Vikram Vedha (2022 film)

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SSP Vikram of Lucknow is an honest police officer, who has a black-and-white sense of good and evil. Vedha Betal is a dreaded middle-aged gangster from Kanpur who understands the nuances in between. Vikram's best friend SSP Abbas leads an encounter unit in the STF, which is formed to eliminate Vedha. In one encounter, the squad kills some of Vedha's henchmen, framing an unarmed criminal having a burn mark on his right hand killed by Vikram to avoid further inquiry. As the unit plans another encounter, Vedha enters the police station and voluntarily surrenders. When Vikram interrogates Vedha, he offers to narrate a story to him, which moves to a flashback.

Act 1: Chor-Chor

Thirteen years ago; A young Vedha is a henchman to dreaded criminal kingpin Parshuram Pandey in Kanpur; he warns his younger brother Shatak, a kid with mathematical genius mind and his friend Chanda who also got raised by Vedha, to stay away from crime, but Shatak and Chanda are forced by a rival gangster, Babloo to carry drugs while returning from school when Vedha was off to Lucknow for few days. When Shatak and Chanda are caught by the police, Shatak confesses and Babloo is arrested. On his boss Shiv Prasad's orders, Babloo assaults Shatak with a heated iron rod, leaving a permanent scar on his right hand.

Present Day

Vedha asks Vikram if he should kill Babloo or Shiv Prasad. Vikram replies that Shiv Prasad was the real culprit, to which Vedha implies that he killed Shiv Prasad. Vedha's lawyer, who turns out to be Vikram's wife Priya, intervenes and bails him out. Vikram realises that the unarmed criminal framed by them for avoiding inquiry was actually Shatak, based on the mark in his hand. Worried after realising that Shatak was Vedha's weak-point and he can go any length for Shatak and might try to kill Abbas out of revenge for Shatak's murder, Vikram rushes to save Abbas, but finds him and Chanda shot dead. The IG dismisses it as a botched encounter. Priya refuses to divulge Vedha's whereabouts to Vikram. Enraged by this, Vikram taps Priya's phone and raids Vedha's tenements and manages to capture him planning to kill him by encounter. Vedha requests Vikram to listen to another story.

Act 2: Chor-Chorni

Three years ago; Vedha who grew his roots in Lucknow over years gets constantly targeted by a new found Mumbai Gang. Shatak, now grown-up, offers to launder Vedha's income by investing it in shares while being in love with a now grown-up Chanda mutually. Pandey invests {{INRConvert|1|c}} in this venture. However, Chanda is supposedly kidnapped and the money is missing. Chanda returns and reveals that she stole the money to start a new life, but came back because of her love for Shatak. Initially enraged Vedha goes to kill Chanda for hurting Shatak's sentiments but Shatak intervenes making Vedha realise Chanda truly loves him and that's why returned. Vedha returns the money to Pandey, who orders him to kill Chanda.

Present Day

Vedha asks Vikram if he should respect Pandey and carry out the order or disobey him and support Shatak and Chanda, thus inciting a gang war after sending Shatak and Chanda Mumbai for their safety and career. Vikram replies that he should support Shatak to which Vedha agrees. Realizing Shatak's innocence causes Vikram to stumble momentarily, at which point Vedha attacks and subdues him to escape, albeit not before telling him to investigate Shatak's and Abbas's deaths. While Priya decides to back out from Vedha's case but he stops her from doing so as Vikram will need her help at one point in his case.

Vikram begins his investigation with Abbas's informant, who led them to Shatak's hideout, but finds that the informant has been killed. He and his unit try to find the killer. Vikram takes a moment to recollect when he finds the leader of the Mumbai Gang from Vedha's story. He apprehends and fights him only for the gang leader to almost kill Vikram before getting shot and killed by his unit member Deepak. Vikram searches his room, but finds a cigar where he finds that the cigarette is filled with marijuana instead of tobacco. Vikram deduces that Babloo is behind the encounter and informs Vedha at his restaurant, who brings Babloo to an abandoned factory. Vikram arrives and meets Vedha, who kills Babloo, leaving Vikram frustrated on being unable to determine Abbas' killer. Flustered, he threatens Vedha, who asks him to patiently listen to the third and final act.

Act 3: Chor-Police

Six months ago; Vedha visits Mumbai to ensure Shatak and Chanda's safety once again and implies that Chanda would be successful as she is left-handed girl however it turns oit to be Vedha's last meeting with Shatak and Chanda when they were still alive. He has since become a tour de force in the lanes of Lucknow, after sending Shatak and Chanda away to Mumbai since the feud with Pandey. He noticed that only his men, except Pandey's, are being targeted and eliminated by the cops. Among the few surviving men in his company are Babloo and his right-hand man Sanki. During one such chase, Sanki pushes Vedha out of their vehicle, only to be intercepted by a cop, revealed to be Abbas; in a twist, it is revealed he is on Babloo's payroll.

Present Day

Vedha asks Vikram if Abbas was right, since he became corrupt to pay for his son's medical procedure. Angry at himself for failing to judge his best friend's circumstances, Vikram shoots bullets to the ground in frustration even as Vedha casually walks away. As the unit arrives later, the IG castigates Vikram for letting Vedha escape again. Vikram slowly realises that the entire unit had also been bribed by Babloo. The IG reveals that Babloo paid them to kill Vedha and Chanda's abduction was intended to lure Shatak out of Mumbai, which would lure Vedha out of hiding. However, a guilt-ridden Abbas had gone to save Chanda, but the unit had killed them both and framed Chanda as murderer. Vikram decodes that the team made a mistake by handing over the gun in her right hand as she was left-handed as told by Vedha in his story. As the unit prepares to kill Vikram, Vedha reappears and saves him. A gunfight ensues, and Vikram disables all his colleagues with Vedha's help, but kills the IG. After a friendly banter between them with Vedha asking Vikram to convince Priya to take Vikram's case, Vikram asks Vedha if he should let him go for saving his life or kill him since he is a criminal and the movie ends with a standoff ensuing between them.

