Baaghi (film series)

Indian film series

Baaghi

Directed by| Sabbir Khan (1,4)
Ahmed Khan (2,3,4)
Produced by| Sajid Nadiadwala
Starring| Tiger Shroff Shraddha Kapoor
Music by| Julius Packiam

Production
companies

Fox Star Studios
Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment

Distributed by| UTV Motion Pictures (1)
Fox Star Studios (2–3-4)

Release date

| 2016-2018-2020-2025

Running time

| 473 minutes (4 films)
Budget| ₹229 crore
Box office| est. ₹619.1 crore

Baaghi is a series of Indian Hindi-language action thriller films. The Male leading protagonist in this universe is played by Tiger Shroff. All films in the series were produced by Sajid Nadiadwala under the banner of Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment while the first film was distributed by UTV Motion Pictures and the second and third by Fox Star Studios. The first film, Baaghi, was released in 2016 and directed by Sabbir Khan and the second and third films, Baaghi 2 (2018) and Baaghi 3 (2020) and Baaghi 4 (2025), are directed by Ahmed Khan. Baaghi 4 has also been announced and is in the production stage, the director for Baaghi 4 is yet to be announced. Baaghi 2 is the most successful film in the franchise to date, grossing over ₹619.1 crores[1] worldwide.

## Overview

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### Baaghi (2016 film)

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Main article: Baaghi (2016 film)

Ronny, a rebellious and a strong martial artist faces his biggest battle when he has to travel to Thailand, to rescue the love of his life from a dreaded martial arts world champion who is also his biggest enemy.

### Baaghi 2 (2018 film)

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Main article: Baaghi 2 (2018 film)

A battle-hardened and a rebellious Indian Army officer goes in search of his ex-girlfriend's child who is mysteriously kidnapped. Neha reaches out to the only person who can help her with her plight, Ronnie. He goes deep into the underbelly of Goa, facing off against drug lords, menacing Russian henchmen, and blood-thirsty animals. Daring stunts, chase sequences, air strikes, bomb blasts, and other large scale action sequences will be done with a bona-fide, larger than life approach, truly making it a spectacle. The Rebel For Love gets ready to fight.

### Baaghi 3 (2020 film)

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Main article: Baaghi 3 (2020 film)

Ronnie, a young man, shares a deep bond with Vikram, his elder brother and a policeman. When Vikram gets kidnapped in Syria while on a mission, Ronnie sets out to rescue him taking on an entire country.

### Baaghi 4 (2025 film)

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Main article: Baaghi 4 (2025 film)

## Films

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Film  | Release date  | Director  | Screenwriter(s)  | Based on  | Producer(s)

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Baaghi | 29 April 2016 | Sabbir Khan | Sanjeev Datta  | Varsham (2004) by Veeru Potla | Sajid Nadiadwala
Baaghi 2 | 30 March 2018  | Ahmed Khan | Ahmed Khan, Abbas Hierapurwala, Niraj Kumar Mishra  | Kshanam (2016) by Ravikanth Perepu
Baaghi 3 | 6 March 2020  | Farhad Samji, Sparsh Khetarpal, Tasha Bhambra, Madhur Sharma  | Vettai (2012) by N. Linguswamy
Baaghi 4 | 11 April 2025  | Farhad Samji &, Sabbir Khan &, Ahmed Khan | Ahmed Khan, Sparsh Khetarpal, Tasha Bhambra, Madhur Sharma, Sanjeev Datta, Abbas Hierapurwala  | Ghajini (2005) & Ghajini (2008) by A.R Murugadoss

### Baaghi (2016 film)

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Main article: Baaghi (2016 film)

Baaghi is the 2016 Hindi remake of the 2004 Telugu film Varsham, with a climax inspired by the 2011 Indonesian film The Raid: Redemption. It stars Tiger Shroff and Shraddha Kapoor in the lead roles and Sudheer Babu in his Hindi debut, with Sunil Grover in a supporting role.[2][3] Baaghi was released worldwide on 29 April 2016. Made on a budget of ₹370 million (US$4.4 million), the film earned over ₹1.27 billion (US$15 million) worldwide.[4]

### Baaghi 2 (2018 film)

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Main article: Baaghi 2 (2018 film)

Baaghi 2 (2018) is the second installment in this series. It stars Tiger Shroff as the titular protagonist with Disha Patani in the lead role. It is a remake of the 2016 Telugu mystery film Kshanam.[5][6][7] Baaghi 2 was released worldwide on 30 March 2018 including 3500 screens in India.[8] Although the action sequences and the cast performances received praise, the film was criticized for its inconsistent script and direction. The film grossed over ₹2.53 billion (US$30 million) worldwide to become the third highest-grossing Bollywood film of 2018.[9]

