Masculine 2) is a 2019 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film written and directed by Gopi Puthran.
The plot follows a police officer, Shivani Shivaji Roy's attempts to catch a 21 year old rapist and murderer.
[7][1] The film was released on 13 December 2019 to positive response from critics, with praise towards its screenplay, pace, direction and performances (particularly those of Mukerji and Jethwa).
[8] The film performed successfully at the box office and earned a worldwide gross of ₹67.12 crore (US$7.8 million).
Shivani Shivaji Roy, who has been appointed as the new Superintendent of Police of Kota, arrives at the crime scene and clashes with her misogynistic subordinate DSP Brij Shekhawat.
He then dresses up as a woman, tricks a journalist named Kamal Parihar, and kills him; he also hires Pravin, a tea-seller near the police station, to kill the journalist's wife, Aabha Parihar, in a suicide blast, then takes Pravin's place as tea-seller to keep an eye on Shivani, introducing himself as a mute boy named Bajrang.
Shivani makes peace with Shekhawat since his network of informers is very strong in the city, and he leads them to his contact, who reveals that the real mastermind behind Kamal Parihar's murder is a youth politician named Viplav Beniwal.
The guilt and trauma of his mother's death has since caused Sunny to become unhinged and take that anger out on other similarly confident women.
Times of India gave the film 3.5 out of 5 stars describing Mukerji as "the force behind this gritty drama".
[18] NDTV gave the film 3 out of 5 stars calling Mukerji as ''Good As Ever In This Cop-On-A Mission Thriller.
[19] Bollywood Hungama gave the film 3.5 out of 5 stars praising the screenplay and performances of Mukerji and Jethwa.
[20] India Today gave the film 3 out of 5 stars praising Puthren's direction and Jethwa's performance.