War (2019) is the kind of tentpole movie that Bollywood needs more of — larger-than-life, visually stunning and shouldered by two stars adept at action. It’s not surprising then that fans are eager to see a sequel to the Hrithik Roshan and Tiger Shroff-starrer. As the blockbuster completes two years today, director Siddharth Anand confirms that a second instalment is in the pipeline. “We knew that if War works, we will make a sequel. [Aditya Chopra, producer] and I have shared some thoughts on how to take it forward. We will hopefully start it by next year. War 2 is a big responsibility, and we need normalcy [to be restored] before we can dive into it,” he says.

Fighter, to be helmed by Anand, will mark Padukone’s first film with Roshan