Actor Jr NTR, who shot to global fame with the success of SS Rajamouli’s Telugu-language epic period action drama RRR (2022), has bagged a plum Bollywood project. If reports are to be believed, he is set to star alongside superstar Hrithik Roshan in the Yash Raj Films’ much-anticipated spy-thriller War 2.
A source in the know informs, “Jr NTR is locking horns with Hrithik Roshan in War 2. It's going to be epic! Their battle of wits and their fierce showdown will definitely be an action spectacle to remember on the big screen. War is now a true-blue pan-Indian film. This move by Aditya Chopra enables War 2 to have the widest audience appeal for a Hindi film and it also widens the box office potential of the film. South India should come alive and connect at a more emotional level with the film because of the presence of their beloved superstar."
The source further added, "Jr NTR is one of the most respected and followed icons from South India. He is said to be extremely choosy about his films and if he has given the film a nod, it means War 2 is eclipsing the first film in terms of plot as well as scale. Hrithik Roshan vs Jr NTR will be a fight to remember! Let's put a reminder to watch this showdown first-day first show! Aditya Chopra had to take War 2 to a whole level in scale and Jr NTR's inclusion has made this proposition extremely delicious for audiences.”
Well-known film critic and trade analyst Taran Adarsh confirmed the development on social media. He took to his Twitter handle and wrote, “IT’S OFFICIAL… HRITHIK - JR NTR IN ‘WAR 2’… YRF pulls off a casting coup… Hrithik Roshan and Jr NTR will share screen space for the first time in War 2… Ayan Mukerji directs. #YRFSpyUniverse.”
Directed by Siddharth Anand, War featured Hrithik Roshan and Tiger Shroff in lead roles and was one of the highest-grossing films of 2019.
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