Sadak 2
Sadak 2 (transl. Road 2) is an upcoming Indian romantic thriller film directed by Mahesh Bhatt and produced by Mukesh Bhatt under their banner Vishesh Films. The film is the sequel to the 1991 film Sadak. The sequel stars Sanjay Dutt, Alia Bhatt, Pooja Bhatt and Aditya Roy Kapur.[1][2] The film marks Mahesh Bhatt's return as a director after 20 years.[3]
Sadak 2 | |
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Directed by | Mahesh Bhatt |
Produced by | Mukesh Bhatt |
Written by | Mahesh Bhatt |
Starring | Sanjay Dutt Alia Bhatt Aditya Roy Kapur Pooja Bhatt Raj Kumar Bhutani Jisshu Sengupta Gulshan Grover |
Cinematography | Jay I. Patel |
Edited by | Sandeep Kurup |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Fox Star Studios |
Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
The film is about Ravi's depression and how he helps a young woman's encounter with a godman, who is out to expose this fake guru running an ashram.[3] The shooting began on 18 May 2019,[4] and the film was shot in Ooty, Mumbai, Mysore and Uttarakhand.
Cast
- Sanjay Dutt as Ravi Verma
- Alia Bhatt as Shreya Parekh
- Aditya Roy Kapur as Vishal Agnihotri
- Pooja Bhatt as Pooja Verma
- Jisshu Sengupta as Vikrant Singh
- Raj Kumar Bhutani as Vyom
- Gulshan Grover as Sujal
- Makarand Deshpande as a god man[5]
- Mohammed Iqbal Khan
- Priyanka Bose
- Akshay Anand
Production
The film was announced on 20 September 2018 by Alia Bhatt on Twitter, where She revealed the details of the film.[6] On 8 April 2019, it was confirmed that the principal photography will commence in middle of May 2019.[1]
The principal photography began on 18 May 2019.[4] On 19 May 2019, Makarand Deshpande was confirmed to play the main antagonist in the film. Alia Bhatt joined the filming from 21 May 2019.[7] The first schedule of the film was completed in the third week of May in Mumbai. The second schedule began in Ooty in mid July 2019.[8][9]
Soundtrack
Jeet Gannguli, Ankit Tiwari, Suniljeet and Samidh Mukerjee-Urvi have composed the music, assisted by Keshav Tyohar. This is Samidh Mukherjee's debut in Bollywood as a composer along with his partner Urvi and the duo composed the title track which has been written by Vijay Vijawatt and sung by KK. The song was first created for a TV serial, but Mahesh Bhatt loved its catchy tune and selected it for the movie. This is also a debut for Singer/Composer Suniljeet who has composed the song "Ishq Kamaal" sung by Javed Ali. Arijit Singh, Ankit Tiwari, Jubin Nautiyal, Palak Muchhal, Javed Ali have also given their voices in the music album. Alia Bhatt recently recorded a song with Jeet Gannguli titled 'Shukriya'.
Marketing and release
On 20 September 2018, the first teaser of the film was released on Instagram by Alia Bhatt, it marked the seventieth birthday of the director Mahesh Bhatt.[6]
The film was initially scheduled for release on 25 March 2020, but was pushed to 10 July 2020.[10] It was again pulled from the release schedule as the shooting was delayed because of COVID-19 pandemic lockdown in India. [11]
References
- "CONFIRMED! Alia Bhatt starrer Sadak 2 to go on floor in May 2019". Bollywood Hungama. 8 April 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
- "Alia Bhatt to start shooting for 'Sadak 2' from May 2019". The Times of India. 8 April 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
- May 2, Avinash LohanaAvinash Lohana | Updated; 2019; Ist, 09:33. "Exclusive: It's Alia Bhatt vs a fake godman in Sadak 2". Mumbai Mirror. Retrieved 2 May 2019.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
- "'Sadak 2': Alia Bhatt kick-starts the shooting of the much-awaited sequel". Times of India. 18 May 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
- "Sadak 2: Makarand Deshpande to play a CORRUPT God Man in the Alia Bhatt starrer (details of his role revealed)". Bollywood Hungama. 15 May 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
- "Sadak 2 teaser: On Mahesh Bhatt's 70th birthday, Alia Bhatt and Pooja Bhatt get the greatest present". Hindustan Times. 20 September 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
- "Alia Bhatt receives a grand welcome from Pooja Bhatt on the sets of Sadak 2; See Pics | PINKVILLA". www.pinkvilla.com.
- "'Sadak 2': Alia Bhatt starts prepping for the Ooty schedule". The Times of India. 15 July 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- "Alia Bhatt is feeling a whole lotta love for Shaheen Bhatt and Soni Razdan on Sadak 2 sets. See pic". India Today. 24 July 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- "Alia Bhatt's Sadak 2 to release on July 10, 2020". Bollywood Hungama. 20 May 2019. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
- "'We are planning to resume the shoot of Sadak 2 by first week of July. We will have to build a small set for the song': Mukesh Bhatt". Hindustan Times. 20 June 2020.