Raid 2 (2025 film)
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Directed by | Raj Kumar Gupta |
Written by | Ritesh Shah Raj Kumar Gupta Karan Vyas Jaideep Yadav |
Produced by | Abhishek Pathak Kumar Mangat Pathak Bhushan Kumar Gaurav Nanda Krishan Kumar Pragya Singh |
Starring | Ajay Devgn Ileana D'Cruz Suniel Shetty Poonam Jhawer Riteish Deshmukh Vaani Kapoor Varun Sharma Mukesh Tiwari Arbaaz Khan |
Cinematography | Sudhir K. Chaudhary |
Edited by | Sandeep Francis |
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Distributed by | Panorama Studios Yash Raj Films |
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Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
Raid 2 is an upcoming Indian Hindi-language crime thriller film directed by Raj Kumar Gupta. It stars Ajay Devgn and Ileana D'Cruz and Suniel Shetty, Poonam Jhawer, Riteish Deshmukh, and Vaani Kapoor. [1][2] A sequel to Raid (2018), Raid 2 follows the return of IRS officer Amay Patnaik and Vishal Singhal 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
[edit]The new film focuses on IRS officer Amay Patnaik and Vishal Singhal tracks another white-collar crime.[4]
Cast
[edit]- Ajay Devgn as Amay Patnaik IRS officer, Malini's husband
- Ileana D'Cruz as Malini Patnaik, Amay's wife
- Suniel Shetty as Vishal Singhal, Priya's husband
- Poonam Jhawer as Priya Singhal, (extended cameo death scene appearance award), Vishal's wife
- Riteish Deshmukh
- Vaani Kapoor
- Rajat Kapoor
- Yashpal Sharma
- Sanjay Mishra
- Saurabh Shukla
- Arbaaz Khan
- Madhvendra Jha
- Varun Sharma
- Sharat Saxena
- Vikram Pratap
- Sushil Dahiya
- Ayushi Nema
- Ashish Gokhale
- Mukesh Tiwari
Production
[edit]Development
[edit]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 and Poonam Jhawer who played Vishal Singhal wife has been replaced with Vaani Kapoor. Riteish Deshmukh has also been roped in to play a key role.
Filming
[edit]Principal photography began on 6 January 2024 and took place in Mumbai, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan.[5] The mahurat shot of the film was given by Telugu star Ravi Teja, who headlined the 2024 Telugu remake of Raid.[6] Primary filming wrapped up in April 2024, and patchwork was done by late-May 2024, bringing the film to post-production.[7][8]
Release
[edit]Raid 2 origially schduled to release on 15 November 2024, is now scheduled to be released on 21 February 2025.[9][10]
References
[edit]- ^ "Ajay Devgn Starts Filming For 'Raid 2', Film To Release In November". The Times of India. 6 January 2024. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
- ^ "'Raid 2': Vaani Kapoor bags lead role opposite Ajay Devgn". Deccan Chronicle. 8 January 2024. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
- ^ "Ajay Devgn to return with Raid 2, producers confirm script is under development". Hindustan Times. 23 April 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
- ^ "AAjay Devgn to wrap 'Raid 2' shoot by April end. Read details". 24 April 2024.
- ^ "Ajay Devgn's Raid 2 Shooting Begins". NDTV. 6 January 2024. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
- ^ "Ravi Teja gives the mahurat clap for Ajay Devgn's Raid 2. See pics".
- ^ "Ajay Devgn to conclude shooting for 'Raid 2' by May end, co-star Ashish Gokhale reveals". The Times of India. 15 May 2024.
- ^ "Did Ajay Devgn's Maidaan failure lead to Raid 2's release date change?". 12 May 2024.
- ^ "Raid 2: Ajay Devgn, Vaani Kapoor's film to release in February 2025". India Today. 11 September 2024.
- ^ "Director Raj Kumar Gupta confirms 'Raid 2' starring Ajay Devgn to release early next year". Times of India. 11 September 2024.
External links
[edit]- Raid 2 at IMDb
- Raid 2 at Bollywood Hungama
- Upcoming films
- 2025 films
- 2020s Hindi-language films
- 2025 crime action films
- Films shot in Lucknow
- Films about corruption in India
- Indian crime action films
- Action films based on actual events
- Crime films based on actual events
- Indian films based on actual events
- Income Tax Department of India
- Films shot in Delhi
- Films shot in Uttar Pradesh
- Films set in the 1980s
- T-Series (company) films
- Hindi films remade in other languages
- Films with screenplays by Ritesh Shah
- Cultural depictions of Indira Gandhi
- Films directed by Raj Kumar Gupta
- Ajay Devgn
- Films shot in Rajasthan