Twelve years after Pratap's black magic broke his family, Atharva still lives with a daughter, Aarya, who has never fully surfaced from the trance. When ten schoolgirls leap from a terrace and others turn violent across the city, the cause is traced to Rajnath, Pratap's younger brother, spreading mass hypnosis to outdo his imprisoned sibling. Atharva is dragged back into a fight he wanted no part of, forced to bargain with one dark magician to free his daughter from another.
Vash Level 2 opens twelve years after the events that shattered Atharva's family, with his daughter Aarya still half-lost to the trance Pratap left behind. This time the horror scales up from one household to a whole city, as schoolgirls leap from a terrace and turn feral under the mass hypnosis of Rajnath, the black magician's younger brother, who wants to eclipse his imprisoned sibling. Atharva, worn down and with little left to lose, is pulled back into a war he never asked for.
Critics landed on the sequel with a split but largely warm verdict. India Today gave it three stars and called the film raw and unsettling, praising the ambition of its bigger canvas while flagging a second half that loses its footing and a climax that lands too quickly. Rahul Desai at The Hollywood Reporter India admired how Krishnadev Yagnik keeps the craft slick without overproducing every frame, a restraint most mainstream horror abandons. Scroll noted that the first hour delivers genuine shocks and nightmarish images before the returns start to diminish and the screenplay thins out.
Rediff summed up the middle ground at two and a half stars, noting that the film stays disciplined under two hours and, while it never quite lands a knockout, carries enough charge to keep the franchise moving. Hitu Kanodia anchors it as the hollowed-out father, Janki Bodiwala returns to the role that made her a National Award winner, and Hiten Kumar takes on a chilling dual turn as both brothers. Not as tight as the original, but a confident, mounting sequel that proves Gujarati horror can think big.
Verdict
A bigger, louder sequel that trades some of the original's tension for scale but still proves Gujarati horror can think ambitiously.
What works
- Ambitious jump from one family to a city-wide threat
- Hiten Kumar's chilling dual role as both brothers
- Slick, restrained direction that never overproduces
- A tight runtime that stays under two hours
What holds it back
- Second half loses its footing
- A climax that arrives too quickly
- Diminishing returns after a strong first hour
- Screenplay thins where the original stayed taut
Cast & crew
Writers: Krishnadev Yagnik
Music: Andrew Samuel
Cast: Janki Bodiwala (Aarya), Hitu Kanodia (Atharva), Hiten Kumar (Pratap / Rajnath (dual role)), Monal Gajjar (Rashmika), Vishwa Rawal (Vidya)
Producers: Krunal Soni, Haresh S. Bhanushali
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Frequently asked
Is Vash Level 2 worth watching?
A bigger, louder sequel that trades some of the original's tension for scale but still proves Gujarati horror can think ambitiously. Kevu Che rates it 3.5 out of 5.
What is Vash Level 2 about?
Twelve years after Pratap's black magic broke his family, Atharva still lives with a daughter, Aarya, who has never fully surfaced from the trance. When ten schoolgirls leap from a terrace and others turn violent across the city, the cause is traced to Rajnath, Pratap's younger brother, spreading mass hypnosis to outdo his imprisoned sibling. Atharva is dragged back into a fight he wanted no part of, forced to bargain with one dark magician to free his daughter from another.
What is the IMDb rating of Vash Level 2?
Vash Level 2 (2025) holds an IMDb rating of 7.2 out of 10.