‘Border 2,’ the sequel to the 1997 film of the same name, is expected to hit the big screen in January 2026. According to a report by Pinkvilla, the film, starring Sunny Deol and Ayushmann Khurrana, ‘has been in the writing stage for over a year now, and the team has finalized a script.’
A source said, ‘Border 2 is targeting to hit the big screen on Friday, January 23, 2026 – leading to the Republic Day holiday on Monday, January 26, 2026. Being a film celebrating the bravery of Indian Armed Forces, the makers feel that there is no better date than Republic Day for the arrival of this Sunny Deol and Ayushmann Khurrana film.’
‘Border 2 has been in the writing stage for over a year now and the team has cracked a script that stands to the expectations that people would have from a sequel to a mammoth all-time blockbuster like Border. Sunny Deol and Ayushmann Khurrana are very excited to embark on this journey by the end of this year,’ it added.
The source said that the film is ‘going to be the biggest war film of India.’
Bhushan Kumar, JP Dutta, and Nidhi Dutta are set to produce 'Border 2,' which will be directed by Anurag Singh. The year 2026 also marks 29 years since the release of the original 'Border.'
The 1997 film 'Border' is an epic war film written, produced, and directed by JP Dutta. Set during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, the film depicts the events of the Battle of Longewala. It features a star-studded cast including Sunny Deol, Suniel Shetty, Jackie Shroff, Akshaye Khanna, Sudesh Berry, Puneet Issar, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Tabu, Raakhee, Pooja Bhatt, and Sharbani Mukherjee, among others.
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