‘Dahaad 2’ is gearing up to return as Prime Video prepares to begin filming the second season in Rajasthan. Sonakshi Sinha, Gulshan Devaiah and Vijay Varma are expected to reprise their roles in the acclaimed crime thriller.
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The ‘Dahaad’ cops are not done. Not even close. ‘Dahaad’ Season 2 is officially getting back on the ground. And yes, Rajasthan is calling the shots once more.
Prime Video is quietly but firmly moving ahead with the second season of its much-loved police procedural crime thriller, and filming is expected to begin this month.
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When ‘Dahaad’ dropped in May 2023, it did not arrive screaming for attention. It crept in slowly, confidently, and then hit hard. Set in a dusty Rajasthani village, the series followed two determined police officers trying to solve a case no one else seemed to care about: 27 women missing, vanished without noise, without outrage, without urgency.
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That quiet anger became the show’s strongest weapon.
Created by Zoya Akhtar and Reema Kagti, and directed by Kagti along with Ruchika Oberoi, ‘Dahaad’ stood out for its restraint. No flashy twists for shock value. No loud hero moments. Just patient storytelling, social reality, and an unsettling villain.
Critics noticed. Audiences stayed hooked. And the world paid attention.
According to reports, Prime Video is now ready to take ‘Dahaad’ Season 2 on floors in Rajasthan. The location is no coincidence. Rajasthan was not just a backdrop in Season 1; it shaped the mood, the tension, and the emotional weight of the story. The desert, the villages, the silence, all of it mattered.
The writing team reportedly took its time with the second season. This was not a rushed follow-up. Reports say the creators spent an extended period cracking the story before locking the script.
Once they found the right angle, everything moved fast.
The script has been finalised for some time now, and the team has been in active pre-production since last year. Location scouting, logistics, production design, and planning have been happening quietly, away from the spotlight. Now, the project is finally ready for full-scale filming.
Though nothing is officially confirmed yet, Sonakshi Sinha and Gulshan Devaiah are expected to reprise their roles as the police officers at the heart of the series.
For Sonakshi Sinha, ‘Dahaad’ marked a major shift. Her portrayal of Sub-Inspector Anjali Bhaati was quiet, firm, and deeply internal. There were no dramatic speeches. No grandstanding. Just steady resolve.
Season 1 of ‘Dahaad’ was set in Mandawa, a small village in Rajasthan. Anjali Bhaati, a sub-inspector in her thirties, stumbles upon a troubling pattern: 27 women have disappeared across the state, and nobody seems disturbed by it.
As Anjali digs deeper, she finds a common thread linking the missing women. Slowly, the idea of a serial killer takes shape.
Anjali is not just fighting a criminal. She is fighting caste bias, gender expectations, and the quiet indifference of society. Her own life reflects the same struggles. She rebels against traditional norms, making it hard for her mother to find her a groom. She faces discrimination because of her caste. Still, she refuses to bend.
The investigation unfolds through two parallel cases. In one, a man from a scheduled caste reports his sister missing. In the other, an inter-caste love story blooms between a villager’s daughter and a Muslim man. Anjali and her colleague Devi Singh help the Muslim man escape to safety and focus their attention on the missing woman’s case.
As Anjali connects the dots, a disturbing pattern emerges.
All the missing women belonged to lower castes. They were over 25. Poor. Unable to marry because their families could not afford dowries. Emotionally vulnerable. Easy to overlook.
Each victim’s phone number led to another victim. All 27 women died a day after eloping with men they believed they loved. The cause of death was cyanide poisoning.
While some officers believe a gang might be responsible, Anjali strongly disagrees. She argues that the killings show a level of precision that only a single person could manage.
There were no mistakes. No loose ends. No slip-ups.
For Anjali, that kind of control points to one psychopath with a carefully planned system.
She is right.
The investigation leads to Anand Swarnakar, a college lecturer who appears harmless on the surface. He has a wife, Vandana, and a son, Kapish. He teaches underprivileged children. And, he seems respectable.
But nothing is what it looks like.
Vandana is having an affair with a coworker named Jai. Kapish finds a phone in Anand’s van. The police trace it back to Anand, but there is not enough evidence to arrest him.
Suspicion shifts to Anand’s younger brother, Shiv, who is arrested. Eventually, Shiv realises the truth and helps the police.
Anand flees Rajasthan and starts a new life in Goa with a woman named Mariam. But Anjali and her team catch up with him before he can kill again.
In the final moments, Anjali confronts Anand and asks him why he killed innocent women. His answer is chilling.
He says they were not innocent. That they deserved punishment. He mocks Anjali’s caste, questions her authority, and even comments on her relationship with her boss.
In the end, Anjali makes a quiet but powerful decision. She changes her surname back to Meghwal reclaiming her identity and rejecting the idea that she must hide who she is to survive.
‘Dahaad’ made history by becoming the first Indian streaming series to premiere at the Berlin International Film Festival. It competed for the Berlinale Series Award, putting Indian long-form storytelling on a global stage.
The show received glowing reviews and strong word-of-mouth after its release on Amazon Prime Video on May 12, 2023.
At the 2023 Filmfare OTT Awards, ‘Dahaad’ won two awards for performances by Sonakshi Sinha and Vijay Varma, out of nine nominations.
According to IMDb, the series was officially renewed for a second season, and production is now underway.
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