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Varun Dhawan joins Sunny Deol in cast of Border 2; watch his character teaser here

The 37-year-old actor recently appeared in a cameo role in Stree 2 starring Shraddha Kapoor and Rajkummar Rao

Urmi Chakraborty Calcutta Published 23.08.24, 03:05 PM
Varun Dhawan has joined the cast of Border 2

Varun Dhawan has joined the cast of Border 2 Instagram

Varun Dhawan has joined Sunny Deol in the cast of Border 2, the actor announced on Friday, sharing a teaser featuring his character from the upcoming sequel to J.P. Dutta’s 1997 war film.

Recalling his childhood experience of watching Border at a local theatre, the 37-year-old actor said he was excited to be a part of the new film. “J.P. Dutta sir’s war epic remains one of my most favourite movies to this day.To play a part in Border 2 produced by J.P. sir and Bhushan Kumar is a very, very special moment in my career,” he wrote on social media.

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Varun couldn’t contain his excitement at the chance to share screen space with Sunny. “And I get to work with Sunny Paaji my hero makes it all the more special. I look forward to bring a valiant jawaan’s story to screen in what promises to be India’s biggest war film.”

“I began looking up to our armed forces and to this day, I salute how they protect us and keep us safe be it on our borders or during natural calamities,” he signed off, having paid tribute to the Indian Army.

Set to the iconic tune of Sonu Nigam’s Sandese Aate Hai from the original film, the Border 2 teaser shared by Varun opens with the actor’s powerful voice. “Dushman ki har goli se, Jai Hind bolkar takrata hu. Jab dharti maa bulati hain, sab chhor kar aata hu. Hindustan ka fauji hu main,” Varun’s character is heard saying.

Varun will be next seen in Baby John, an action-thriller directed by Kalees and produced by Atlee. He also has Prime Video’s Citadel: Honey Bunny, Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari and Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai in the pipeline. The actor recently appeared in a cameo role in Stree 2 starring Shraddha Kapoor and Rajkummar Rao.

Helmed by Anurag Singh and produced by Bhushan Kumar, Krishan Kumar, J.P. Dutta and Nidhi Dutta, Border 2 is slated to hit theatres on January 23, 2026.

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