{{Cast listing|

• Saif Ali Khan as SSP Vikram: A police officer assigned to encounter Vedha; Priya's husband
• Hrithik Roshan as Vedha Betal: A dreaded gangster; Shatak's brother and Chanda's caretaker
• Radhika Apte as Advocate Priya: Vikram's wife and Vedha's lawyer
• Rohit Saraf as Shatak Betal: Vedha's brother; Chanda's childhood friend turned love-interest
• Ishan Tripathi as Young Shatak
• Yogita Bihani as Chanda: A girl raised under Vedha; Shatak's childhood friend turned love-interest
• Drashti Bhanushali as Young Chanda
• Sharib Hashmi as Babloo: A gangster in Vedha's gang who backstabbed him out of his insecurities from him since their younger days and got murdered by him
• Satyadeep Mishra as SSP Abbas Ali: Vikram's teammate and friend
• Sudhanva Deshpande as IG Surendhar: Vikram's teammate
• Govind Pandey as Parashuram Pandey: The gang leader for whom Vedha previously worked
• Manuj Sharma as Constable Dubey: Vikram's teammate
• Bhupender Negi as SI Giri: Vikram's teammate
• Dev Chauhan as Inspector Prabhakar: Vikram's teammate
• Kapil Sharma as HC Yashwant: Vikram's teammate
• Vijay Sanap as SI Ranjan: Vikram's teammate
• Saurabh Sharma as SI Ansari: Vikram's teammate
• Rati Shankar Tripathi as Shiv Prasad: Another gangster who asked Babloo to scar Shatak's hand out of his feud with Vedha and later got murdered by him
• Bhushan Vikas as Ravi
• Sahidur Rehman as Sanki: Vedha's most trusted gangster in his gang who sacrifice himself to save Vedha
• Durgaprasad Mahapatra as MLA Mithilesh Tiwari: A politician murdered by Vedha
• Amarjeet Singh as Muni: One of the loyal gangster in Vedha's gang
• Priya Shukla as Samira
• Varun Pandey as Munna
• Samrat Yaduvanshi as Sohail Ali
• Chetan Kushawala as Dilip
• Saksham Shukla as Kallu
• Vijay Srivastava as Gajju
• Milind Joshi as Senior lawyer Shukla
• Bharat Bhatia as Parihar

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In March 2018, Pushkar–Gayathri were confirmed to be directing a Hindi remake of their Tamil film Vikram Vedha (2017), to be produced again by YNOT Studios.{{Cite web |date=15 March 2018 |title='Vikram Vedha' Hindi remake confirmed |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/vikram-vedha-hindi-remake-confirmed-78022 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210111074303/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/vikram-vedha-hindi-remake-confirmed-78022 |archive-date=11 January 2021 |access-date=16 October 2021 |website=The News Minute}} The project is co-produced by Friday Filmworks, T-Series Films and Reliance Entertainment,{{Cite web |title=Vikram Vedha Cast & Crew |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/vikram-vedha/cast/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220929062345/https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/vikram-vedha/cast/ |archive-date=29 September 2022 |access-date=29 September 2022 |website=Bollywood Hungama}}{{Cite web |date=24 August 2022 |title=Vikram Vedha Teaser: Hrithik Roshan and Saif Ali Khan Tease Action-Packed, Edge-of-the-Seat Thriller; Watch |url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/vikram-vedha-teaser-hrithik-roshan-and-saif-ali-khan-tease-action-packed-edge-of-the-seat-thriller-watch-5810467.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220824060045/https://www.news18.com/news/movies/vikram-vedha-teaser-hrithik-roshan-and-saif-ali-khan-tease-action-packed-edge-of-the-seat-thriller-watch-5810467.html |archive-date=24 August 2022 |access-date=24 August 2022 |website=News18}} and Neeraj Pandey serves creative producer.{{Cite web |last=Bhattacharya |first=Roshmila |date=15 March 2018 |title=Neeraj Pandey developing Hindi remake of Vikram Vedha |url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/neeraj-pandey-developing-hindi-remake-of-vikram-vedha/articleshow/63307208.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211019180000/https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/neeraj-pandey-developing-hindi-remake-of-vikram-vedha/articleshow/63307208.cms |archive-date=19 October 2021 |access-date=16 February 2022 |website=Mumbai Mirror}} Pushkar–Gayathri intended for the remake to maintain the "gritty" tone that the original film had.{{Cite web |last=Sekar |first=Raja |date=15 March 2018 |title=Vikram Vedha Hindi remake will maintain gritty tone of the original, say director duo Pushkar and Gayatri |url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/vikram-vedha-hindi-remake-will-maintain-gritty-tone-of-the-original-say-director-duo-pushkar-and-gayatri-4391677.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210511111538/https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/vikram-vedha-hindi-remake-will-maintain-gritty-tone-of-the-original-say-director-duo-pushkar-and-gayatri-4391677.html |archive-date=11 May 2021 |access-date=16 February 2022 |website=Firstpost}} Although Pandey had previously avoided working on remakes because of his preference to write original material, he was interested in working on this project because of its parallels to Vikramaditya and Betal from the folktale collection Vetala Panchavimshati, which he felt was not yet done in Hindi cinema.{{Cite news |date=15 April 2022 |title=Neeraj Pandey 'surprised' no film on Vikram and Betal: 'Vikram Vedha is a fantastic script' |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/neeraj-pandey-surprised-no-film-on-vikram-and-betal-vikram-vedha-is-a-fantastic-script-7871037/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220416143925/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/neeraj-pandey-surprised-no-film-on-vikram-and-betal-vikram-vedha-is-a-fantastic-script-7871037/ |archive-date=16 April 2022 |access-date=19 April 2022 |work=The Indian Express |agency=PTI}}

Shah Rukh Khan was approached for the film, but declined.{{Cite web |date=10 January 2022 |title=Why the Tamil hit 'Vikram Vedha' has been remade in Hindi |url=https://scroll.in/reel/1014664/why-the-tamil-hit-vikram-vedha-has-been-remade-in-hindi |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220208075221/https://scroll.in/reel/1014664/why-the-tamil-hit-vikram-vedha-has-been-remade-in-hindi |archive-date=8 February 2022 |access-date=20 February 2022 |website=Scroll.in}} In August 2019, it was confirmed that Saif Ali Khan and Aamir Khan would play the police inspector Vikram and the gangster Vedha respectively.{{Cite web |last=Pathak |first=Vedanshi |date=2 August 2019 |title=Exclusive: Aamir Khan signs the Hindi remake of Vikram Vedha |url=https://www.filmfare.com/news/bollywood/exclusive-aamir-khan-signs-the-hindi-remake-of-vikram-vedha-35271.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210613205612/https://www.filmfare.com/news/bollywood/exclusive-aamir-khan-signs-the-hindi-remake-of-vikram-vedha-35271.html |archive-date=13 June 2021 |access-date=19 April 2022 |website=Filmfare}} Saif differentiated Vikram from Sartaj Singh, another police officer he played in the streaming television series Sacred Games, saying Vikram is "much more dynamic, confident and strong" than Singh who was suicidal, and constantly picked on by others.{{Cite web |date=24 September 2021 |title=Saif Ali Khan says Sartaj Singh was 'slapped around' on Sacred Games: 'He was kind of a victim' |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/web-series/saif-ali-khan-says-sartaj-singh-was-slapped-around-on-sacred-games-he-was-kind-of-a-victim-101632488291513.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220207074143/https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/web-series/saif-ali-khan-says-sartaj-singh-was-slapped-around-on-sacred-games-he-was-kind-of-a-victim-101632488291513.html |archive-date=7 February 2022 |access-date=6 February 2022 |website=Hindustan Times}} Pushkar–Gayathri revealed that they were unable to have R. Madhavan reprise his role of Vikram from the original, due to his commitments to Rocketry: The Nambi Effect (2022).{{Cite web |date=24 June 2022 |editor-last=Wadhwa |editor-first=Aman |title=Vikram Vedha directors Pushkar-Gayatri reveal why they didn't cast R Madhavan in Hindi remake {{!}} Exclusive |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/report-vikram-vedha-directors-pushkar-gayatri-reveal-why-they-didn-t-cast-r-madhavan-in-hindi-remake-exclusive-2963070 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220623175140/https://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/report-vikram-vedha-directors-pushkar-gayatri-reveal-why-they-didn-t-cast-r-madhavan-in-hindi-remake-exclusive-2963070 |archive-date=23 June 2022 |access-date=26 June 2022 |website=DNA India}}

