Ek Villain Returns is a 2022 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film written and directed by Mohit Suri, and a spiritual successor to his 2014 film Ek Villain.[2]
Film opens showing a house party when suddenly power cuts off and an intruder enters into the apartment and starts to kill and injure everybody. A girl hides and tries to call the police. While talking to a police officer she gets caught by the killer who proceeds to kill her. Then breaking news flashes singer Aaravi Malhotra gets killed. According to police, Gautam Mehra is the primary suspect and they begin to search for him. Then the film takes a flashback of six months back where Gautam Mehra (Arjun Kapoor) is shown as a rich spoiled brat who breaks into his ex-girlfriend Siya's marriage ceremony and beats all the security guards. Siya's father insults him but Siya kisses him in front of everyone and confronts her love for him. The film is produced by Shobha Kapoor, Ekta Kapoor, Bhushan Kumar and Krishan Kumar under the banners Balaji Motion Pictures and T-Series.[3] It's a crime thriller movie staring John Abraham, Arjun Kapoor, Disha Patani and Tara Sutaria.[4][5] The film was released theatrically on 29 July 2022.[6]