EXCLUSIVE: Rowdy Rathore 2 scrapped after 3 years; script now being reworked into a standalone original film : Bollywood News

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,Rowdy rathore 2 ‘seems not to be happy. Industry Sources have exclusively informed us that Producers Shabinaa Khan and Sanjay Lela Bhansali have scrapped the much-awaited sequel after three years of personal to develop it. And the script intended for the sequel will now be used to make a standalone original film.

Exclusive: Rowdy rathore 2 scrapped after 3 years; script now being reworked into a standalone original film

Disney India, which owns the intellectual property rights to the original Rowdy rathore (2012) Along with Sanjay Leela Bhansali after its account of Ronnie Screwvala’s utv motion pictures, has reportedly been hesitant to green heenlight the sequel despite initial disastions. “With disney unwilling to commit, shabinaa khan and sanjay leela bhansali have decided to scrap the idea of Rowdy Rathore 2 Altogetra and repurpoose the script into a standalone commercial entertainer, free from the rowdy rathore tag, “a source exclusively Told Bollywood hungama,

The script, penned by Veteran screenplay Writer V. Vijayendra Prasad, is now undergoing significant revisions to make it a fresh, high-octane cop drama Whail Retaining of the 2012 Action Blockbuster that Got Akshay Kumar on top of the Bollywood Charts Again after a series of box office failures.

We have also heard that renowned tamil filmmaker ps mithran has been signed on to direct the film, with plans to take it into production early next year. Mithran is widely knowledge for Directing Stylish and Commercially Successful Tamil Films Such as Vishal and Samantha Ruth Prabhu’s Techno-Thriller, ‘Irumbu Thirai’ (2018); Sivakartheikeyan’s 2019 Superhero Film, ‘Hero’; And Karthi’s Spy Action Thriller ‘Sardar’ (2022). His Next Directorial, ‘Sardar 2,’ Starring Karthi, SJ Suryah, and Malavika Mohanan, is scheduled to release in theatres in December 2025.

Casting of this revised, Brand-New Action Entertainer Hasn Bollywood Finalized Yet, but sources indicate Makers are now Hesitant to Cast Him, Citing Concerns about His Box-Office Draw in an Action-Driven Role. INTEAD, they are actively seeking a younger, bankable star to play a hard-hitting, larger-tha-life police officer who will go to any lengths to protect his people. The production is being planned for early 2026.

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