In a birthday present that sent fans in a frenzy, the highly anticipated teaser of “War 2” fell on Tuesday, with a truck confrontation between Bollywood Action Titan Hrithik Roshan and the star of “RRR” Ntr Jr.
The exit of the teaser, timed to coincide with NTR JR’s birthday celebrations on May 20, holds Roshan’s recent promise from an “explosive” surprise for fans. The brief but action overview offers the first overview of these two cinematographic forces sharing the screen.
“War 2” also features Kiara Advani in the main female role, marking her entry into the constantly evolving spying world of Yash Raj Films. The film is directed by Ayan Mukerji, best known for his work on the fantastic adventure “Brahmastra”, which makes him his first foray into the Thriller of spy in High-Octana.
Created by producer Aditya Chopra, the universe of spy started with the Tiger franchise, with Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif, starting with “Ek Tha Tiger” (2012) and “Tiger Zinda Hai” (2017), and continued with “War” (2019), with Roshan and Tiger Shroff. These were followed by “Pathaan”, with Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone and John Abraham, and “Tiger 3”, both in 2023. “Alpha”, with Alia Bhatt and Sharvari, the first film directed by a woman in the universe is due after “War 2”, followed by “Tiger vs Pathaan”, with Shah Rukh Khan.
In the Tiger franchise, Salman Khan plays Avinash Singh Rathore, alias Tiger, which belongs to the Indian intelligence agency RAW and Kaif plays Humani Zoya of the ISI of Pakistan. In “War”, Roshan is agent Rogue Raw Kabir Dhaliwal and Shroff his protégé Khalid Rahmani. In “Pathaan”, Shah Rukh Khan plays the raw agent exiled Pathaan and the Padukone agent Isi Rubina Mohsin.
Tiger has an extended cameo in “Pathaan” and the film also presents Colonel Sunil Luthra (Ashutosh Rana), which appeared for the first time in “War” and is also in “Tiger 3”. The character Pathaan has a cameo in “Tiger 2”, just like Kabir Dhaliwal.
“War 2” is planned for a global theatrical release on August 14 and will be available in Hindi, Tamil and Telugou languages, addressing the pan-Indian appeal of its star cast.
Watch the “War 2” teaser here:
