Apne 2: Makers are eyeing a March-April release; Director Anil Sharma explains why it can’t be rushed

Apne was the very first film that brought superstar Dharmendra and his sons Sunny Deol and Bobby Deol together on the silver screen. Directed by Anil Sharma, the film won hearts thanks to the pure chemistry shared by the actor father and his sons and left the audience wanting more. Also starring Katrina Kaif and Shilpa Shetty, the film featured Dharam paaji as a former Olympic medalist boxer who trains his sons in order to wash a stain off his boxing career. Well, fans are now eagerly waiting for the sequel, which will also feature Sunny’s son Karan Deol.

In a recent chat with Bollywood Life, Anil opened up about the same. He was quoted saying, “We are looking at March or April (possible release) and are planning Apne 2 for September or October (possible resumption of the shoot). We want to shoot in Punjab, we want to shoot in London. It's a huge film, we have to wait and see the circumstance, we need a boxing stadium, we need a boxing crowd, there are many things to work out. This is a kind of film that'll only be made once because Dharamji (Dharmendra), Sunny Deol, Bobby Deol and Karan Deol all are in it – it has the entire Deol legacy.”

He further explained, “It's the first time I'll be working with all of them together, so the movie cannot be rushed – it cannot be begun during this pandemic time; boxing trainer will need to be brought in from America and all to train Karan, and they can't come now as they're not even getting their visas. So, there are many problems at the moments, once they're cleared, once we, too, can get our visas and go to London (to shoot), then only we can talk about the film further.”

The director also revealed that Apne 2 will revolve around the same family but the story will be completely different from the 2007 film. The team will pick up where they left off in the first part.