Some films require sequels to explore a character or further the story, and some sequels exist just as cash grabs.

Puri Jagannadh tries (quite lazily) to convince you Double iSmart is the former.

There’s a previously nonexistent mother for whom he seeks vengeance from a previously nonexistent foe.

But over a duration of 2 hours and 42 minutes, Puri tests your patience,

attempts to make you laugh with some disgusting comedy, and gives you an existential crisis while at it.

iSmart Shankar (Ram Pothineni) is back to being a goon after the events of iSmart Shankar (2019).

Guess he’s done helping the CBI. He’s back to looting money and harassing women like Jannat (Kavya Thapar), whom he has just met.

Big Bull (Sanjay Dutt) is your run-of-the-mill gangster who’s into smuggling weapons and drugs

When he receives shocking news, he decides to ‘transfer his memories’ into another person to be immortal.

A scientist called Thomas (Makarand Deshpande) suggests using Shankar as his pawn

given that he has gone through this already.