are concerned, their performances are fine. Music disappoints. It is absolutely average. Pyaar ka Punchnama 2 may manage to entice people who genuinely have some vendetta against women. It is very much one-sided track which makes the female appear evil, manipulative, and exploitative. It is very much from males' perspectives only.

TEOct 2015

Moms are the best: That's the moral of story which is obviously similar to its prequel. Three ultra rich bachelors have it easy to woo and subsequently date three hot women, and as they begin their relationships find it hard to cope with the perils. But don't worry, all that happens in these so-called relationships is nothing like what happens in reality. Exaggerated instances of girlfriend pampering, gold digging like it's the end of the world, pretentious party-sex-sex-party brawls are some of the elements that the story uses to create humor. While the first half is periodic and comic, the second is dramatic and overlong. That (all) women who enter a relationship are in for the perks is the main theme of the Punchnama films, and in here, the theme has been remodeled with sexier men and women, plush apartments, Apple products, and mild sexism. Had the narrative added women's viewpoints, I would have rated more generously. Familiar one-liners, anti-climactic second act, and lack of visual sex scenes is what salvages the whole movie from becoming a putrid bore. The jokes are on women, and men's struggle in wooing them; and it is funny to a certain point. If you are not a purely platonic couple and do make love to each other on the kitchen bench, and like to watch (or re-watch) six hot people analyzing stereotypes about modern romance, this one is for you. BOTTOM LINE: Pyaar Ka Punchnaam 2 is a sexier version of Pyaar Ka Punchnama (2011) which believes that it is easier to score in India, and that Moms are the best people to say "I Love You" to. GRADE: D+ Can be watched with a typical Indian family? NO Profanity: Medium

DID NOT ENJOY IT AT ALL. IT'S ONLY FOR MISOGYNIST PEOPLE WHO HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED LOVE.

RAOct 2015

If you liked PKP then you'll definitely like PKP2. It is even more comic, more frustrated boys and more life ruining girls. Kartik's solo dialogue is still the power of the movie, you will love that scene

RAOct 2015

Its better than the first one, though that doesn't say much !

AYDec 2015

Well, exams over. You travel to the nearest movie hall to watch Pyaar Ka Punchnama 2. You find *No tickets available* Is it that great? Recommendation:- Boys who are not committed, Please empty your money instead of gifting your crush. The movie describes the life of three bachelors. They find themselves three blondes. But they get out of the shitty relationship and understand that relationships are complicated. Too complicated. The dialogues are hilarious. "Mein Chokha, relationship mein hoon. Mein aur Saans nahi le pa raha. Marne wala hoon. " And the breathtaking 7- minutes monologue. That makes it a complete movie. Fine movie. Watch.

SAMay 2016

This is a very enjoyable movie for Boys.Girls will definitely hate it to the core though as it shows them in negative light.The comedy, dialogues is used wisely, the story is pretty much same as previous one.Though i missed Liquid but these 3 aren't bad.

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