MUMBAI: Sunny Deol's 1997 action war film Border is one of the most iconic
and commercially successful films of not just his career but in Bollywood. Lately, there has been a buzz around the development of its much-awaited sequel. Now, producer Nidhi Dutta has reacted to the news of the film getting delayed due to legal issues.
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Today, on October 23rd, producer and daughter of filmmaker JP Dutta, Nidhi Dutta, took to her Instagram stories to share a news report. The report stated that the sequel to Sunny Deol starrer Border has been shelved due to legal complications. Dutta has refuted these claims in her story.
In August, Pinkvilla informed that the father-daughter duo has started working on Border 2 after the massive success of Sunny Deol's Gadar 2.
A source said, "They are in advanced talks to partner with a top studio for Border 2 and an official announcement of the film and the collaboration is around the corner. While the story has already been identified from the history of the Indian Army, the writing process will begin soon."
In a conversation with Ranveer Allahabadia, Sunny revealed that Border 2 was meant to start in 2015. However, it stopped after his films were not doing well at the box office. Sunny's last release, Gadar 2, turned out to be one of the highest-grossing Bollywood films of this year.
Border is a 1997 war film written, co-produced, and directed by J.P. Dutta. The film was based on the Battle of Longewala which took place during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971.
Also read -Woah! Sunny Deol reveals the reason why Border 2 was shelved, confirms to be a part of the film
It stars an ensemble cast of Sunny Deol, Sunil Shetty, Jackie Shroff, Akshaye Khanna, Tabu, Pooja Bhatt, Sudesh Berry, and Puneet Issar among others. Upon release, it turned out to be a major critical and commercial success and bagged three National Awards.
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