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Awarapan 2 Dated August 14, 2026 With Emraan Hashmi as Mohit Suri Says He Was Not Offered

The handover to director Nitin Kakkar resets the franchise without its original filmmaker.

Overview

  • Vishesh Films set the sequel for an August 14, 2026 theatrical release on India’s Independence Day weekend, announcing the date on Instagram.
  • Emraan Hashmi reprises the lead role, Disha Patani joins the cast, and Nitin Kakkar takes over directing duties for the new chapter.
  • Mohit Suri, who directed the 2007 original, said in interviews published this weekend that he was never approached for the sequel.
  • Suri praised his long partnership with Hashmi and said he would team up again when he has a role that fits the actor.
  • The film is in its final leg of production in Mumbai, with Kakkar directing from a script by Bilal Siddiqi and Vishesh Bhatt producing, and fan interest is high given the original’s later rise to cult status.