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Raid 2
First look poster
Directed byRaj Kumar Gupta
Written byRitesh Shah
Raj Kumar Gupta
Karan Vyas
Jaideep Yadav
Produced byAbhishek Pathak
Kumar Mangat Pathak
Bhushan Kumar
Gaurav Nanda
Krishan Kumar
Pragya Singh
StarringAjay Devgn
Riteish Deshmukh
Vaani Kapoor
CinematographySudhir K. Chaudhary
Edited bySandeep Francis
Production
companies
Distributed byPanorama Studios
Yash Raj Films
Release date
  • 21 February 2025 (2025-02-21)
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Raid 2 is an upcoming Indian Hindi-language crime thriller film directed by Raj Kumar Gupta. It stars Ajay Devgn, Riteish Deshmukh, and Vaani Kapoor. [1][2] A sequel to Raid (2018), Raid 2 follows the return of IRS officer Amay Patnaik who tracks another white collar crime.

Like the previous film, the sequel is also based on the income-tax raid conducted by the officers of Income Tax Department who work with intelligence agencies to track white-collar crimes. The film was announced in April 2020, while the pre-production commenced in August 2022.[3] Filming took place in Mumbai, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, and Delhi in the first half of 2024. It is scheduled to release on 21 February 2025.

Plot

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The new film focuses on IRS officer Amay Patnaik and Vishal Singhal, who tracks another white-collar crime.[4]

Cast

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Production

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Development

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The producer team of the original team is back together to produce the sequel. The writing team of the original film also are back together to write the script for the sequel. While Ajay Devgn retains his role, many other characters from the original have been changed including Ileana D'Cruz who played Amay Patnaik's wife has been replaced with Vaani Kapoor. Riteish Deshmukh has also been roped in to play a key role.

Filming

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Principal photography began on 6 January 2024 and took place in Mumbai, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan.[6] The mahurat shot of the film was given by Telugu star Ravi Teja, who headlined the 2024 Telugu remake of Raid.[7] Primary filming wrapped up in April 2024, and patchwork was done by late-May 2024, bringing the film to post-production.[8][9]

Release

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Raid 2 origially schduled to release on 15 November 2024, is now scheduled to be released on 21 February 2025.[10] [11]

References

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  1. ^ "Ajay Devgn Starts Filming For 'Raid 2', Film To Release In November". The Times of India. 6 January 2024. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  2. ^ "'Raid 2': Vaani Kapoor bags lead role opposite Ajay Devgn". Deccan Chronicle. 8 January 2024. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Ajay Devgn to return with Raid 2, producers confirm script is under development". Hindustan Times. 23 April 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  4. ^ "AAjay Devgn to wrap 'Raid 2' shoot by April end. Read details". 24 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Bollywood Star Ajay Devgn To Conclude Filming For 'Raid 2' In May". The Friday Times. 11 September 2024.
  6. ^ "Ajay Devgn's Raid 2 Shooting Begins". NDTV. 6 January 2024. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  7. ^ "Ravi Teja gives the mahurat clap for Ajay Devgn's Raid 2. See pics".
  8. ^ "Ajay Devgn to conclude shooting for 'Raid 2' by May end, co-star Ashish Gokhale reveals". The Times of India. 15 May 2024.
  9. ^ "Did Ajay Devgn's Maidaan failure lead to Raid 2's release date change?". 12 May 2024.
  10. ^ "Raid 2: Ajay Devgn, Vaani Kapoor's film to release in February 2025". India Today. 11 September 2024.
  11. ^ "Director Raj Kumar Gupta confirms 'Raid 2' starring Ajay Devgn to release early next year". Times of India. 11 September 2024.
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