Sunny Deol, Ayushmann Khurrana's 'Border 2' To Release On Republic Day 2026: Report
As per a report, Sunny Deol and Ayushmann Khurrana-starrer 'Border 2' will be releasing in cinemas on Republic Day 2026.
JP Dutta, Nidhu Dutta and Bhushan Kumar are joining forces to come up with a sequel to the 1997 blockbuster 'Border'. As per a news report in Pinkvilla, Sunny Deol will be back playing the part of Major Kuldip Singh Chanduri. In the latest entertainment news, Ayushmann Khurrana has also joined the franchise and as per Pinkvilla, the actor will be playing a strong author-backed part in the Indian Armed Forces. The film is going to be directed by Anurag Singh. As per the same news report, the makers are now targetting a Republic Day 2026 release for 'Border 2'.
“Border 2 is targeting to hit the big screen on Friday, January 23, 2026 – leading to the Republic Day holiday on Monday, January 26, 2026. Being a film celebrating the bravery of Indian Armed Forces, the makers feel that there is no better date than Republic Day for the arrival of this Sunny Deol and Ayushmann Khurrana film,” Pinkvilla quoted a source as saying.
“Border 2 has been in the writing stage for over a year now and the team has cracked a script that stands to the expectations that people would have from a sequel to a mammoth all-time blockbuster like Border. Sunny Deol and Ayushmann Khurrana are very excited to embark on this journey by the end of this year,” the source added.
The report also states that T-Series and JP Dutta Films are going all out to put together the best possible technical crew for the film.
"A film of this canvas requires massive pre-production and the idea is to get some of the top talents from across the globe on board Border 2. All the stakeholders are well verse in the fact that Border is not just a film but an emotion and will be going all out to deliver an honest film to the audiences. It’s going to be the Biggest War Film of India,” the source said.
For the unversed, 2026 will mark 29 years of 'Border', which was released on June 13, 1997.
On the work front, Sunny Deol was last seen in Anil Sharma's 'Gadar 2', alongside Ameesha Sharma and Utkarsh Sharma.
On the other hand, Ayushmann Khurrana was last seen in 'Dream Girl 2', alongside Ananya Panday.
