Awarapan 2 (transl. Vagrancy 2) is a 2026 Indian Hindi-language action thriller directed by Nitin Kakkar and written by Kakkar, Bilal Siddiqui and Vishesh Bhatt. It is a sequel to the 2007 film Awarapan and stars Emraan Hashmi, Disha Patani and Shabana Azmi. The story follows former gangster Shivam Pandit, who sets out to expose a child trafficking racket in Bangkok after a baby girl he once gave up for adoption is reported missing. The film was released theatrically on 14 August 2026 and became a major commercial success.
Story and Characters
Shivam Pandit, a former gangster living a lonely life two decades after the death of his lover Aaliyah, finds an abandoned baby girl and names her after her. When the child is adopted by traffickers, Shivam joins Interpol to find her. His investigation takes him to Bangkok, where he is hired to protect the siblings of a criminal family's leader. There he meets Zara, a music-loving woman who secretly works against her family to protect her autistic brother, and the two join forces to rescue the trafficked children.
Production
The film was announced by Vishesh Films in March 2025, with Kakkar as director and Hashmi reprising his role. Principal photography took place between September 2025 and June 2026 in Bangkok, Rajasthan, Malaysia and Mumbai. During filming in Rajasthan, Hashmi was injured during an action sequence and underwent surgery. The film received mixed reviews from critics but performed strongly at the box office, grossing over ₹207 crore worldwide.