(from left) Diljit Dosanjh, Sunny Deol and Varun Dhawan in Border 2 
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Border 2 teaser: Sunny Deol’s back to the battleground in Indo-Pak war drama

The film also stars Varun Dhawan, Diljit Dosanjh and Ahan Shetty

Cinema Express Desk

The teaser of Sunny Deol, Varun Dhawan, Diljit Dosanjh and Ahan Shetty starrer war-actioner Border 2, a spiritual sequel of the 1997 JP Dutta directorial of the same name, was unveiled by the makers on Tuesday. Directed by Anurag Singh (Kesari, 2019; Punjab 1984, 2014) the patriotic-drama has been produced by T-Series' Bhushan Kumar and Nidhi Dutta.

Set during the 1971 Indo-Pakistan war, the over two-minute teaser opens with Sunny Deol's voiceover, threatening the Pakistani army, stating that if they try to enter from air, land or water they will find a "hindustani" guarding it. Diljit plays an air force officer, Varun is fighting on the ground while Ahan is commanding the seas. Sunny seems to be playing the commanding officer and the teaser is peppered with his iconic war cries.

The 1997 film Border was based on the Battle of Longewala. Border 2’s teaser states that this is also set during the events of the 1971 war between India and Pakistan. The movie also stars Mona Singh, Sonam Bajwa and Medha Rana. Border 2 is slated to release during The Republic Day weekend on January 23.

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