War 2, starring Hrithik Roshan and Jr NTR, opened to mixed reviews and strong box office numbers on August 14, 2025, but saw a significant drop in collections on day 3. While some audiences criticized the film, Assistant Director Rajvir Ashar, who worked with Siddharth Anand on YRF’s Pathaan, publicly slammed War 2, calling it a “colossal disappointment.”
Ashar, who maintains a private Instagram account, shared his review on his Instagram story, which went viral on Reddit. He posted a photo of a nearly empty theater and wrote, “This one was just a heartbreaking experience for me. I was rooting for this film and all it did was upset me to no degree! A mid first half is followed by a deplorable and overlong second. Neither did it have enough highs nor was it successful in resonating with me emotionally! The most ‘anticipated’ day turned out to be a ‘colossal’ disappointment. Weakest film of the universe!”
In the past, Ashar praised Shah Rukh Khan’s Jawan while criticizing Prabhas’ Adipurush. On his Instagram story, he wrote, “Chills! Literal Chills! To me, this is cinema…peak commercial cinema!!! No 700 cr budget, no “go watch in 3D instead of phone excuses”, just some pure passion! This one is gonna create absolute pandemonium!!! And what do I say about @iamsrk…ufff he’s just built different man!” He added, “No PR, No filthy dialogues, No hate for anyone, No religious bigotry, No propaganda movies. Just pure entertainment to entertain the world! That’s SRK for you! Truly ‘The Last of the Stars’.”
Directed by Ayan Mukerji and produced by Aditya Chopra, War 2 is the latest addition to the YRF Spy Universe. The action film, also starring Kiara Advani, released in Hindi, Telugu, and Tamil. It faced competition from Rajinikanth’s Coolie, which earned ₹300 crore worldwide in three days.
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