Border 2 Movie Review: Is it Overrated or Underrated?

Hemant Thakur — Wed, 28 Jan 2026 02:30:00 +0000

Border 2 Movie Review: The film has been released in cinemas, and everyone is talking about it. It has become an even more talked-about topic because it has been released on republicday week.

Republic Day weekend has always been the ‘Big Stage’ for patriotic Bollywood epics. While I went in hoping for the same emotional nostalgia that the 1997 original gave us, I left feeling that Bollywood has prioritized GFX over soul once again.

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I hope everyone has seen the old border movie in which we have Sunny Deol, Akshaay Khaana, Suniel Shetty, etc, who can forget their acting and the way they have carried the movie. The Old Border Movie has a Budget of 12 crores and collected 70 crores approx at the box office. We all can feel the patriotism in the film. Border 2 has a Budget of 275 Crores and in just 4 days, it has collected 190 crores.

New Border 2 Movie Review

The film is gaining popularity, and most talk-about this week; everyone was expecting this sequel to be as thrilling and engaging as the first sequel of the film. I have watched the movie in Theaters. I am not sure how I would rate this movie, but for me it’s 6/10. Lets First talk about the cast. We have our classic Sunny Deol as the movie starts; he is the backbone of this sequel, without him, we could not imagine the Border movie to be as famous as it is right now. He has done his job right on point in this film as well. Now we have our second actor for whom we have been concerned, and it’s Varun Dhawan. He is known for its joyfull nature or character. Seeing him in this movie is difficult for his fans or anyone else. But despite his Nature He has done a wonderful job, maybe not perfect, but to some extent, he made it justified. Another actor who has done a wonderful job in this movie, besides Sunny Deol and Varun Dhawan, is Mona Singh. She has played a beautiful role in the movie as the mother of the army officer. We can see the emotions and pain that we see in the army officer’s mother. Her makeup, dressing style, voice tone, everything is 10/10.

Performances That Missed the Mark

Now let’s talk about the parts that didn’t fit.

Ahan Shetty: For some reason, he didn’t justify the role he was given. The VFX work in his naval sequences felt unnatural and didn’t match his performance properly.

Things to appreciate

Maybe films has its own flow, but they also have some positives in them, as the makers have really used Sunny Deol’s voice tone in a very creative way, which gives you goosebumps. I would say the storyline is good sequel is nice. The Selection of songs in the movie is also very nice, and the movie has a family angle, not the hero-heroine romance which they did in Gadder 2.

What is my opinion?

As I have already told you, I would rate 6/10 for this film. This film has nothing but just got the Nostalgia Angle for its popularity, other than that it adds nothing to patriotism, and this film has so much VFX, which will make you feel that all that was going ions not real, from colour grading to Film tone. I would watch this film on TV, not in theaters. Its not me who is saying that this film is not up to the mark, but it’s also not worth watching.

The “Nostalgia” Cameos (SPOILERS)

The ending credits provide the most significant enjoyment for original fans. The show features Suniel Shetty and Akshaye Khanna, and Sudesh Berry in archival-style cameo appearances. The original cast performs a tribute to the new generation, which demonstrates expert skills in creating nostalgic moments.

If you want, you can check out some more reviews about the positives and negatives of the movie on YouTube, and here are some YouTubers you can check

1) Shah Paresher ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9hWVagRyTo ).

2) Yogi Bolta Hai ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OggboJr2KS0 ).

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