Baaghi 4 (2025) Review!!

Synopsis – After surviving an accident, a grief-stricken man descends into chaos as reality blurs. His loved ones question what’s real while a hidden truth draws him into a web of obsession and enduring love.

My Take – Known for its larger-than-life drama and over-the-top action, the Baaghi films have been Tiger Shroff’s go to franchise since its conception almost a decade ago, after all they make a perfect showcase for his martial arts and dancing skills. But while the first and second installments found box office success, the third installment struggled to balance the weight of its own ambition.

However, this fourth installment promised a massive change. Though its franchise DNA remains intact, taking cue from recent success stories of hyper-violent films like Animal (2023), Kill (2023) and Marco (2024), it embraces bloodshed. Unfortunately, despite Tiger Shroff’s committed turn, the resulting film is marred by poor editing, clumsy execution, incoherent storytelling and uninspired action choreography.

Without a sense of direction, emotional core, and interesting foundation, it struggles to keep viewers invested in its 157 minute run time. Helmed by filmmaker A. Harsha, who’s worked mainly in Kannada cinema, and co-written by franchise producer Sajid Nadiadwala and Rajat Arora, the film’s marketing teased adrenaline pumping action with a touch of psychological drama, but instead of a bold reinvention, we are served yet another tired rehash and wastes potential.

Sure, it is fun to see Tiger go completely unhinged once the narrative picks up pre-interval, yet the second half manages to disappoint further as it begins to falters with its dragged-out drama and pacing.

Set in a fictional city called Chandara, the story follows Ronnie (Tiger Shroff), a naval officer, who following a brutal accident, wakes up from coma and finds himself struggling to piece together his past, particularly the memories of his dead girlfriend Alisha (Harnaaz Sandhu).

Though his brother Jeetu (Shreyas Talpade) insists that no such woman exists, and the doctors dismiss his memories as a hallucination, a cause of his injuries. Ronnie is convinced that a larger conspiracy is at play.

Someone determined to erase every trace of Alisha from his life. And despite being emotionally shattered, frustrated and increasingly violent, Ronnie refuses to give up, an act of defiance that set him on a collision course with Chacko (Sanjay Dutt).

At its core, the film wanted to tell a story of love, betrayal, and madness. There are possibilities of exploring hallucinations, psychological layers, and an intense villain arc. But instead of all that, the narrative quickly turns into a tedious mess, and by the time the final twist lands, you are too exhausted to care.

The action sequences are bloody and violent, but rarely thrilling. Instead of being slick and gripping, they come across as repetitive and excessive. The cinematography is flat, failing to bring out the supposed grandeur of the production design. The first major set-piece arrives near the interval, where Ronnie takes on a horde of masked men in a burnt house.

But the sequence lacks the mass appeal to make it engaging. Even the background score, which should ideally heighten tension, feels uninspired and forgettable. Beyond the action, the film is a structural mess. The first half is clogged with back-to-back songs and a boring romantic flashback. But while the second starts off with promise, it soon collapses under its inconsistent tone and poor scene placement.

Performance wise, Tiger Shroff gives his hundred percent. His Ronnie is not same as before because this time there are no limits to his violence and wildness. His screen presence is undeniable. Sanjay Dutt brings a mix of menace and vulnerability, sadly, the poor plot undermines his image.

Former Miss Universe Harnaaz Sandhu makes a confident debut. She not just looks gorgeous throughout, she also manages to be is eminently watchable. Sonam Bajwa too adds glamour and charm but is given very less screen time to prove her worth. Shreyas Talpade is also quite underused.

However, Upendra Limaye and Saurabh Sachdeva seem to having a blast hamming it up on the screen. On the whole, ‘Baaghi 4‘ is a bloody but bland spectacle filled action thriller that wastes Tiger Shroff’s potential.