Medha Rana has been solid as the feminine lead reverse Varun Dhawan in Bollywood epic “Border 2,” the comply with as much as J.P. Dutta’s 1997 battle blockbuster “Border.”
Set in 1971, “Border” was headlined by Sunny Deol, and passed off alongside the border area of Longewala, the place a small battalion of Indian troopers fought a big Pakistani strike drive.
“Border 2” is directed by Anurag Singh who beforehand helmed Akshay Kumar-starring “Kesari” (2019), primarily based on the Battle of Saragarhi wherein a military of 21 Sikhs fought in opposition to 10,000 Afghans in 1897.
Gulshan Kumar and T-Collection and Dutta’s J.P. Movies are presenting “Border 2.” Produced by Bhushan Kumar, Krishan Kumar, J.P. Dutta and Nidhi Dutta, the movie is because of launch on Jan. 23, 2026, through the Republic Day vacation body.
“Border 2” additionally options Deol alongside Diljit Dosanjh. Regardless of the title, the movie just isn’t a sequel to “Border” as a result of its not a continuation of the sooner movie, the characters are new, its a brand new battle and Deol doesn’t play the identical character that he performed within the earlier “Border,” in response to the producers.
Rana’s earlier credit embrace Amazon MX Participant collection “Ishq within the Air,” Netflix movie “Friday Evening Plan” and Voot collection “London Recordsdata.” She hails from an Military household and was chosen for her command of regional dialect and emotional vary, in response to producer Bhushan Kumar.
“It was crucial for us to seek out somebody who may naturally embody the dialect, spirit, and rooted essence of the area,” Kumar stated. “Medha impressed the crew not simply together with her uncooked expertise, however together with her easy command over the regional dialect and her emotional vary as an actor.”
Producer Nidhi Dutta added: “‘Border 2’ is not only a movie; it’s an emotion. Each alternative we’ve made, from the director to the solid, is pushed by our imaginative and prescient to inform a narrative that feels trustworthy, highly effective, and related. Medha Rana reverse actor Varun Dhawan will deliver freshness and sincerity that aligns fantastically with the tone of the movie.”
J.P. Dutta is Bollywood’s battle specialist. Throughout the first half of his profession, he targeted on tales about western India’s Rajput neighborhood after which skilled his sights on army movies with “Border.” His “LOC: Kargil” (2003) recreated the 1999 Kargil Warfare and “Paltan” (2018) was set through the 1967 India-China border conflict.
