Chhorii 2 Movie Review: Nushrratt Bharuccha & Soha Ali Khan Return, But Why Rehash the Same Nightmare?
Star Cast: Nushrratt Bharuccha, Soha Ali Khan, Hardika Mehta, Gashmeer Mahajani
Director: Vishal Furia
Language: Hindi
Streaming On: Prime Video
Runtime: 2 hours 20 minutes
What’s Good:
It ends. Eventually.
What’s Bad:
That it began at all.
Watch or Not?
Only if you’re into déjà vu wrapped in supernatural chaos.
Aamir Khan once proudly declared in Dangal, “Mhari chhoriyan chhoron se kam hain kay?” — a line that celebrated the strength of women. In Chhorii 2, Vishal Furia explores its grim antithesis, where daughters are not just unwanted — they’re practically hunted.
The film picks up seven years after the events of Chhorii. Sakshi (Nushrratt Bharuccha), now a mother, is raising her daughter Ishaani, who carries a “curse”—a condition traced back to the haunted village they barely escaped. But peace is short-lived. Ishaani is abducted, dragging Sakshi back to the very place she fled from—a village where the only acceptable outcome for a woman is to give birth to a boy or die trying.
Script Analysis
What begins as a social horror flick quickly spirals into an incoherent mess. A brief recap of Part 1 tries to ground the audience, but things go downhill fast. Sakshi is back in the village, battling an outdated ritual led by the eerie Daasi Maa (Soha Ali Khan). The plot introduces a bizarre idea where Ishaani’s curse becomes a “cure” for a sickly king, somehow involving—brace yourself—period blood symbolism and sacrificial rites.
Despite moments of potential, the film meanders into absurdity, with metaphors so jarring and storytelling so loose that it feels like a spoof of the original.
Performances
The cast does what they can, but the script gives them very little to work with. Soha Ali Khan, in a role that could’ve been menacingly powerful, is reduced to theatrics. Nushrratt tries hard, but even she can’t salvage a story that’s trying to do too much while saying too little.
Direction
Vishal Furia’s first Chhorii had a spine-tingling charm and a clear narrative. Chhorii 2, however, feels like a forced sequel. The horror is watered down, the message muddled, and the screenplay crowded with underdeveloped subplots. It neither terrifies nor enlightens—just frustrates.
The Last Word
Chhorii 2 isn’t just a weak horror sequel; it’s a missed opportunity. The original had something to say. This one just repeats itself, louder and weirder. It ends up being a painful reminder that not every story needs a second chapter—especially not one in the same sugarcane fields with the same ghosts and even more confusion.
Rating 1.5 Stars
