Gadar 2 writer on film releasing 22 years after first part: We wanted the sequel but…

Gadar 2 will be making its theatrical debut on August 11. The film is a sequel to the 2001 film Gadar and will pick up 17 years after the events of the first movie. Here is an update for those looking forward to the film. Shaktimaan Talwar, the writer of Gadar 2, recently opened up on how he came up with the idea of a sequel to the classic movie. 

3 things you need to know

• Gadar 2 will clash with Akshay Kumar’s OMG 2 at the box office. 
• It is directed by Anil Sharma.
• The film sold over 10000 tickets within the first hour of its booking being open.

How the makers came up with the idea for Gadar 2? 

In a recent interview with Lallantop Cinema, Shaktimaan was asked about the unexpected decision of making a sequel to Gadar, nearly 23 years after its release. The writer stated that the makers always wanted to do a second part but never got the right story for it. He said, “We always wanted to make a sequel to Gadar but couldn’t come up with an idea. As the story of the film is about Tara Singh and his family and he came back to India at the end of the first movie, we couldn’t think of a reason why he would go back to Pakistan.”

However, Shaktimaan was suddenly struck by the perfect idea one day and he went to discuss it with the director Anil Sharma. He liked the idea in first go which was then brought up to the actor Sunny Deol and then the producers. Everyone was on board with the sequel and that’s how they started working on Gadar 2.  

(Sunny Deol and Ameesha Patel are reprising their role of Tara Singh and Sakina in Gadar 2 | Image: Instagram)

What is Gadar 2 about? 

Gadar 2 is the much-anticipated sequel to the blockbuster hit Gadar: Ek Prem Katha, released in 2001. The film depicted the love story between Sakina, a Muslim girl, and Tara Singh, an Indian Sikh man. The storyline was set against the backdrop of partition. Meanwhile, the second part is set in Lahore with the backdrop of the 1971 India-Pakistan war.