### Baaghi 3 (2020 film)

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Main article: Baaghi 3 (2020 film)

A sequel, Baaghi 3, was commissioned after the success of the previous film and was also directed by Ahmed Khan, with both Tiger and Shraddha reprising their roles and Sunit Morarjee in a cameo role.[10][11] The core plot of the film is based on the 2012 Tamil film Vettai.[12] The film co-stars Jaideep Ahlawat, Vijay Varma, Jameel Khoury and Disha Patani, who played the female lead in the previous film, makes a special appearance in the song "Do You Love Me".[13] The action sequences were choreographed by Ram Chella, Lakshman Chella, and Kecha Khampadkee[14].Baaghi 3 was theatrically released in India on 6 March 2020.[citation needed] The film's collections were affected by the COVID-19 pandemic as the theatres were shut down. There were plans for a re-release once the outbreak would end, but the makers instead decided to release it on digital platforms.[15][16] The film became the second highest grossing Bollywood film of 2020.[17]

### Baaghi 4 (2025 film)

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Main article: Baaghi 4 (2025 film)

The fourth installment is currently in development. Ahmed Khan said: "The owner of the film is Sajid Nadiadwala. If he decides that we should go ahead with Baaghi 4 a movie remake of South Indian movie and bollywood movie Ghajini (2005) & Ghajini (2008), we will do it. But we will keep the franchise alive definitely".[18] While interacting with Bollywood Hungama, Tiger Shroff said: "You know I have gotten so many messages and so many calls from people who've said they have unfortunately missed Baaghi 3, because of the situation in the world. They were really etching to see but could not, because of all that was happening. So, the only thing on my mind right now is Baaghi 3, and as you said, I hope they re-release the film. If not, then Baaghi 4 is definitely on the cards".[19]

## Recurring cast and characters

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This table lists the main characters who appear in the Baaghi Franchise.

> List indicator(s)

>   * A dark grey cell indicates the character was not in the film.

Actor/Actress  | Film

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Baaghi
(2016)  | Baaghi 2
(2018)  | Baaghi 3
(2020)  | Baaghi 4
(2025)
Tiger Shroff | Ranveer Pratap Singh aka "Ronnie  | Ranveer Charan Chaturvedi aka "Ronnie"  | Rohan Bhatnagar
Shraddha Kapoor | Siya Khurana  |  | Siya Nandan Chaturvedi
Shaurya Bhardwaj | Guruswami  | Colonel Ranjit Singh Walia  | Chacha Ji
Sudheer Babu | Raghav Shetty  |
Sunil Grover | Paresh Prakash "PP" Khurana  |
Sanjay Mishra | Harry  |
Disha Patani |  | Neha Rawat Salgaonkar  | Neha Shetty
Manoj Bajpayee |  | DIG Ajay Shergill  |
Randeep Hooda |  | ACP Loha Singh Dhull "LSD"  |
Deepak Dobriyal |  | Usman Langda  |
Prateik Babbar |  | Sunny Salgaonkar  |
Sunit Morarjee |  | Inspector Sharad Kute
Arravya Sharma |  | Rhea Pratap Singh  |
Riteish Deshmukh |  | Vikram Charan Chaturvedi
Ankita Lokhande |  | Ruchi Nandan Chaturvedi
Item Number |  | Jacqueline Fernandez | Disha Patani
Srihari | Ajit Dharmatma
Sonu Sood | Chedi Dharmatma / Shivraj Dharmatma
Arunoday Singh | Aditya Dharmatma  |

## Additional crew and production details

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Occupation  | Film

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Baaghi
(2016)  | Baaghi 2
(2018)  | Baaghi 3
(2020)
Director  | Sabbir Khan | Ahmed Khan
Producer(s)  | Sajid Nadiadwala
Screenplay  | Sanjeev Datta  | Ahmed Khan
Abbas Hierapurwala
Niraj Kumar Mishra  | Farhad Samji
Sparsh Khetarpal
Tasha Bhambra
Madhur Sharma
Story  | Sanjeev Dutta  | Sajid Nadiadwala
Cinematography  | Binod Pradhan | Santhana Krishnan Ravichandran
Editor  | Manan Sagar  | Rameshwar S. Bhagat
Composer(s)  | Meet Bros
Amaal Mallik
Ankit Tiwari
Manj Musik
Pranaay Rijia  | Mithoon
Arko
Sandeep Shirodkar
Gourov-Roshin
Pranaay Rijia  | Vishal–Shekhar
Tanishk Bagchi
Sachet–Parampara
Rochak Kohli
Pranaay Rijia
Background Score  | Julius Packiam
Production Companies  | Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment | Fox Star Studios
Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment
Distributing Companies  | UTV Motion Pictures | Fox Star Studios
Running Time  | 138 minutes  | 144 minutes  | 143 minutes

