Ek Villain Returns is a 2022 Indian Hindi-language psychological action crime thriller film written and directed by Mohit Suri, and a spiritual successor to his 2014 film Ek Villain. The film is produced by Shobha Kapoor, Ekta Kapoor, Bhushan Kumar and Krishan Kumar under the banners Balaji Motion Pictures and T-Series. which stars John Abraham, Arjun Kapoor, Disha Patani and Tara Sutaria in the lead roles. The film was released theatrically on 29 July 2022.
A masked intruder barges into an apartment complex and kill a famous singer named Aarvi Malhotra. After the investigation, the cops deduce that Aarvi’s ex-lover Gautham Mehra, is the serial killer.
6 months ago: Gautham was a spoiled rich brat, who is berated by his industrialist father Mehra as Gautham had created a commotion on his girlfriend Siya’s wedding. When Siya proposes to Gautham, the latter tells her that he wanted to show Siya’s would-be husband that Siya still loves him, where he leaves from the wedding.
One day, Gautham’s commotion is made into a rock song by Aarvi, where Mehra throws Gautham from the house. Gautham meets Aarvi at Reval Music Festival and pretends to be in love with her, in order to take revenge against her for using the video clip of the commotion to get fame. Without knowing this, Aarvi befriends Gautham and they use their wits to get her rival singer Qiran replaced in every concert.
Aarvi learns that she is in love with Gautham and propose to her, to which he accepts. Aarvi reveals about her father, who is a popular singer had an extramartial affair with her mother, but he didn’t accept her and her mother as his family as he is living with his another family, where she tells that her main goal is to get her father to accept her as his daughter by becoming a famous singer.
However, Aarvi’s childhood photos are leaked by Gautham, where her father denies her about being his daughter to the media. Aarvi learns about Gautham’s act and ploy from Gautham himself, where he leaves her, which leaves Aarvi heartbroken.