India, Feb. 6 -- I watched Vadh (2022) as a refresher, just a couple of days before I watched it's sequel. But as soon as Vadh 2 begins, you aren't dealing with a continuity. New characters, new setting, but similar motive. And this is where things get interesting- but also predictable.

Jaspal Singh Sandhu returns as director for this thriller, which centres on a cop, Shambhunath Mishra (Sanjay Mishra), and a prisoner serving a life sentence, Manju (Neena Gupta). The two form an unlikely bond inside the jail, finding solace in each other, just as Manju is on the verge of being released. Also jailed is Keshav (Akshay Dogra), the brother of a local politician, who runs a reign of terror within the prison walls. When Keshav mysteriously goe...