Chhorii 2, directed by Vishal Furia and starring Nushrratt Bharuccha, returns to Prime Video with the promise of continuing its haunting exploration of social horrors. Sadly, it ends up a tedious mess that frustrates far more than it frightens.
Plot: A Ghost Story Without Soul
Picking up seven years after the first film, Chhorii 2 sees Sakshi (Bharuccha) drawn back to the village where her daughter is captured for a sacrificial ritual. Instead of the atmospheric tension that marked the original, the sequel traps its characters (and viewers) in claustrophobic underground tunnels filled with cheap jump scares and nonsensical spiritual rituals.
Performances: Wasted Talents
- Nushrratt Bharuccha does her best to ground Sakshi’s plight, but the weak script leaves her stranded.
- Soha Ali Khan plays a bizarre, poorly defined antagonist who shifts between witch, wife, and something resembling a drone camera.
Technical Aspects: Sloppy and Senseless
The film’s visuals—burnt faces resembling sundried tomatoes—and the absurd sound design that borders on parody, highlight the rushed, careless production values. Lame jump scares and a nonsensical script make Chhorii 2 feel like a movie stitched together without a coherent vision.
In the first one, Nushrratt Bharuccha plays Sakshi — a strong-willed, pregnant woman leaving city life behind to adjust in a rural Haryanvi setup, only to discover the cruel history of her deceptively modest husband and his male child-obsessed family.
Chhorii 2 resumes seven years after the traumatic events of the past when Sakshi is forced to return to the damned village holding her seven-year-old daughter captive for sacrificial purposes.
Where Chhorii drew its ghostly mood across the visual of tall fields, the sequel unravels inside claustrophobic caves constructed beneath the well.
For whatever lame reason, the village chief wants a mysterious, menacing Soha Ali Khan to perform mumbo jumbo on Sakshi’s abducted, allergic-to-sun daughter while her mommy tries to reach her across a maze of dimly-lit tunnels, ghoulish children and ghoongat-clad souls.
Between kids unconvincingly tossed against its gender politics, laborious walks into hallucinatory tricks and traps and paedophile demons treated like demigods for no apparent reason, Chhorii 2‘s rudimentary filmmaking struggles to make sense of its regressive horrors.
Missed Opportunities: Wasting Serious Themes
While the first Chhorii balanced horror with commentary on female foeticide and patriarchal violence, the sequel squanders any meaningful engagement with these issues. Instead, it throws disturbing topics into the mix with little thought or respect, leading to a hollow, confusing experience.
Final Verdict: Should You Watch Chhorii 2?
Chhorii 2 streams on Amazon Prime Video, but unless you are a completionist or deeply curious about where the story leads, it’s best avoided. The film’s tedious pacing, laughable horror elements, and shallow writing make it a lost cause rather than a chilling watch.
Touching on the subject of a minor’s sexuality as triflingly as it throws visuals of a supernatural Soha and her charred-face alter ego with CCTV camera skills, Chhorii 2‘s randomness knows no bounds.
What is Soha playing exactly?
A witch?
A wife?
A drone camera?
A botched VFX file that should have never left the recycle bin?
Rediff Rating: 1 out of 5 stars ⭐☆☆☆☆
Will there be a Chhorii 3? Maybe. Should there be? Definitely not if it continues like this.
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