## Release and revenue

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Film  | Release date  | Budget  | Worldwide Box Office

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Baaghi | 29 April 2016 | ₹37 crore (US$4.4 million)[20] | ₹129 crore (US$15 million)[21]
Baaghi 2 | 30 March 2018 | ₹59 crore (US$7.1 million)[22] | ₹254.33 crore (US$30 million)[23]
Baaghi 3 | 6 March 2020 | ₹85 crore (US$10 million)[24] | ₹137.57 crore (US$16 million)[25][26]
Baaghi 4 | 11 April 2025 | Template:INR Covert<ref> | ₹96.43 crore (US$12 million) |
Total | ₹229 crore (US$27 million) | ₹619.1 crore (US$74 million)

## References

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1. ^ "Baaghi 2 Box Office Collection till Now". Bollywood Hungama. 30 March 2018.
2. ^ "Baaghi similar to The Raid, producer Guneet Monga files injunction". Hindustan Times, New Delhi. 8 April 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
3. ^ Here's Proof: Tiger Shroff-Shraddha Kapoor's 'Baaghi' copied from 'Varsham' and 'The Raid: Redemption'!. DNA India (15 March 2016)
4. ^ Mehta, Ankita (11 May 2016). "Box office collection: 'Baaghi' grosses Rs. 100 crore in India; Tiger-Shraddha's film set to beat 'Kapoor and Sons'". International Business Times. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
5. ^ "Baaghi 2: Aditya and his tryst with Telugu cinema". 21 February 2018.
6. ^ "Exclusive: Tiger Shroff-Disha Patani's Baaghi 2 is remake of Telugu film Kshanam". 28 September 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
7. ^ "Baaghi 2: Aditya and his tryst with Telugu cinema". 21 February 2018.
8. ^ Hungama, Bollywood (4 January 2018). "Tiger Shroff – Disha Patani starrer Baaghi 2 to release on March 30". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
9. ^ "Top Hits 2018". Box Office India.
10. ^ "Baaghi 3: Shraddha Kapoor back to play Siya Nandan in Tiger Shroff starrer". Bollywood Hungama. 5 August 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
11. ^ "Tiger Shroff unleashes 'beast mode' for 'Baaghi 3'". The Times of India. 16 August 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
12. ^ "Tiger Shroff-Riteish Deshmukh's 'Baaghi 3', a remake of Tamil hit 'Vettai'?". The New Indian Express. 18 September 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
13. ^ "Baaghi 3 star Tiger Shroff shares sizzling photo of Disha Patani from the song "DO YOU LOVE ME"". Bollywood Hungama. 26 February 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
14. ^ "Tiger Shroff starrer Baaghi 3 had three different action directors for insane action sequences". Bollywood Hungama. 4 March 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
15. ^ "Tiger Shroff's Baaghi 3 may not re-release in theatres; will release now on digital platform". Bollywood Hungama. 7 April 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
16. ^ "Exclusive: "I don't know if there is a point to release the film anymore", says Tiger Shroff talking about the re-release of Baaghi 3". Bollywood Hungama. 7 April 2020. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
17. ^ Hungama, Bollywood. "Baaghi 3 Box Office". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
18. ^ "Director Ahmed Khan hints at 'Baaghi 4', says 'will keep the franchise alive'". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
19. ^ "Tiger Shroff hints about Baaghi 4 plans". BizAsia. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
20. ^ "Baaghi – Movie – Box Office India". www.boxofficeindia.com.
21. ^ "Baaghi Box Office Collection till Now". Bollywood Hungama. 29 April 2016.
22. ^ "Baaghi 2 – Movie – Box Office India". Box Office India. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
23. ^ "Box Office: Worldwide collection and days wise break up of Baaghi 2". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
24. ^ "Baaghi 3 – Movie – Box Office India". Box Office India.
25. ^ "Baaghi 3 Box Office Collection". Bollywood Hungama. 6 March 2020.
26. ^ "Baaghi 3 Box Office". Bollywood Hungama. 6 March 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2020.

## External links

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* Baaghi at IMDb
* Baaghi 2 at IMDb
* Baaghi 3 at IMDb
* {{IMDb

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## See also

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* Cop Universe
* Dhoom (franchise)
* Tiger (franchise)
* Race (film series)
* YRF Spy Universe
* Dinesh Vijan's horror-comedy universe
* K.G.F (film series)
* Lokesh Cinematic Universe

*[est.]: estimation