Ajay Devgn is one of the busiest actors in the industry. He is currently busy in the shoot of Son of Sardar 2. The shooting is going on in the UK. Amid this, the release date of his film Raid 2 has been announced. It will be released on 21st February, 2025. Vaani Kapoor will be seen in the lead role. Fans are super excited about this news.
Taran Adarsh shared the poster on his Instagram handle and wrote, “AJAY DEVGN – RITEISH DESHMUKH – VAANI KAPOOR: ‘RAID 2’ RELEASE DATE LOCKED… #Raid2 – starring #AjayDevgn as IRS Officer #AmayPatnaik – to arrive in *cinemas* next year: 21 Feb 2025… Directed by #RajkumarGupta. #RiteishDeshmukh portrays the antagonist… The film also features #VaaniKapoor and #RajatKapoor… Extensively filmed across #Delhi and #Lucknow.” As soon as the news was shared, fans reacted. One of the fans wrote, “Ritesh Deshmukh in a villain role again after ek villain and marjaavan.” Another wrote, “Itna late.”
Earlier, the film was scheduled to release on 15th November 2024 but the release date has been changed. The official X(formerly Twitter) handle of T-Series had dropped a poster that featured a pair of legs sporting classy shoes. The text read, “Amay Patnaik is back.” It also revealed the release date of the film i.e. November 15, 2024. The caption stated, ‘The wait is over! Ajay Devgn is back as IRS Officer Amay Patnaik in #Raid2, ready to bring another true case to the big screen on 15th November 2024!. IRS officer Amay Patnaik AKA Ajay Devgn is all set to get a new tip this time! So, are you ready to know whose house will be raided by him this time?”
In January, Ajay had shared the announced the sequel of Raid 2. He even shared the poster saying Amay Patnaik is back. The first part of the movie was inspired by a real-life income-tax raid conducted by the officers of the Income Tax Department under the Indian Revenue Service office in the 1980s. In the movie, Ajay played an honest Income Tax Officer who raids an influential man in Lucknow. The movie received positive reviews from critics and also turned out to be a box-office success.
Touted to be one of the most-awaited sequels, the film went on floors on 6th January in Mumbai and brought together director Rajkumar Gupta and producers Bhushan Kumar, Kumar Mangat Pathak, Abhishek Pathak, and Krishan Kumar.
Raid, which also featured Saurabh Shukla and Ileana D’Cruz, was based on the real-life raid conducted by the officers of the Income Tax Department in the 1980s. Devgn’s most recent releases were Maidaan, a period sports drama, and Neeraj Pandey’s Auron Mein Kahan Dum Tha. His next movie is Rohit Shetty’s Singham Again.