| Raid 2 | |
| Director: | Raj Kumar Gupta |
| Producer: | Abhishek Pathak Kumar Mangat Pathak Bhushan Kumar Gaurav Nanda Krishan Kumar Pragya Singh |
| Starring: | Ajay Devgn Riteish Deshmukh Vaani Kapoor |
| Cinematography: | Sudhir K. Chaudhary |
| Editing: | Sandeep Francis |
| Studio: | Panorama Studios T-Series Films |
| Distributor: | Panorama Studios Yash Raj Films |
| Country: | India |
| Language: | Hindi |
Raid 2 is an upcoming Indian Hindi-language crime thriller film directed by Raj Kumar Gupta. It stars Ajay Devgn, Riteish Deshmukh and Vaani Kapoor.[1] [2] A sequel to Raid (2018), Raid 2 follows the return of IRS officer Amay Patnaik who tracks another white-collar crime.
Like the previous film, the sequel is also based on the income-tax raid conducted by the officers of Income Tax Department who work with intelligence agencies to track white-collar crimes. The film was announced in April 2020, with the pre-production commencing in August 2022.[3] Filming took place in Mumbai, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, and Delhi in the first half of 2024. It is scheduled to release on 1 May 2025.
The new film focuses on IRS officer Amay Pathak who tracks another white-collar crime.[4]
Ajay Devgn reprises his role as Amay Pathak from the prequel. In January 2024, Ritesh Deshmukh was cast as the villain,[5] [6] [7] while Vaani Kapoor was cast alongside Devgn, replacing Ileana D'Cruz.[8]
Principal photography began on 6 January 2024 and took place in Mumbai, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan.[9] The mahurat shot of the film was given by Telugu star Ravi Teja, who headlined the 2024 Telugu remake of Raid.[10] Primary filming wrapped up in April 2024, and patchwork was done by late-May 2024, bringing the film to post-production.[11] [12]
Raid 2 origially schduled to release on 15 November 2024, later scheduled to be released on 21 February 2025.[13] [14] now schduled to release on 1 May 2025 coinciding with the long weekend of International Labour Day and Maharashtra Day..[15]