Baaghi 4 Starring Tiger Shroff, Harnaaz Sandhu, Sanjay Dutt: Review and Earnings

Action Highs Fuel Box Office Opening Over Story Flaws

September 06, 2025, 10:15 AM
by Kawser Md Sayem

UNB News
Publish- September 06, 2025, 10:15 AM
Kawser Md Sayem
Update- September 06, 2025, 10:39 AM

Baaghi 4

In Bollywood’s latest spectacle, ‘Baaghi 4 (2025)’ with Tiger Shroff, arrives as a much-anticipated continuation of a franchise known for its thrilling energy. Released on September 5, 2025, the action thriller promises to blend raw intensity with mainstream entertainment and mass appeal. Let’s dive into how the fourth installment of the Baaghi franchise holds up in depth and what its box-office performance signals.

Cast and Crew of the Film Baaghi 4 (2025)

A. Harsha makes his Hindi debut with this high-octane movie, stepping into a franchise already heavy with expectations. It comes under Sajid Nadiadwala’s trusted banner, Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment, and carries the responsibility of being the fourth entry of the Baaghi franchise. Interestingly, this one isn’t an entirely original outing; it borrows heavily from an unofficial remake of the Tamil feature Ainthu Ainthu Ainthu from 2013.

Sonam Bajwa and Sanjay Dutt join Shroff, along with Harnaaz Sandhu, who steps into Bollywood for the first time. Shreyas Talpade, Upendra Limaye, and Saurabh Sachdeva round out the ensemble.

Music duties fall to Sanchit and Ankit Balhara, whose score tries to fuel the momentum with equal parts energy and tension.

Tiger Shroff On Full Beast Mode

Like its predecessors, Baaghi 4 carries an A certificate, and there is no attempt to soften the blows. Shroff once again transforms into Ronnie, though this time the character feels more volatile, more unhinged. There’s intensity in his performance, and for stretches, he manages to push beyond the action-hero image that usually limits him.

At 160 minutes, the relentlessness begins to wear down even patient viewers. The carnage doesn’t arrive in moderation; impalements, dismemberments, and bullets tearing through flesh all play out with little restraint. What starts as occasional bare-fist skirmishes escalates into endless brawls armed with knives, rods, and anything sharp enough to pierce through.

There’s undeniable craft in staging such spectacles, but the barrage of violence overshadows everything else. For some, that sheer excess will feel like the franchise living up to its name. For others, it may come across as fatigue dressed up as adrenaline.

Story Lags Behind Action

Ronny’s arc in the plot of this movie begins at rock bottom. He survives a brutal train crash that was never meant to leave him breathing, but survival brings no relief. Grief gnaws at him, guilt takes root, and his descent into self-destruction feels both personal and punishing. The woman he loved may or may not have survived, and that uncertainty fractures his mind. As the line between memory and reality blurs, those around him begin to wonder if his world is real at all.

The script is designed with such a heavy hand on spectacle that the director barely seems to need an action choreographer. Rajat Aroraa’s dialogues, usually tuned to win easy applause, are toned down to match the story’s darker beats. Still, the makers lean too hard on action and a one-note love track. For every kinetic set-piece, narrative depth is sacrificed, leaving the film’s dramatic foundation shaky.

When the story dips into the second half, predictability sets in. Promising tension dissolves into routine plotting. By the time the movie drags to its conclusion, it is the slick visuals and elaborate stunts, not the story, that carry it across the finish line for action enthusiasts.

Acting in Rhythm with the Action

Tiger plays a dual shade of Ronnie, violent avenger on one end, vulnerable naval officer on the other. The former feels familiar, almost recycled from his past outings, but the latter carries more weight. His portrayal of a man battling trauma and possible PTSD lends some rare dimension to a character otherwise built on fists and fury.

Harnaaz Sandhu, in her debut as Alisha, surprises. There’s a quiet confidence in her screen presence, never raw, never forced. She slips into the romance with ease, giving Ronnie’s broken edges a softer counterpoint.

Sanjay Dutt looms large, menacing in frame, and his presence during key action sequences lifts their impact. Among the supporting cast, Saurabh Sachdeva stands out with a villainous smile that unsettles more than the bloodshed does. Sunit Morarjee adds bite as the deputy, while Upendra Limaye steals several moments, grounding the chaos with sharp screen presence.

Direction and Music: Controlled but Limited

Director A. Harsha doesn’t get much room to shape the film into his own. Sajid Nadiadwala, steering the story, screenplay, and production, keeps a firm grip, leaving Harsha little chance to leave a personal stamp. Still, the production value and technical polish are intact.

The soundscape, however, is kept deliberately loud, almost to a fault. The songs are a mixed bag, as some lyrics stand out for their plain sincerity, even if the compositions themselves don’t linger long. Jagdeep Warring-Josh’s Guzaara and Danish Sabri-Paradox’s Akeli Laila bring fleeting freshness. Sameer Anjaan’s Marjaana and Yeh Mera Husn lean on formula, though the latter, set to Tanishk Bagchi’s tune, feels like a deliberate echo of Pathaan’s Besharam Rang. The resemblance is no accident; Shilpa Rao, who lent her voice to the Shah Rukh Khan hit, reprises her place here.

Box Office: An Early Surge

Commercially, the Nadiadwala production, completed with a Rs 25 crore budget, is off to a striking start. Pre-release sales suggested momentum, crossing Rs. 5 crore gross even before accounting for blocked seats. With those included, the figure jumped past Rs 7.75 crore, and that was still with an hour left before showtime. For perspective, this easily outstripped Aamir Khan’s Sitaare Zameen Par, which had closed its opening-day pre-sales at Rs. 3.31 crore gross.

The first-day collections told a similar story. Around Rs. 12 crore net from India alone put the film ahead of Aamir’s recent outing, which had opened at Rs. 10.70 crore.

Piling Up

‘Baaghi 4 (2025)’ starred by Tiger Shroff, Harnaaz Sandhu, and Sanjay Dutt has triggered considerable hype across Bollywood, riding on both star power and franchise memory. Sajid Nadiadwala’s production and pen, however, leave the story uneven and often predictable. What it does deliver without restraint is action at full throttle and unsettled music. Advanced bookings underline its staggering pull at the box office. That momentum alone proves how spectacle can outweigh storytelling lapses.