Gadar 2: The Katha Continues

Gadar 2: The Katha Continues (transl. Rebellion 2: The Story Continues) [3] is an upcoming Indian Hindi-language romantic period action drama film directed by Anil Sharma.[4] It is a direct sequel to the 2001 film, Gadar. The original cast, consisting of Sunny Deol, Ameesha Patel and Utkarsh Sharma, will be returning.[5][6]

Gadar 2: The Katha Continues
First look poster
Directed byAnil Sharma
Written byShaktimaan Talwar
Produced byAnil Sharma
Starring
CinematographyNajeeb Khan
Edited byAshfaque Makrani
Music byMithoon
Production
companies
Distributed byZee Studios
Release date
  • 11 August 2023 (2023-08-11)
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget₹100 crore[1][2]

Cast

Production

Development

Zee Studio, Sunny Deol, Ameesha Patel and Utkarsh Sharma officially announced Gadar 2: The Katha Continues on 15 October 2021 (Dusshera) on their social media accounts, revealing the release date 2022 with motion poster. [10]The first poster of the sequel titled 'Gadar 2' was unveiled on 26 January 2023 (Republic Day) and it shows Tara Singh, played by Sunny, with a hammer. The film has also set its release date as August 11, 2023.[11]

Casting
Sunny Deol (left), Ameesha Patel (right) and Utkarsh Sharma (bottom)

As before, Sunny Deol was offered for the role of Tara Singh. Ameesha Patel was offered the role of Tara Singh's wife, Sakeena role. Utkarsh Sharma was offered for role of Charanjeet "Jeete" Singh.[9]

Nimrat Khaira (top left), Simi Chahal (top right), Shipra Goyal (centre left), Wamiqa Gabbi (centre right) and Mandy Takhar (bottom left), and Simrat Kaur (bottom right)

Nimrat Khaira was offered the role of Charanjeet Singh's love interest, Muskaan, in September 2021. Khaira rejected the offer in wake of the 2020–2021 Indian farmers' protest. She also stated that Zee Studio and Bollywood opposed the farmers' protest, so she will not work in any film offered by Bollywood.[12] After Nimrat Khaira turned down the role, Simi Chahal was offered the same role, but she also rejected it due to the protests.[13]Shipra Goyal was offered this role after Simi Chahal, but she also rejected this role.Wamiqa Gabbi also rejected the role of Muskaan. Eventually, the makers roped in Simrat Kaur for the role.[9]

Manish Wadhwa (left), Sajjad Delafrooz (right) and Gaurav Chopra (bottom).

Manish Wadhwa was offered the role of a Pakistani army general in the film. Tiger Zinda Hai's anatagonist, Sajjad Delafrooz, was also cast in the role of a Pakistani army general in the film. Luv Sinha and Gaurav Chopra have also been cast in important roles, in the film.[9]

Music

The music of the film is composed by Mithoon with lyrics written by Sayeed Quadri.

Release

Gadar 2: The Katha Continues is scheduled to be theatrically released in India on 11 August 2023 coinciding with Indian Independence Day Weekend. The digital rights of the film were acquired by Zee5.

References
  1. "Gadar 2 Release Date,Cast, Story, Budget and Director Collection". Thesportgrail.
  2. "Gadar: Ek Prem Katha To Be Release In Theaters On 15 June". Navbharat Times. 12 January 2023. Retrieved 14 January 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. thelyfflix (10 December 2022). "Gadar 2 Movie Full Star Cast , Release Date , Plot , Budget - Lyfflix". Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  4. "Gadar 2: Sunny Deol confirms sequel on Dussehra". Indian Express. 15 October 2021.
  5. "Sunny Deol, Ameesha Patel make us nostalgic as Tara Singh, Sakeena at Gadar 2 muhurat". India Today. 1 December 2021.
  6. "Anil Sharma wraps Lucknow schedule of 'Gadar 2'". Times of India. 22 April 2022.
  7. Niranjan (18 December 2022). "Gadar 2 OTT Release Date, OTT Platform, Digital Rights". Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  8. "Gadar 2 (2022): Release Date Latest Updates in Hindi". TechnoGold.in. 6 September 2022. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
  9. "Gadar 2 Release Date, Star Cast, OTT, Controversy, Trailer & Latest Updates". Jan Bharat Times. 29 August 2022.
  10. "Gadar 2: Sunny Deol confirms sequel on Dussehra". Indian Express. 15 October 2021.
  11. "Sunny Deol and Ameesha Patel film release on this date". Zeenews. 26 January 2023.
  12. "Nimrat Khaira Saya No To Work In Sunny Deol's Gadar 2". ABP News. 15 September 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  13. "Simi Chahal Also Reject Gadar 2". ABP News. 17 September 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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