Hrithik-Jr NTR's War 2 Is A Colossal Disappointment, Says YRF's Pathaan AD Rajvir Ashar
Hrithik Roshan and Jr NTR's War 2 opened to mixed reviews from the audience. The film opened to great numbers; however, it saw a huge drop in Day 3 collections. Amid a section of the audience criticising the film, Assistant Director Rajvir Ashar, who has worked alongside Siddharth Anand in YRF-backed SRK's Pathaan, has slammed War 2. He called the film a 'colossal disappointment".
Rajvir Ashar maintains a private account on Instagram. However, a screenshot of his War 2 review has been going viral on Reddit. Taking to his Instagram story, Ashar posted a photo of a near-empty theatre for War 2 and called it the 'weakest film" of YRF's spyverse. He then wrote, 'This one was just a heartbreaking experience for me. I was rooting for this film and all it did was upset me to no degree! A mid first half is followed by a deplorable and overlong second. Neither did it have enough highs nor was it successful in resonating with me emotionally! The most 'anticipated' day turned out to be a 'colossal' disappointment. Weakest film of the universe!" Take a look:
When Rajvir Ashar praised Jawan, took a dig at Adipurush
In the past Rajvir Ashar spoke about Shah Rukh Khan's Jawan while taking a dig at Prabhas' Adipurush. Taking to his Instagram story back then, he had written, 'Chills! Literal Chills! To me, this is cinema…peak commercial cinema!!! No 700 cr budget, no 'go watch in 3D instead of phone excuses", just some pure passion! This one is gonna create absolute pandemonium!!! And what do I say about @iamsrk…ufff he's just built different man!"
He added, 'No PR, No filthy dialogues, No hate for anyone, No religious bigotry, No propaganda movies. Just pure entertainment to entertain the world! That's SRK for you! Truly 'The Last of the Stars'."
Directed by Ayan Mukerji and produced by Aditya Chopra, War 2 is the latest entrant in the YRF Spy Universe. Starring Hrithik Roshan, Jr NTR, and Kiara Advani, the high-octane action entertainer released on August 14, 2025, in Hindi, Telugu, and Tamil. It clashed with Rajinikanth's Coolie from South, which is doing phenomenally well at the box office by earning Rs 300 crore worldwide in just three days.
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