Hate Story 2

"Back With a Vengeance"

2014 2h 10m HI

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4.3

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4.4

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★4.3TMDB · 36★4.4IMDB · 2,471

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Synopsis

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A young photographer from Mumbai uses her mind to play games with a prominent Hindu rightist leader.

“Back With a Vengeance”

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Cast

Sushant Singh
Mandar Mhatre
Surveen Chawla
Sonika
Jay Bhanushali
Akshay
Siddharth Kher
Inspector Anton Varghese
Rajesh Khera
Atul Mhatre
Sunny Leone
Dancer in 'Pink Lips' Song (uncredited)
Neha Kaul
Mandar's Wife
Shashank Shende
Kaka

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Vishal Pandya
Writers: Nyra Banerjee
Languages: Hindi
Countries: India

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MONEY

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Shot for just $2.3M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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ERA

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Released 12 years ago.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Hate Story Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Vishal Pandya, shot by Kedar Gaikwad. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Meet Bros Anjjan. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Kuldip K. Mehan shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Sushant Singh and Surveen Chawla and Jay Bhanushali carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Back With a Vengeance".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Vishal Pandya directs. Kedar Gaikwad behind the camera. Meet Bros Anjjan scores. Kuldip K. Mehan cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in India. Dialogue in Hindi.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $2.3M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Released 12 years ago.
3Part of the "Hate Story Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Vishal Pandya, shot by Kedar Gaikwad. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Meet Bros Anjjan. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Kuldip K. Mehan shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Sushant Singh and Surveen Chawla and Jay Bhanushali carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Back With a Vengeance".
9IMDB entry: tt3619772 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 36 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Kedar Gaikwad
Original score: Meet Bros Anjjan
Editing: Kuldip K. Mehan
Production design: Jayant Deshmukh
Costume design: Isha Mantry
Sound: Alok De
Stunt coordinator: Abbas Ali Moghul
Runtime: 130 min · 2h 10m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $2,300,000
Box office: $4,600,000
Return: 200% of budget
Original language: HI
Certification (US): A
IMDB: Hate Story 2 (2014)
IMDB rating: 4.4/10 · 2,471 votes
MPAA: Not Rated

Part of

Hate Story Collection

Hate Story is a series of Indian erotic thriller films, produced by Vikram Bhatt and Bhushan Kumar under the banner BVG Films and T-Series. The first film was released in 2012 and was directed by Vivek Agnihotri. Vishal Pandya has directed all of the sequels. Hate Story 3, till date, is the most financially successful film in the franchise.