Putting an end to all speculation, the team of ‘ Border 2 ’ officially announced that Varun Dhawan has joined the film’s cast. The sequel to the 1997 hit film will be led by Sunny Deol , who made the announcement on social media, posting a clip featuring Varun’s voice in the background. “Dushman ki har goli se Jai Hind bol kar takrata hoon, jab dharti maa bulati hai, sab chhod kar aata hoon,” he says in the video.
The post also said that the film is set to release during the Republic Day weekend, on January 23, 2026. Sunny Deol posted on Instagram writing "Welcoming Fauji @varundvn to the Battalion of #Border2 @iamsunnydeol @varundvn @tseriesfilms @tseries.official @jp.
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This movie will be the first war-drama of Varun’s career. Earlier reports indicated that Ayushmann Khurrana had agreed to play a soldier in the film but later backed out due to creative differences. A report in Mid-Day quoted a source saying Ayushmann was “unsure” about his role in the ensemble film which would feature Sunny Deol as the lead.
The same report mentioned that the makers were also interested in casting Diljit Dosanjh but there was no confirmation of his invo.