''Gadar 2: The Katha Continues'' () is an

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romantic

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by Anil Sharma. It is a direct

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to the

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film, '' Gadar''. The original

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, consisting of

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, Ameesha Patel and

Utkarsh Sharma Utkarsh Sharma (born 22 May 1994) is an Indian actor. The son of director Anil Sharma (director), Anil Sharma, he made his first screen appearance as a child in the 2001 Blockbuster film ''Gadar: Ek Prem Katha'', which starred Sunny Deol and Amee ...

, will be returning.

Cast

as Tara Singh, Sakeena's Husband and Jeete's Father * Ameesha Patel as Sakeena "Sakku" Ali Singh, Tara Singh's wife and Jeete's Mother *

as Charanjeet "Jeete" Singh, Tara and Sakeena's son * Simrat Kaur *

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as Pakistani Army General Viren Khan * Rohit Choudhary *

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* Arjun Dwivedi as Pakistani Jailor

Production

Development

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, Ameesha Patel and

officially announced ''Gadar 2: The Katha Continues'' on 15 October 2021 (Dusshera) on their

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accounts, revealing the release date 2022 with motion poster. The first poster of the sequel titled 'Gadar 2' was unveiled on 26 January 2023 (Republic Day) and it shows Tara Singh, played by Sunny, with a hammer. The film has also set its release date as August 11, 2023.

Casting

As before, Deol was offered for the role of Tara Singh. Patel was offered the role of Tara Singh's wife, Sakeena role. Sharma was offered for role of Charanjeet "Jeete" Singh.

Nimrat Khaira Nimrat Khaira is a Punjabi singer, and actress known for her work in Punjabi- language music and films. Early life Born in Gurdaspur, Khaira started singing in third grade. She is the only child of her parents. She completed her schooling from ...

was offered the role of Charanjeet Singh's love interest, Muskaan, in September 2021. Khaira rejected the offer in wake of the

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. She also stated that Zee Studio and Bollywood opposed the farmers' protest, so she will not work in any film offered by Bollywood. After Khaira turned down the role,

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was offered the same role, but she also rejected it due to the protests. During an interview in May 2022,

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said that she was offered the role of Ghadar 2 after Chahal but also declined.

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also rejected the role of Muskaan. Kainaat Arora is said to have flatly refused for the role of Gadar 2. Eventually, the makers brought in Simrat Kaur for the role.

was offered the role of a Pakistani army general in the film. Rohit Choudhary, was also cast in the role of a Pakistani army general in the film.

and

have also been cast in important role.

Music

The music of the film is composed by

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with lyrics written by

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Release

''Gadar 2: The Katha Continues'' is scheduled to be theatrically released in India on 11 August 2023 coinciding with Indian

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Day Weekend.

References

External links

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