Waisa Bhi Hota Hai Part II
- Director
- Shashanka Ghosh
- Studio
- Film soundtrack
- Release Date
- 14 November 2003
- Language
- Hindi
- Budget
- ₹2.25 Cr
- Box Office
- ₹1.00 Cr
Review
Waisa Bhi Hota Hai Part II attempts to graduate from its predecessor's introspective charm into gritty crime-thriller territory, but the execution reveals a fundamental mismatch between ambition and craft. The narrative skeleton—a broken copywriter stumbling into Mumbai's underworld after witnessing a shooting—carries genuine potential for exploring class, desperation, and moral compromise. However, director Anurag Kashyap's storytelling here feels bloated and unfocused, stretching a character-driven premise across a sprawling gang-war canvas that dilutes rather than deepens Puneet's journey. The performances remain the film's strongest asset; the lead carries the weight of emotional deterioration convincingly, moving from soul-crushing ennui to desperate agency without becoming a caricature. Yet even solid acting cannot compensate for the screenplay's tendency toward melodrama—the convenient revelation that Puneet's brother's death connects to the gang conflict feels narratively engineered rather than organically earned, undermining the thematic coherence that made the first film resonate.
The film's fundamental failure lies in tonal inconsistency. It wants to be both a character study of urban alienation and a high-octane crime saga, ultimately succeeding at neither. The supporting cast—Ganpat and Gangu as warring lords—are underwritten antagonists lacking the complexity their screen time suggests they deserve. Technically competent in stretches, the direction loses sight
Storyline
Puneet's stuck in this soul-crushing copywriting gig, dreaming of escaping to Nainital while his relationship with Agni crumbles under the weight of his stagnation and grief. When his estranged brother gets murdered, the shock sends everything spiraling—Agni boots him out, he drowns himself in whiskey, and he collapses on a park bench completely broken. That's when fate crashes into him in the most brutal way: he witnesses a shooting and, in a moment of desperate humanity, rescues the bleeding gangster Vishnu instead of walking away.
Now Puneet's trapped in Bombay's vicious underworld, caught between two warring ganglords—Ganpat, the ruthless city kingpin, and Gangu, his hungry lieutenant who's willing to burn everything down for a shot at the crown. Puneet's pulled deeper into this chaos, forced to navigate betrayals, loyalties, and violence that make his old advertising job look like a kindergarten playground. Every choice he makes either saves or destroys someone, and there's no going back to ignorance once you've seen how the city's real power operates.
Puneet discovers that his brother's murder wasn't random—it's all connected to this gang war consuming Bombay, and he's the only one who can stop the bloodshed. He transforms from a broken, desperate man into someone with actual purpose, fighting to take down the ganglords and reclaim his life. By the end, he's not just escaped his cubicle—he's torn down the entire criminal empire holding the city hostage, finally earning his way out to Nainital on his own terms.