After production delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic during which the writers also re-worked the script, Aamir left the project in December 2020 and was shortly thereafter replaced by Hrithik Roshan.{{Cite web |date=18 December 2020 |title=Aamir Khan backs out of Vikram Vedha remake |url=https://www.filmfare.com/news/bollywood/aamir-khan-backs-out-of-vikram-vedha-remake-45398-1.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210111072548/https://www.filmfare.com/news/bollywood/aamir-khan-backs-out-of-vikram-vedha-remake-45398-1.html |archive-date=11 January 2021 |access-date=16 October 2021 |website=Filmfare}}{{Cite news |date=27 December 2020 |title=It's Hrithik Roshan vs Saif Ali Khan in Vikram Vedha's remake |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/lifestyle/its-hrithik-roshan-vs-saif-ali-khan-in-vikram-vedhas-remake-190066 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210421202510/https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/lifestyle/its-hrithik-roshan-vs-saif-ali-khan-in-vikram-vedhas-remake-190066 |archive-date=21 April 2021 |access-date=16 October 2021 |work=The Tribune}} This would mark the second time Saif and Roshan share screen space after Na Tum Jaano Na Hum (2002).{{Cite web |date=10 June 2022 |title=Hrithik Roshan talks of Saif Ali Khan's 'powerful presence' as they wrap Vikram Vedha filming; Kareena Kapoor reacts |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/hrithik-roshan-talks-of-saif-ali-khan-s-powerful-presence-as-they-wrap-vikram-vedha-filming-kareena-kapoor-reacts-101654854837407.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220628201529/https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/hrithik-roshan-talks-of-saif-ali-khan-s-powerful-presence-as-they-wrap-vikram-vedha-filming-kareena-kapoor-reacts-101654854837407.html |archive-date=28 June 2022 |access-date=29 June 2022 |website=Hindustan Times}} As Vedha is from Kanpur, Roshan decided to speak with an Awadhi accent.{{Cite web |last=कर्ण |first=अमित |date=13 January 2022 |title=खास बातचीत: 'विक्रम वेधा' में तीन लुक में नजर आएंगे ऋति‍क रोशन, उनके किरदार का नाम होगा 'वेधा बेताल'; अवधि टोन में डायलॉग बोलते दिखेंगे एक्टर |trans-title=Exclusive: Hrithik Roshan will be seen in three looks in 'Vikram Vedha', his character's name will be 'Vedha Betaal'; the actor will be seen speaking dialogues in Awadhi tone |url=https://www.bhaskar.com/entertainment/bollywood/news/hrithik-roshan-will-be-seen-in-three-looks-in-vikram-vedha-his-character-will-be-named-vedha-betaal-actors-will-be-seen-speaking-in-awadhi-tone-129297554.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220321084643/https://www.bhaskar.com/entertainment/bollywood/news/hrithik-roshan-will-be-seen-in-three-looks-in-vikram-vedha-his-character-will-be-named-vedha-betaal-actors-will-be-seen-speaking-in-awadhi-tone-129297554.html |archive-date=21 March 2022 |access-date=21 March 2022 |website=Dainik Bhaskar |language=hi}} In July, Radhika Apte was cast as Vikram's lawyer wife and Rohit Saraf signed on to play Vedha's brother the following month.{{Cite web |date=14 July 2021 |title=Radhika Apte to play a lawyer in Hindi remake of Vikram Vedha starring Hrithik Roshan and Saif Ali Khan |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/radhika-apte-play-lawyer-hindi-remake-vikram-vedha-starring-hrithik-roshan-saif-ali-khan/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211001222031/https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/radhika-apte-play-lawyer-hindi-remake-vikram-vedha-starring-hrithik-roshan-saif-ali-khan/ |archive-date=1 October 2021 |access-date=16 October 2021 |website=Bollywood Hungama}}{{Cite web |date=18 August 2021 |title=Rohit Saraf Lands Key Role in Vikram Vedha Hindi Remake? |url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/rohit-saraf-lands-key-role-in-vikram-vedha-hindi-remake-4093052.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220110045918/https://www.news18.com/news/movies/rohit-saraf-lands-key-role-in-vikram-vedha-hindi-remake-4093052.html |archive-date=10 January 2022 |access-date=7 February 2022 |website=News18}} By November 2021, Sharib Hashmi was confirmed to be in the film as Babloo.{{Cite web |date=4 November 2021 |title=Sharib Hashmi roped in for Hrithik Roshan and Saif Ali Khan-starrer Vikram Vedha |url=https://www.cinestaan.com/articles/2021/nov/4/31981 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211112184228/https://www.cinestaan.com/articles/2021/nov/4/31981 |archive-date=12 November 2021 |access-date=12 November 2021 |website=Cinestaan}} In March 2022, Yogita Bihani was chosen to play Chanda.{{Cite Instagram |postid=CbhqNsiquFA |user=iyogitabihani |title=चंदा🌙 #Onset |date=25 March 2022 |author-link=Yogita Bihani |access-date=28 March 2022 |url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/instagram/iyogitabihani/2801706102334087488}}{{Cite web |last=Singh |first=Mohnish |date=26 March 2022 |title=TV star Yogita Bihani bags a role in Hrithik Roshan's Vikram Vedha |url=https://www.bollywoodmdb.com/bollywood-news-adda/tv-star-yogita-bihani-bags-a-role-in-hrithik-roshans-vikram-vedha |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220326075457/https://www.bollywoodmdb.com/bollywood-news-adda/tv-star-yogita-bihani-bags-a-role-in-hrithik-roshans-vikram-vedha |archive-date=26 March 2022 |access-date=4 July 2022 |website=BollywoodMDB}}

