Medha Rana cast opposite Varun Dhawan in upcoming film ‘Border 2’

In keeping with Selection, Medha Rana has been cast alongside Varun Dhawan as the feminine lead in the subsequent Bollywood navy film Border 2. The film, which is a non secular follow-up to J.P. Dutta’s widespread 1997 film Border, has a contemporary battle situation and new characters.

Anurag Singh, who directed Akshay Kumar’s 2019 film Kesari, which was primarily based on the Battle of Saragarhi, is directing this one. Sunny Deol and Diljit Dosanjh are additionally featured in the film. Rana was chosen since she speaks the native dialect and comes from an Military background.

Bhushan Kumar, the producer, acknowledged, “It was crucial to seek out somebody who may naturally embody the dialect, spirit, and rooted essence of the area.” “Medha impressed the group not simply together with her uncooked expertise, however together with her easy command over the regional dialect and her emotional vary as an actor.” She beforehand starred in London Recordsdata, Friday Night time Plan, and Ishq in the Air.

Dutta has a historical past of directing movies depicting navy battles and is thought to be Bollywood’s warfare grasp. His earlier works embrace Paltan (2018), which is about through the 1967 India-China border battle, and LOC: Kargil (2003), which reenacted the 1999 Kargil Conflict.

The producers of Border 2 are Nidhi Dutta, Dutta, Krishan Kumar, and Kumar. On January 23, 2026, the film is scheduled to open in theatres.