Is Vishal Bhardwaj making a sequel to Shahid Kapoor starrer Haider? Filmmaker clarifies

Filmmaker Vishal Bhardwaj is cherishing the glorious success of the recently released movie Khufiya. However, there have been rumors of Shahid Kapoor’s Haider 2 ever since the actor donned a fresh hairdo. Shahid made all go nostalgic with the same. Recently, Shahid Kapoor and Vishal Bhardwaj’s Haider completed nine years. There have been rumors of a sequel to the movie, and now, the filmmaker has opened up about the same.

Vishal Bhardwaj opens up about Haider 2

Speaking with Hindustan Times, Vishal Bhardwaj opened up about the rumors of Haider 2. The filmmaker said that there are no plans to make a sequel to the Shahid Kapoor starrer Haider. He added that the fresh new hairdo of Shahid Kapoor should not be understood as a hint of creating a sequel. Vishal said, “Shahid ne Baal kata liye, iska yeh matlab thodi Haider 2 ho jayegi (Shahid got a haircut does not mean Haider 2 is happening) Making a sequel doesn’t make sense because the situation in Kashmir has changed.” 

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He added, “I’m glad that people still remember the first part of Haider. However, since Haider was closely tied to Kashmir, and I don’t have a new story to tell about Kashmir at the moment, making Haider 2 doesn’t seem necessary right now.”

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Recently, Vishal Bhardwaj directed a spy thriller movie called Khufiya. Released on 5th October, the movie starred Tabu, Ali Fazal and Ashish Vidyarthi. The movie began streaming on the OTT platform Netflix and it is based on a popular novel Escape to Nowhere by Amar Bhushan.

Speaking of Shahid Kapoor, the actor was last seen in Farzi as well as Bloody Daddy. Now, the actor has an untitled film with Kriti Sanon which is slated to release ahead this year.

Also read: Khufiya Review: Tabu and Wamiqa Gabbi take the Vishal Bhardwaj film to another level

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