Principal photography was planned to begin in February 2021, when Aamir Khan was in the cast.{{Cite web |date=25 June 2020 |title=Aamir Khan starrer Vikram Vedha remake pushed ahead |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/bollywood-news-aamir-khan-starrer-vikram-vedha-remake-pushed-ahead/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602182346/https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/bollywood-news-aamir-khan-starrer-vikram-vedha-remake-pushed-ahead/ |archive-date=2 June 2021 |access-date=18 October 2021 |website=Bollywood Hungama}} After Roshan replaced him, it was to have begun in June 2021,{{Cite news |date=9 April 2021 |title=Hrithik Roshan to start shooting for 'Vikram Vedha' remake in June |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/hindi/2021/apr/09/hrithik-roshan-to-start-shooting-for-vikram-vedha-remake-in-june-2287584.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210409074027/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/hindi/2021/apr/09/hrithik-roshan-to-start-shooting-for-vikram-vedha-remake-in-june-2287584.html |archive-date=9 April 2021 |access-date=16 October 2021 |work=The New Indian Express}} but ultimately began on 15 October that year with the first schedule taking place in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE).{{Cite web |date=15 October 2021 |title=Hrithik Roshan commences filming for 'Vikram Vedha' |url=https://www.aninews.in/news/entertainment/bollywood/hrithik-roshan-commences-filming-for-vikram-vedha20211015124250/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211016042830/https://www.aninews.in/news/entertainment/bollywood/hrithik-roshan-commences-filming-for-vikram-vedha20211015124250/ |archive-date=16 October 2021 |access-date=16 October 2021 |website=Asian News International}}{{Cite news |date=26 October 2021 |title=Hrithik Roshan wraps up first action sequence for 'Vikram Vedha' |url=https://zeenews.india.com/people/hrithik-roshan-wraps-up-first-action-sequence-for-vikram-vedha-2405788.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211028080541/https://zeenews.india.com/people/hrithik-roshan-wraps-up-first-action-sequence-for-vikram-vedha-2405788.html |archive-date=28 October 2021 |access-date=26 October 2021 |work=Zee News |agency=IANS}} Before the schedule began, part of the sets originally built for Tiger Zinda Hai (2017) were reworked by Vikram Vedha{{'}}s crew to resemble Lucknow and Kanpur.{{Cite news |date=20 March 2022 |title=How 'Tiger Zinda Hai' set in Abu Dhabi was transformed into Lucknow for 'Vikram Vedha' remake |url=https://www.khaleejtimes.com/entertainment/how-tiger-zinda-hai-set-in-abu-dhabi-was-transformed-into-lucknow-for-vikram-vedha-remake |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220320162515/https://www.khaleejtimes.com/entertainment/how-tiger-zinda-hai-set-in-abu-dhabi-was-transformed-into-lucknow-for-vikram-vedha-remake |archive-date=20 March 2022 |access-date=20 March 2022 |work=Khaleej Times |agency=PTI}} In response to reports that Roshan refused to shoot in Lucknow and asked the crew to create the Lucknow sets in Abu Dhabi, causing the budget to escalate, Reliance explained that UAE was "the only location providing the infrastructure for a bio-bubble that accommodated crew of such scale, also allowing building of sets in a studio during the preceding months of the shoot", and the film was shot there due to "health and protocol concerns". They added that their films' shooting locations and budgetary decisions are not controlled by actors.{{Cite web |date=4 July 2022 |title=Did Hrithik Roshan refuse to shoot Vikram Vedha in UP, move production to UAE? Producer clarifies |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/did-hrithik-roshan-refuse-to-shoot-vikram-vedha-in-up-producer-clarifies-101656907347998.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220704065011/https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/did-hrithik-roshan-refuse-to-shoot-vikram-vedha-in-up-producer-clarifies-101656907347998.html |archive-date=4 July 2022 |access-date=4 July 2022 |website=Hindustan Times}} After the Abu Dhabi schedule ended within 27 working days, the second schedule began in Lucknow in early December.{{Cite web |date=6 December 2021 |title=Vikram Vedha: Hrithik Roshan wraps up Abu Dhabi schedule, Saif Ali Khan kicks of shooting in Lucknow |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/vikram-vedha-hrithik-roshan-wraps-up-abu-dhabi-schedule-saif-ali-khan-kicks-of-shooting-in-lucknow-7658844/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211206113951/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/vikram-vedha-hrithik-roshan-wraps-up-abu-dhabi-schedule-saif-ali-khan-kicks-of-shooting-in-lucknow-7658844/ |archive-date=6 December 2021 |access-date=6 December 2021 |website=The Indian Express}}{{Cite web |last=Ramachandran |first=Naman |author-link=Naman Ramachandran |date=6 December 2021 |title=Hrithik Roshan, Saif Ali Khan's 'Vikram Vedha' Starts Second Shoot (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2021/film/news/hrithik-roshan-saif-ali-khan-vikram-vedha-shoot-1235126552/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211206141910/https://variety.com/2021/film/news/hrithik-roshan-saif-ali-khan-vikram-vedha-shoot-1235126552/ |archive-date=6 December 2021 |access-date=17 December 2021 |website=Variety}} Saif Ali Khan finished his portions of the schedule by the end of the month.{{Cite news |date=30 December 2021 |title=Saif Ali Khan wraps up second schedule of Pushkar and Gayatri's Vikram Vedha Hindi remake |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/saif-ali-khan-wraps-up-second-schedule-of-pushkar-and-gayatris-vikram-vedha-hindi-remake/articleshow/88587356.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211230092902/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/saif-ali-khan-wraps-up-second-schedule-of-pushkar-and-gayatris-vikram-vedha-hindi-remake/articleshow/88587356.cms |archive-date=30 December 2021 |access-date=31 December 2021 |work=The Times of India}} Apte, whose schedule was only 10 days, finished filming most of her portions by 26 April 2022.{{Cite web |date=26 April 2022 |title=It's a wrap for Radhika Apte |url=https://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/bollywood-news/article/vikram-vedha-its-wrap-for-radhika-apte-23224487 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220426115526/https://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/bollywood-news/article/vikram-vedha-its-wrap-for-radhika-apte-23224487 |archive-date=26 April 2022 |access-date=26 April 2022 |website=Mid-Day}} Filming wrapped by 10 June 2022.{{Cite web |date=10 June 2022 |title=Vikram Vedha wraps filming: Hrithik Roshan says it wouldn't be possible without Saif Ali Khan's powerful presence |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/vikram-vedha-wraps-filming-hrithik-rosha-saif-ali-khans-7962846/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220610121448/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/vikram-vedha-wraps-filming-hrithik-rosha-saif-ali-khans-7962846/ |archive-date=10 June 2022 |access-date=10 June 2022 |website=The Indian Express}}

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| type = Soundtrack

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| released = 5 October 2022{{Cite web |date=5 October 2022 |title=Vikram Vedha – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack |url=https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/vikram-vedha/rmTAikH,-zs_ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221008115153/https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/vikram-vedha/rmTAikH,-zs_ |archive-date=8 October 2022 |access-date=7 October 2022 |website=JioSaavn}}

