Qismat 2 (transl. Destiny 2) is a 2021 Indian Punjabi-language romantic drama film written and directed by Jagdeep Sidhu.[1] The film produced by Ankit Vijan and Navdeep Narula has been bankrolled by Shri Narotam Ji Productions and Zee Studios. Starring Ammy Virk and Sargun Mehta,[2] the film is a sequel of 2018 film Qismat.[3][4]
Principal photography of the film began on 17 October 2020, with a muhurat shot.[5][6] The film was released theatrically on 23 September 2021.[7]
The film was conceived after the success of Qismat. In an interview director Jagdeep Sidhu told that film team was working on to bring another film as good as last one. This team including Ammy Virk, Sargun Mehta, Jagdeep Sidhu, Jaani and B Praak is planning a sequel.[10] Mehta shared a post on Instagram that Qismat 2 is on the way.[11] In May 2019, Sidhu confirmed the sequel with same crew.[12] In July 2019, Virk also confirmed the film on his official social media handles.[13] On 11 September 2019, Sidhu released the title poster of Qismat 2 with the release date as 18 September 2020.[14] The script was ready by first week of July 2020.[15] Due to COVID-19 pandemic the shooting of the sequel was delayed. Finally the filming began on 17 October 2020.[5][16]
Soundtrack of Qismat 2 is composed by B Praak, lyrics by Jaani and the songs are sung by B Praak, Nooran Sisters, Afsana Khan, Ammy Virk, Asees Kaur and Romy. The soundtrack is released on Tips Punjabi.[17] In Song "Mere Yaara Ve", Avvy Sra served as Music Composer. The songs "Qismat 2- Title track", "Teri Akhiyaan", "Kis Morh Te" were composed by Jaani while songs "Janam", "Paagla" were composed by B Praak.
The title track Sung by B Praak was released on 24 August.[18] Second track of the film, "Janam" was released on 2 September 2021, sung by Romy.[19] Third Track of the film "Teri Akhiyaan" sung by Ammy Virk and Afsana Khan was released on 8 September 2021. Fourth track of the film "Kis Morh Te" was released on 18 September.[20] "Mere Yaara Ve", the fifth song was released on 22 September.[21] The last track of the film "Paagla" sung by B Praak and Asees Kaur was released after the film release, on 9 October 2021.[22]
Bobby Sing of The Free Press Journal rated the film with 3 stars out of 5 and wrote, "Overall, Qismat 2, directed by Jagdeep Sidhu, can easily be called a nice, musical, emotionally moving, family entertainment package carefully conceived by the team."[23]
Box office
Qismat 2 opened with gross collection of ₹2.07 crore worldwide on first day of release.[24][25][26] Opening weekend worldwide gross of the film was ₹12.27 crore,[27] and opening week gross collection was ₹17.77 crore.[28]
Sequel
Qismat 3, the third part of the film series is in development with a tentative release in 2024.[29]
