Taking on mom’s legacy

Boney Kapoor

While the buzz is that producer Boney Kapoor is gearing up for No Entry 2, the sequel of No Entry (2005), there is another project that has him interested. The rumour is that he is also working on the sequel to Sridevi’s Mom (2017). Boney is apparently all set to revive the critically acclaimed 2017 thriller, with his younger daughter, Khushi Kapoor in the lead role. Reportedly the sequel will centre on a vigilante seeking justice, similar to the original that won Sridevi a National Award. We have learned that the film is in the pre-production phase and Khushi will start shooting next month. Girish Kohli, who wrote the screenplay of the Sridevi starrer, will apparently be the director. mid-day had reported that Boney had expressed his plans for Mom 2 at IIFA 2025. He had said, “I have watched all of Khushi’s films... I am planning a film with her too after No Entry [2]. It would be a movie with Khushi. It could be Mom 2. She is trying to follow in the footsteps of her mother,” (Following in her mom’s footsteps, March 11).