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| language = Hindi

| label = T-Series

| producer = Meghdeep Bose

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{{Singles

| name = Vikram Vedha

| type = soundtrack

| single1 = Alcoholia

| single1date = 17 September 2022

| single2 = Bande

| single2date = 26 September 2022

| single3 = Oo Saahiba

| single3date= 2 October 2022

| single4 = Yaara

| single4date = 10 October 2022

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The songs featured in the film are composed by Vishal–Shekhar and Sam C. S., the latter who scored the original Tamil film. The film score too is composed by Sam.{{Cite web |date=11 July 2021 |title=Vishal Shekhar and Manoj Muntashir on board Hrithik Roshan and Saif Ali Khan's Vikram Vedha |url=https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/exclusives/vishal-shekhar-and-manoj-muntashir-board-hrithik-roshan-and-saif-ali-khans-vikram-vedha-808145 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211020105940/https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/exclusives/vishal-shekhar-and-manoj-muntashir-board-hrithik-roshan-and-saif-ali-khans-vikram-vedha-808145 |archive-date=20 October 2021 |access-date=20 March 2022 |website=Pinkvilla}}{{Cite web |last=R |first=Chandhini |date=4 July 2022 |title=Sam CS: My work is my identity |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/interviews/2022/jul/04/sam-cs-my-work-is-my-identity-32534.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220824150850/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/interviews/2022/jul/04/sam-cs-my-work-is-my-identity-32534.html |archive-date=24 August 2022 |access-date=24 August 2022 |website=Cinema Express}} The first single "Alcoholia" was released on 17 September 2022,{{Cite web |date=15 September 2022 |title=Vikram Vedha: Song 'Alcoholia' starring Hrithik Roshan will be broadcasted live across 15 cities |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/vikram-vedha-song-alcoholia-starring-hrithik-roshan-will-broadcasted-live-across-15-cities/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220915144131/https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/vikram-vedha-song-alcoholia-starring-hrithik-roshan-will-broadcasted-live-across-15-cities/ |archive-date=15 September 2022 |access-date=16 September 2022 |website=Bollywood Hungama}} and the second single "Bande" on 26 September 2022.{{Cite web |date=26 September 2022 |title=Vikram Vedha song Bande: Hrithik Roshan and Saif Ali Khan weigh 'paap-punya' amid escalating violence |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/music/vikram-vedha-song-bande-hrithik-roshan-saif-ali-khan-8173454/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220926103213/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/music/vikram-vedha-song-bande-hrithik-roshan-saif-ali-khan-8173454/ |archive-date=26 September 2022 |access-date=27 September 2022 |website=The Indian Express}} The songs "Alcoholia" and "Oo Saahiba" are arranged and produced by music producer Meghdeep Bose.{{Cite web |date=23 October 2022 |title=Films these days do not use songs to move its story forward. As film music has ended up becoming a mere marketing tool, experts rue the trend |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/lifestyle/films-these-days-do-not-use-songs-to-move-its-story-forward-as-film-music-has-ended-up-becoming-a-mere-marketing-tool-experts-rue-the-trend-443931 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221025053315/https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/lifestyle/films-these-days-do-not-use-songs-to-move-its-story-forward-as-film-music-has-ended-up-becoming-a-mere-marketing-tool-experts-rue-the-trend-443931 |archive-date=25 October 2022 |access-date=27 October 2022 |website=The Tribune}}

{{Track listing

| extra_column = Singer(s)

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| headline = Track listing

| all_lyrics = Manoj Muntashir

| title1 = Alcoholia

| length1 = 3:51

| music1 = Vishal–Shekhar

| extra1 = Snigdhajit Bhowmik, Ananya Chakraborty

| title2 = Bande

| music2 = Sam C. S.

| length2 = 3:13

| extra2 = Sivam

| title3 = Oo Saahiba

| length3 = 3:54

| music3 = Vishal–Shekhar

| extra3 = Shekhar Ravjiani

| title4 = Yaara

| music4 = Sam C. S.

| length4 = 3:52

| extra4 = Armaan Malik

}}

The film's teaser trailer was released on 24 August 2022.{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nf51aIeEWa0 |title=Vikram Vedha Teaser {{!}} Hrithik Roshan, Saif Ali Khan {{!}} Pushkar & Gayatri {{!}} Radhika Apte{{!}}Bhushan Kumar |date=24 August 2022 |publisher=T-Series |access-date=24 August 2022 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/nf51aIeEWa0 |archive-date=24 August 2022 |url-status=live |via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}} On YouTube, it received over one million likes in less than 24 hours, surpassing War (2019) as the most-liked teaser for a Hindi film.{{Cite web |date=29 August 2022 |title=Hrithik Roshan beats his own record – Makes Vikram Vedha Hindi cinema's most-liked teaser! |url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/bollywood/hrithik-roshan-beats-his-own-record-makes-vikram-vedha-hindi-cinemas-most-liked-teaser-11137401.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220829101722/https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/bollywood/hrithik-roshan-beats-his-own-record-makes-vikram-vedha-hindi-cinemas-most-liked-teaser-11137401.html |archive-date=29 August 2022 |access-date=9 September 2022 |website=Firstpost}}

Vikram Vedha was theatrically released worldwide on 30 September 2022, during the Navratri, Gandhi Jayanti and pre-Dussehra occasions.{{Cite news |date=10 July 2021 |title=Vikram Vedha Remake Confirmed: Hrithik Roshan, Saif Ali Khan Film Gets Release Date |url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/vikram-vedha-remake-confirmed-hrithik-roshan-saif-ali-khan-film-gets-release-date-3947222.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210721120738/https://www.news18.com/news/movies/vikram-vedha-remake-confirmed-hrithik-roshan-saif-ali-khan-film-gets-release-date-3947222.html |archive-date=21 July 2021 |access-date=16 October 2021 |work=News18}}{{Cite news |date=10 July 2021 |title=Hrithik Roshan, Saif Ali Khan to lead Hindi remake of Tamil thriller Vikram Vedha; film's release set for September 2022 |url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/hrithik-roshan-saif-ali-khan-to-lead-hindi-remake-of-tamil-thriller-vikram-vedha-films-release-set-for-september-2022-9794611.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210710125714/https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/hrithik-roshan-saif-ali-khan-to-lead-hindi-remake-of-tamil-thriller-vikram-vedha-films-release-set-for-september-2022-9794611.html |archive-date=10 July 2021 |access-date=16 October 2021 |work=Firstpost}} Ahead of the release, Reliance Entertainment obtained a wide-ranging injunction from the Madras High Court to protect the film's copyright. Indian internet service providers were ordered by the court to preemptively block over 13,000 websites that Reliance believed were likely to host illegal copies of the film based on their histories of "non-compliant" operations, even before it was publicly released.{{Cite web |last=Maxwell |first=Andy |date=3 October 2022 |title=Court Blocks 13,445 'Pirate' Sites Proactively to Protect One Movie * TorrentFreak |url=https://torrentfreak.com/court-blocks-13445-pirate-sites-proactively-to-protect-one-movie-221003/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221011043223/https://torrentfreak.com/court-blocks-13445-pirate-sites-proactively-to-protect-one-movie-221003/ |archive-date=11 October 2022 |access-date=7 October 2022 |website=TorrentFreak}}

