Border 2 director Anurag Singh on his next, “It will be an even bigger challenge than this one” 2 : Bollywood News

Border 2 has passed the box office test as the film has emerged as the first success of 2026. Starring Sunny Deol, Varun Dhawan, Diljit Dosanjh and Ahan Shetty, the movie has been winning hearts as well as box office numbers. The film’s director Anurag Singh spoke about the film and its success in an interview with us.

Border 2 director Anurag Singh on his next, “It will be an even bigger challenge than this one”

Border 2 director Anurag Singh on his next, “It will be an even bigger challenge than this one”The collections of Border 2 have gone through the roof. Did you ever think it would be received so well?
We knew the emotions were working and were sure that audience would connect with those emotions. As far as the numbers are concerned, everyone had their guesses. I knew that the numbers would happen if the audience likes the film.

What was your initial response when you were first offered this opportunity?
The first time Bhushan Kumar ji offered the film to me I said, no. But then later I agreed when he assured me full creative freedom and financial backing that was needed to make the film. And I have to say that he kept his word.

While shooting this seemingly impossible project, did you ever feel, yeh humse nahin hoga?
No, I never felt that way. I knew what I was getting into when I said yes. I knew this was going to be the toughest film of my career so far. But I love a tough challenge, always have. My career is full of such challenges which I have taken on intentionally. Once I committed to the film, I was all in and I was sure that I will make it no matter what happens. And we did make it, with the support of my team, the producers, the actors and with a little help from God.

Tell me about the casting. Were they all your first choices?
Yes, most of the cast was my first choice. Only when an actor said no to the project did we approach another actor.

Surprisingly, even the female characters make their mark in small parts. Would you say the writer is the real hero of the show?
Writer is always the real hero. I was pretty clear that the female characters shouldn’t appear as props. They had little screen time given the nature of the film but we wanted to make sure that they were not uni-dimensional. And I’m really happy that they are making their presence felt in a male dominated war film.

You’ve created history with Border 2. What next?
I need to take a little pause and evaluate the response to the film and learn from it. Only after that will I decide what to do next. But whatever it is, I can assure you that it will be an even bigger challenge than this one.

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