Force was released on 18 November 2016 and received positive reviews from critics, but became a commercial disappointment at the box office.[9][10]
Plot
In China, some of the RAW agents are being killed by someone. One of the agents is Harish, who is the best friend of ACP Yashvardhan "Yash" Singh. Before being killed, Harish passes an important coded message on a book to Yash, who is still not recovered over the loss of his wife Maya. After receiving the book, Yash learns of a conspiracy that has been set in motion, targeting only RAW agents, and takes the book and the clues to the RAW headquarters, where the agency understands the legitimacy of the situation and puts Yash in-charge of tracking down the culprit.
Yash is teamed with another RAW agent SI Kamaljeet "KK" Kaur. They track down the culprit in the Indian embassy of Budapest. The mastermind of the conspiracy against RAW agents is Shiv Sharma, a nerdy hacker. In Budapest, a cat and mouse chase begins between Shiv and KK-Yash. They come close to nabbing him several times, but he always proves to be a step ahead and manages to escape every time. While digging into Shiv's past for more information, Yash eventually learns from his aide Sawant and RAW chief Anjan Das that Shiv is actually a pseudonym used by the terrorist to mask his real identity as Rudra Pratap Singh, who is the son of a RAW agent Karan Pratap Singh.
Karan had been sacrificed in an operation years ago and Rudra was left heartbroken after HRD Minister Brijesh Verma branded Karan and several other RAW agents as traitors, which led Rudra's mother to commit suicide. Yash learns that Rudra is now seeking revenge from RAW for betraying Karan and ultimately realizes that his real target is Brijesh. In an assembly in Budapest, Rudra gears up to shoot Brijesh, though KK and Yash reach there in time and kill him before he can do any harm. Before Rudra dies, Yash forces Brijesh to accept his mistakes in front of the media, clearing Karan's name. Rudra dies happily after hearing this. In the aftermath, Maya's spirit appreciates Yash and suggests that KK will be a perfect match for him.
Cast
John Abraham as Assistant Commissioner of Police Officer Yashvardhan ″Yash″ Singh
Boman Irani as Karan Pratap Singh, Rudra's father and a former RAW agent (cameo appearance)
Shubhangi Latkar as Rudra's mother who commits suicide. (cameo appearance)
Additionally, Mohnish Behl as Atul Kalsekar (whose character Atul dies in Force) makes a photographic cameo appearance in one of the group photos in Yash's apartment.
Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama gave 3/5 stars and wrote "Force 2 is a power packed adrenaline pumping action thriller which has the right mixture of zing and force".[14] Ananya Bhattacharya of India Today gave 3/5 stars and wrote "Force 2 is a decent one-time watch".[5] and Nihit Bhave of The Times of India gave 3/5 stars and wrote "In spite of a familiar story, it's a decent time at the cinema for the thrill-seekers; the action won’t disappoint. Go ahead and may the force be with you!".[15]
Shaheen Parkar of Mid-Day gave 2/5 stars and wrote "'Force 2' is high on style, low on substance".[16] Rohit Vats of Hindustan Times gave 2/5 stars and wrote "John Abraham and Sonakshi Sinha’s film has a noble heart. It wants to get the undercover agents, who selflessly serve the nation, their due, but the narrative hasn’t taken a favourable shape".[17]Shubhra Gupta of The Indian Express gave 1.5/5 stars and wrote "Neither John Abraham's hot bod nor Tahir Raj Bhasin's interesting portrayal of the villain can force this film out of the 'obvious' territory. The long car chases will tire you out too".[18]
Box office
The film has grossed ₹66 million on its first day, becoming John Abraham's highest opening grosser.[10] The film faced problems due to demonetization, which was active at the time of its release and grossed ₹44.20 crore in India and ₹526.0 million worldwide.[3]