The film premiered on JioCinema on 12 May 2023 in Hindi and dubbed versions of Bengali and Marathi languages.{{Cite web |date=5 May 2023 |title=EXCLUSIVE: Hrithik Roshan-starrer Vikram Vedha expected to premiere on Jio Cinema app on May 12 |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/exclusive-hrithik-roshan-starrer-vikram-vedha-expected-premiere-jio-cinema-app-may-12/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230904054147/https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/slideshows/bollywood-2009-half-yearly-roundup-best-actors/ |archive-date=4 September 2023 |access-date=5 May 2023 |website=Bollywood Hungama}}

{{As of|2022|11|9}} the film grossed over {{INR Convert|79|c}} in India for a worldwide gross collection of over {{INR Convert|135.03|c}}.{{Cite web |date=9 November 2022 |title=Vikram Vedha Final Business – India And Worldwide |url=https://www.boxofficeindia.com/report-details.php?articleid=7310 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221109081532/https://boxofficeindia.com/report-details.php?articleid=7310 |archive-date=9 November 2022 |access-date=9 November 2022 |publisher=Box Office India}} The film underperformed at the box office, which Ganesh Aaglave of Firstpost attributed to audiences having possibly seen the original Tamil film with subtitles or its dubbed Hindi version,{{Cite web |last=Aaglave |first=Ganesh |date=7 November 2022 |title=Explained: Why Bollywood biggies are failing big time at the box office |url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/explained-why-bollywood-biggies-are-failing-big-time-at-the-box-office-brahmastra-vikram-vedha-thank-god-ram-setu-double-xl-mili-phone-bhoot-kantara-cirkus-drishyam-2-11582281.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221119063634/https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/explained-why-bollywood-biggies-are-failing-big-time-at-the-box-office-brahmastra-vikram-vedha-thank-god-ram-setu-double-xl-mili-phone-bhoot-kantara-cirkus-drishyam-2-11582281.html |archive-date=19 November 2022 |access-date=4 September 2023 |website=Firstpost}} while Kusumika Das of Zoom believes it was due to a box office clash with Ponniyin Selvan: I.{{Cite web |date=3 December 2022 |title=Ponniyin Selvan vs Vikram Vedha and other biggest box office clashes of 2022 |url=https://www.zoomtventertainment.com/bollywood/laal-singh-chaddha-vs-raksha-bandhan-and-other-biggest-box-office-clashes-of-2022-bollywood-news-entertainment-news-article-95964680 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230510092419/https://www.zoomtventertainment.com/bollywood/laal-singh-chaddha-vs-raksha-bandhan-and-other-biggest-box-office-clashes-of-2022-bollywood-news-entertainment-news-article-95964680 |archive-date=10 May 2023 |access-date=4 September 2023 |website=Zoom}}

Vikram Vedha received positive reviews from critics and audience.{{Cite web |date=1 October 2022 |title=Vikram Vedha box office day 1 collection: Hrithik Roshan, Saif Ali Khan's film opens similar to Shamshera at ₹10 cr |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/vikram-vedha-box-office-hrithik-roshan-saif-ali-khan-s-film-opens-at-around-rs-10-cr-101664587397176.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221003124307/https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/vikram-vedha-box-office-hrithik-roshan-saif-ali-khan-s-film-opens-at-around-rs-10-cr-101664587397176.html |archive-date=3 October 2022 |access-date=1 October 2022 |website=Hindustan Times |quote=Vikram Vedha has received positive reviews from the critics.}}{{Cite web |title=Vikram Vedha box office collection day 2: Hrithik Roshan, Saif Ali Khan starrer thriller mints Rs 23.09 crore |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/report-vikram-vedha-box-office-collection-day-2-hrithik-roshan-saif-ali-khan-starrer-thriller-mints-rs-2309-crore-2989611 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221002101753/https://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/report-vikram-vedha-box-office-collection-day-2-hrithik-roshan-saif-ali-khan-starrer-thriller-mints-rs-2309-crore-2989611 |archive-date=2 October 2022 |access-date=2 October 2022 |website=DNA India |quote=The film hasn't been able to do wonders at the box office and has taken a slow start despite positive reviews from the audience and the critics.}} {{Rotten Tomatoes prose|score=78|count=18|average=6.7|consensus=|ref=yes |access-date=16 March 2024}}{{cite Rotten Tomatoes |title=Vikram Vedha |id=vikram_vedha_2022 |type=m |access-date=16 March 2024}}

