Ayan Mukerji ’s “ War 2 ” — the sequel to “War” (2019) and the sixth entry in Yash Raj Films’ inter-connected Spy Universe — gives its screen stars larger-than-life introductions. However, it denies them much beneath the surface, and in the process, fails to imbue its scattered action with human stakes beyond nebulous jingoism.

The criss-crossing bonanza unfolds through overly complicated, Russian-nesting-doll flashbacks, in an effort to add fuel to the face-off between its major stars: Bollywood mainstay Hrithik Roshan and Telugu superstar N.T. Rama Rao Jr. (or Junior NTR) of “RRR” fame, in his Hindi-language debut. Roshan reprises his role from “War,” as the rogue former RAW (Research & Analysis Wing) sniper Kabir Dhaliwal, a man so deep undercover that he’s now a notorious merce

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