WAR 2
War 2′, the sequel to the 2019 Hrithik Roshan-starrer blockbuster film ‘War’, has locked its release date. As per a trade source, ‘War 2’ is going to worldwide release in theatres on August 14, 2025. The sequel will take the narrative forward for Hrithik’s character of Major Kabir Dhaliwal, a RAW agent, who was shown to have gone rogue in the first part of the movie. The film, which is directed by Ayan Mukerji, is the 6th film from the spy universe after ‘Ek Tha Tiger’, ‘Tiger Zinda Hai’, ‘War’, ‘Pathaan’ and the recently released Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif-starrer ‘Tiger 3’.
Cast
- Hrithik Roshan as Kabir
- Kiara Advani
- Jr NTR
- John Abrahim
- Shabir Ahluwalia
- Parth Siddhpura
‘War’, which released in 2019, told the story of Hrithik’s character, who goes rogue to cleanse the intelligence system of the country of traitors and to identify the infiltrator in the elite forces.
The film broke all opening day and weekend box-office recods for a Hindi film before it was surpassed by the Shah Rukh Khan starrer ‘Pathaan’. It eventuallu emerged as a major success becoming the highest grossing Indian film of 20219 and the 17th hightest grossing Indian film of all time.
Taking to Instagram, trade analyst Taran Adarsh shared a post which he captioned, “YRF announces WAR 2 release date: Independence Day weekend, 2025.” The film is helmed by Ayan Mukerji.
Bollywood star Hrithik Roshan is teaming up with Young Tiger NTR Jr for the anticipated film War 2. Directed by Ayan Mukerji, this movie is gearing up for its shoot.
Accorfing to the B-Town reports, Hrithik Roshan will start shooting his portions in the last week of February. Hrithik will reprise the role of Agent Kabir in the movie. Jr NTR will be playing the antagonist.
NTR is currently busy with the Devara shoot. He will start shooting for the movie once he gets done with the works of Devara. War 2 features Kiara Advani as the femake lead.
Release
War 2 movie starrer Hrithik Roshan and Jr NTR is going to worldwide released on August 14, 2025.
War 2 is the latest addition to Aditya Chopra’s YRF Spy Universe, following Ek Tha Tiger (2012), Tiger Zinda Hai (2017), War (2019), Pathaan (2023), and Tiger 3 (2023). Notably, it introduces NTR JR to Hindi cinema, alongside a unique casting decision by Aditya Chopra, uniting two major actors from Hindi and Telugu cinema. The film also features Kiara Advani in her debut with the renowned banner. Details about the dynamic between Hrithik and NTR are being kept secret for now.
In 2019, Hrithik Roshan’s portrayal of Agent Kabir in War became the talk of the town, and over the years, the character has made a distinct space for itself among the audience. He returned in the spy avatar with a post-credit sequence in the Diwali 2023 release, Tiger 3, which regenerated conversations around his return with War 2. Pinkvilla has exclusively learnt that Hrithik Roshan is all set to start shooting for War 2 from next week.
The YRF Spy Universe Film is directed by Ayan Mukerji and the filmmaker is all charged up to bring out a new side of Hrithik Roshan as Kabir in the War sequel.
“Hrithik Roshan is all set to start shooting for War 2 by February 23. He kicks off the journey on War 2 with an action-packed introductory sequence, designed by Ayan Mukerji, Aditya Chopra, and the entire action team of the film. Hrithik will be shooting for his introductory action sequence for two weeks and the makers are confident to take the audience on a ride from the first frame of the film,” a source close to the development revealed to Pinkvilla.
FQA
Q. Who is villain in War 2?
Ans. As per GetsCinema, Jr NTR will play the main villain in the YRF spy universe. Earlier, Emraan Hashmi played villain in the third installment of YRF spy universe, Tiger 3. Meanwhile, it was reported that War 2 will be a high-octane action movie with Jr NTR in the lead as a negative character.
Q. Who is the actress in War 2?
Ans. Kiara Advani will play lead role in war 2.
Q. Who is Director of War 2?
Ans. Ayan Mukerji
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