Bollywood Hungama rated the film 4 out of 5 stars and wrote "Vikram Vedha is a brilliant massy fare that works due to the strong writing, unpredictable moments, Hrithik Roshan and Saif Ali Khan's outstanding performances and the electrifying background score".{{Cite web |date=29 September 2022 |title=Vikram Vedha Movie Review: VIKRAM VEDHA is a brilliant massy fare that works |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/vikram-vedha/critic-review/vikram-vedha-movie-review/vikram-vedha-is-a-brilliant-massy-fare-that-works/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220929084657/https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/vikram-vedha/critic-review/vikram-vedha-movie-review/vikram-vedha-is-a-brilliant-massy-fare-that-works/ |archive-date=29 September 2022 |access-date=29 September 2022 |website=Bollywood Hungama}} Sanchita Jhunjhunwala of Times Now rated the film 4 out of 5 stars and wrote "There are ample of highs in the movie, including the narrative that builds up, the setting that the makers have put together, and the so many characters involved. The film boasts of some absolutely mind-blowing shots, and due credits to the director duo for the same".{{Cite web |last=Jhunjhunwala |first=Sanchita |date=29 September 2022 |title=Vikram Vedha review: Hrithik Roshan owns this intelligent remake, Saif Ali Khan brings in the much-needed drama |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment-news/vikram-vedha-review-hrithik-roshan-owns-this-intelligent-remake-saif-ali-khan-brings-in-the-much-needed-drama-bollywood-news-entertainment-news-article-94528248 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220930053036/https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment-news/vikram-vedha-review-hrithik-roshan-owns-this-intelligent-remake-saif-ali-khan-brings-in-the-much-needed-drama-bollywood-news-entertainment-news-article-94528248 |archive-date=30 September 2022 |access-date=29 September 2022 |website=Times Now}} Tushar Joshi of India Today rated the film 3.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "Vikram Vedha is unapologetically massy. It's also a lot of fun, and with two rock-solid performers like Hrithik and Saif".{{Cite web |last=Joshi |first=Tushar |date=29 September 2022 |title=Vikram Vedha Movie Review: No anari, only khiladi! Hrithik Roshan, Saif Ali Khan shine in this remake |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/vikram-vedha-movie-review-no-anaari-only-khiladi-hrithik-roshan-saif-ali-khan-shine-in-this-remake-2006161-2022-09-29 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220929080340/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/vikram-vedha-movie-review-no-anaari-only-khiladi-hrithik-roshan-saif-ali-khan-shine-in-this-remake-2006161-2022-09-29 |archive-date=29 September 2022 |access-date=29 September 2022 |website=India Today}} Rachana Dubey of The Times of India rated the film 3.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "Hrithik is menacing, ruthless and extremely emotional in parts. Pushkar-Gayathri, have pretty much stuck to the blue-print they created for the original, It's a plus that they haven't changed the roadmap too much".{{Cite web |last=Dubey |first=Rachana |date=28 September 2022 |title=Vikram Vedha Movie Review : An action-thriller that plays mind games... |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/vikram-vedha/movie-review/94498413.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220929084657/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/vikram-vedha/movie-review/94498413.cms |archive-date=29 September 2022 |access-date=29 September 2022 |website=The Times of India}} Dishya Sharma of News18 rated the film 3.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "Vikram Vedha is a massy film that serves as a fun single-screen theatre experience. I'd suggest caving into Pushkar and Gayathri's make-believe world and joining Vikram and Vedha's cat and mouse chase".{{Cite web |last=Sharma |first=Dishya |date=30 September 2022 |title=Vikram Vedha Movie Review: Hrithik Roshan, Saif Ali Khan Bring Back Massy Heroes On Big Screen |url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/vikram-vedha-review-hrithik-roshan-and-saif-ali-khan-bring-back-massy-heroes-on-the-big-screen-6067999.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220930053036/https://www.news18.com/news/movies/vikram-vedha-review-hrithik-roshan-and-saif-ali-khan-bring-back-massy-heroes-on-the-big-screen-6067999.html |archive-date=30 September 2022 |access-date=30 September 2022 |website=News18}} Mugdha Kapoor of DNA India rated the film 3.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "Hrithik Roshan and Saif Ali Khan exude a level of comfort that only two very secure actors could portray onscreen".{{Cite web |last=Kapoor |first=Mugdha |date=30 September 2022 |title=Vikram Vedha movie review: Hrithik Roshan's villainous swag, Saif Ali Khan's tough cop act will leave you enthralled |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/report-vikram-vedha-movie-review-hrithik-roshan-s-villainous-swag-saif-ali-khan-s-tough-cop-act-will-leave-you-enthralled-2989169 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220930093654/https://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/report-vikram-vedha-movie-review-hrithik-roshan-s-villainous-swag-saif-ali-khan-s-tough-cop-act-will-leave-you-enthralled-2989169 |archive-date=30 September 2022 |access-date=30 September 2022 |website=DNA India}} Devesh Sharma of Filmfare rated the film 3.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "Watch the film for its stylised action scenes. The Parkour sequence involving Hrithik is action choreography at its imaginative best. And also for the rock solid performances by both Saif Ali Khan and Hrithik Roshan".{{Cite web |last=Sharma |first=Devesh |date=30 September 2022 |title=Vikram Vedha Movie Review |url=https://www.filmfare.com/reviews/bollywood-movies/vikram-vedha-movie-review-55547.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220930164902/https://www.filmfare.com/reviews/bollywood-movies/vikram-vedha-movie-review-55547.html |archive-date=30 September 2022 |access-date=30 September 2022 |website=Filmfare}}

Sukanya Verma of Rediff.com rated the film 3.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "A screenplay and superstar in perfect tandem, it doesn't get better than this".{{Cite web |last=Verma |first=Sukanya |date=30 September 2022 |title=Vikram Vedha Review: Whistle-Worthy Film |url=https://m.rediff.com/movies/review/vikram-vedha-review/20220930.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220930053038/https://m.rediff.com/movies/review/vikram-vedha-review/20220930.htm |archive-date=30 September 2022 |access-date=30 September 2022 |work=Rediff.com}} Ritika Handoo of Zee News rated the film 3.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "A mass entertainer, the film shows some sturdy technical work, especially the pithy camerawork. The lines between right and wrong blur in the film, so the cinematographer P.S. Vinod effectively brings out the essence of Kanpur and Lucknow as he holds the pulse of the leading lines in his frames".{{Cite web |last=Handoo |first=Ritika |date=30 September 2022 |title=Vikram Vedha movie review: Hrithik Roshan and Saif Ali Khan shine in this mass entertainer! |url=https://zeenews.india.com/movies/vikram-vedha-movie-review-hrithik-roshan-and-saif-ali-khan-shine-in-this-mass-entertainer-2515956.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220930053037/https://zeenews.india.com/movies/vikram-vedha-movie-review-hrithik-roshan-and-saif-ali-khan-shine-in-this-mass-entertainer-2515956.html |archive-date=30 September 2022 |access-date=30 September 2022 |website=Zee News}} Stutee Ghosh of The Quint rated the film 3.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "Hritik and Saif seem to be really enjoying themselves. It's their self-assured presence that keeps us hooked even when the pacing falters or the film seems too stretched for its own good".{{Cite web |last=Ghosh |first=Stutee |date=30 September 2022 |title=Review: Hrithik Roshan & Saif Ali Khan Steal The Show In 'Vikram Vedha' |url=https://www.thequint.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/vikram-vedha-review-hrithik-roshan-saif-ali-khan-pushkar-gayathri-madhavan-vijay-sethupathi#read-more |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220930091839/https://www.thequint.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/vikram-vedha-review-hrithik-roshan-saif-ali-khan-pushkar-gayathri-madhavan-vijay-sethupathi#read-more |archive-date=30 September 2022 |access-date=30 September 2022 |website=The Quint}} Mahpara Kabir of ABP News rated the film 3.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "Vikram Vedha is a complete masala entertainer with apt amount of action, drama and thought-provoking introspection. Thriving in high-octane action, it's a delight to watch Hrithik Roshan and Saif Ali Khan on the big screen after a long time. The film loaded with power-packed performance by two of the most suave looking actors".{{Cite web |last=Kabir |first=Mahpara |date=30 September 2022 |title=Vikram Vedha Review: Hrithik Roshan And Saif Ali Khan's Action Thriller Is Top Notch |url=https://news.abplive.com/movie-review/entertainment/vikram-vedha-movie-review-hrithik-roshan-saif-ali-khan-radhika-apte-starrer-movie-released-direction-music-cinematography-review-1555989 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220930091840/https://news.abplive.com/movie-review/entertainment/vikram-vedha-movie-review-hrithik-roshan-saif-ali-khan-radhika-apte-starrer-movie-released-direction-music-cinematography-review-1555989 |archive-date=30 September 2022 |access-date=30 September 2022 |website=ABP News}} Sanyukta Thakare of Mashable rated the film 3.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "Vikram Vedha is certainly the watch for this week, with a rare balance of visuals, story and performances".{{Cite web |last=Thakare |first=Sanyukta |date=30 September 2022 |title='Vikram Vedha' Review: Hrithik Roshan And Saif Ali Khan Own This Hindi Remake |url=https://in.mashable.com/entertainment/39418/vikram-vedha-review-hrithik-roshan-and-saif-ali-khan-own-this-hindi-remake |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220930091840/https://in.mashable.com/entertainment/39418/vikram-vedha-review-hrithik-roshan-and-saif-ali-khan-own-this-hindi-remake |archive-date=30 September 2022 |access-date=30 September 2022 |website=Mashable |location=India}}

