Son of Sardaar 2

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Son of Sardaar 2
Directed byVijay Kumar Arora
Produced by Ajay Devgn
Jyoti Deshpande
N R Pachisia
Pravin Talreja
Kumar Mangat Pathak
Starring Ajay Devgn
Sanjay Dutt
Mrunal Thakur
CinematographyAseem Bajaj
Production
companies
Jio Studios
Devgn Films
Distributed by PVR Inox Pictures
Zee Studios
Release date
  • 9 May 2025 (2025-05-09)
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Son of Sardaar 2 is an upcoming Hindi-language action comedy film directed by Vijay Kumar Arora and produced by Ajay Devgn. A spiritual sequel to 2012 film Son of Sardaar , it has an ensemble cast including Ajay Devgn, Sanjay Dutt and Mrunal Thakur.

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Premise

A gang war breaks out between Bihari and Punjabi dons. [1]

Cast

Production

The film is directed by Vijay Kumar Arora. It is a Hindi-language film, and a sequel to the 2012 Bollywood film Son of Sardaar starring Ajay Devgn and Sanjay Dutt. They both return for the film, and lead a cast including Sanjay Mishra, Chunky Panday, Mrunal Thakur, Juhi Chawla and Vindu Dara Singh. [2] [3] [4] Dutt's involvement in the project was complicated by VISA issues. The actor Vijay Raaz was initially cast but later replaced. [5] [6] The film is made by Jio Studios and Devgn Films, and is produced by Ajay Devgn, Jyoti Deshpande, N R Pachisia, Pravin Talreja and Kumar Mangat Pathak. [7]

Principal photography took place in Edinburgh in July 2024 with a filming schedule reported at 50 days. [8] [9] Filming later took place in the UK in London and on the Firth of Forth. [10] Filming also took place in Punjab, India. [11] [1]

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