Bharathi Pradhan of Lehren rated the film 3.5 out of 5 stars and termed the film as "double victory". "In which one is the compelling performances of Saif and Hrithik. The second is the unique, layered style of the husband-and-wife duo, awesomeness in the visuals and in the action, played out with a signature background score".{{Cite web |last=Pradhan |first=Bharathi |date=29 September 2022 |title=Vikram Vedha – VV for Double Victory |url=https://lehren.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/vikram-vedha-review-hrithik-roshan-saif-ali-khan/148738/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220929084659/https://lehren.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/vikram-vedha-review-hrithik-roshan-saif-ali-khan/148738/ |archive-date=29 September 2022 |access-date=29 September 2022 |website=Lehren}} Prateek Sur of Outlook rated the film 3.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "They've not tried to ape, but stayed true to the original and given the entertainment quotient the highest priority. It may have a few shortcomings with its length and music-choreography, but otherwise, it's a solid film".{{Cite web |last=Sur |first=Prateek |date=30 September 2022 |title='Vikram Vedha' Movie Review: Hrithik Roshan-Saif Ali Khan's Mass Masala For The Classes Is As Good As A Tornado Meeting A Volcano |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/art-entertainment/-vikram-vedha-movie-review-hrithik-roshan-saif-ali-khan-s-mass-masala-for-the-classes-is-as-good-as-a-tornado-meeting-a-volcano-movie_reviews-226825/amp |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220930053037/https://www.outlookindia.com/art-entertainment/-vikram-vedha-movie-review-hrithik-roshan-saif-ali-khan-s-mass-masala-for-the-classes-is-as-good-as-a-tornado-meeting-a-volcano-movie_reviews-226825/amp |archive-date=30 September 2022 |access-date=30 September 2022 |website=Outlook}} Shubhra Gupta of The Indian Express rated the film 3 out of 5 stars and wrote "After a long time, two top-flight stars such as Hrithik Roshan and Saif Ali Khan sink their teeth into a proper story which comes before them".{{Cite web |last=Gupta |first=Shubhra |author-link=Shubhra Gupta |date=30 September 2022 |title=Vikram Vedha movie review: Story's the biggest star in this smart Hrithik Roshan-Saif Ali Khan thriller |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/vikram-vedha-movie-review-story-is-the-biggest-star-hrithik-roshan-saif-ali-khan-8181676/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220930053038/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/vikram-vedha-movie-review-story-is-the-biggest-star-hrithik-roshan-saif-ali-khan-8181676/ |archive-date=30 September 2022 |access-date=30 September 2022 |website=The Indian Express}} Abhimanyu Mathur of Hindustan Times stated "Vikram Vedha works as both a thriller and a masala action flick. It is enjoyable and even manages a few whistles and claps in a packed hall".{{Cite web |last=Mathur |first=Abhimanyu |date=30 September 2022 |title=Vikram Vedha movie review: Hrithik Roshan, Saif Ali Khan's chemistry shines through in this masala action thriller |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/vikram-vedha-movie-review-this-hrithik-saif-starrer-packs-delicious-masala-101664499979774.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220930091841/https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/vikram-vedha-movie-review-this-hrithik-saif-starrer-packs-delicious-masala-101664499979774.html |archive-date=30 September 2022 |access-date=30 September 2022 |website=Hindustan Times}} Saibal Chatterjee of NDTV rated the film 3 out of 5 stars and wrote "Saif Ali Khan makes a far better Vikram. Hrithik Roshan harnesses his star appeal and screen presence to deliver the goods".{{Cite web |last=Chatterjee |first=Saibal |author-link=Saibal Chatterjee |date=30 September 2022 |title=Vikram Vedha Review: Hrithik Roshan And Saif Ali Khan Deliver Standout Performances |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/vikram-vedha-review-hrithik-roshan-and-saif-ali-khan-deliver-standout-performances-3-stars-3390754 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220930091842/https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/vikram-vedha-review-hrithik-roshan-and-saif-ali-khan-deliver-standout-performances-3-stars-3390754 |archive-date=30 September 2022 |access-date=30 September 2022 |publisher=NDTV}} R Krishnakumar of Deccan Herald rated the film 3 out of 5 stars and wrote "Vikram Vedha needed some more of that kind of inspired madness to take it beyond what it ends up as: an almost satisfactory, risk-free remake".{{Cite web |last=Krishnakumar |first=R |date=1 October 2022 |title=Satisfying, risk-free remake of Vikram Vedha |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/satisfying-risk-free-remake-of-vikram-vedha-1149886.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221001053431/https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/satisfying-risk-free-remake-of-vikram-vedha-1149886.html |archive-date=1 October 2022 |access-date=1 October 2022 |website=Deccan Herald}} Anna M. M. Vetticad of Firstpost rated the film 2.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "This Hindi Vikram Vedha retains the swag of the Tamil original, but some minor changes in it are curious in what they reveal about the team's assessment of north Indian viewers".{{Cite web |last=Vetticad |first=Anna MM |author-link=Anna M. M. Vetticad |date=30 September 2022 |title=Vikram Vedha movie review: Hrithik & Saif spar well together, but this near-Xerox remake has nothing new to say |url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/vikram-vedha-movie-review-hrithik-roshan-saif-ali-khan-spar-well-together-but-this-near-xerox-remake-has-nothing-new-11361211.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220930091842/https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/vikram-vedha-movie-review-hrithik-roshan-saif-ali-khan-spar-well-together-but-this-near-xerox-remake-has-nothing-new-11361211.html |archive-date=30 September 2022 |access-date=30 September 2022 |website=Firstpost}} Manjusha Radhakrishnan of Gulf News rated the film 3.5 out of 5 stars and termed it as a "hero-laden visual spectacle".{{Cite web |last=Radhakrishnan |first=Manjusha |date=29 September 2022 |title=Film review: Saif Ali Khan, Hrithik Roshan's 'Vikram Vedha' is an exciting battle of wits |url=https://gulfnews.com/entertainment/bollywood/film-review-saif-ali-khan-hrithik-roshans-vikram-vedha-is-an-exciting-battle-of-wits-1.90920747 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220929084658/https://gulfnews.com/entertainment/bollywood/film-review-saif-ali-khan-hrithik-roshans-vikram-vedha-is-an-exciting-battle-of-wits-1.90920747 |archive-date=29 September 2022 |access-date=29 September 2022 |website=Gulf News}}

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