Mughal found Varun Dhawan fight scene tough.

• Border 2, sequel to 1997 film, stars Sunny Deol.
• Ali Mughal details 3-min fight with Varun Dhawan.
• Film set during 1971 India-Pakistan war.

Sunny Deol’s much-awaited film Border 2 has finally hit the theatres. Directed by Anurag Singh, the film marks the sequel to J.P. Dutta’s 1997 film Border. Alongside the lead actors, the film also features

Ali Mughal in a pivotal role.

In the film, he played the role of a Pakistani officer and shared details about his 3-minute-long fight with Varun Dhawan.

Ali Mughal on Border 2 Fight Scene

During an interview with Zoom, Ali revealed that the fight sequence with Varun Dhawan was ‘intense’ and ‘difficult’. “It was almost a 3-minute fight sequence. I rehearsed that a lot. I rehearsed a lot with the fight guys. I remember when we were shooting in Babina; I had gone 2 or 4 days earlier. And for 2-3 days, I was just practising, because it’s a long sequence. So, it was a 3-minute choreography. I had to remember everything for 3 months,” he shared.

Although Ali had previously done action scenes, he admitted it was the longest action sequence. “The biggest challenge in this was not to hurt each other. You are not fighting actually. But it’s like, you are pretty intense in that particular moment. And the hardest part was when we were practising, we were doing it on the mattress.”

He continued, “And when we were actually shooting, we were doing it on a hard and rocky surface inside the trenches, in the dust and mud. It was not like you could fall anywhere in the open ground, so you had a very limited, small part of the ground.” The trenches, where the fight sequence was shot, were generally narrow, and one can only walk there.

Border 2 Plot and Cast

The much-awaited sequel to the 1997 war drama Border is set against the backdrop of the India-Pakistan war of 1971. The film features combined operations of the Indian Armed Forces – Army, Air Force, and Navy.

Sunny Deol returns to Border 2 as the lead star alongside an ensemble cast that includes co-leads Varun Dhawan, Diljit Dosanjh, and Ahan Shetty. Among other actors, Mona Singh, Sonam Bajwa, Anya Singh, and Medha Rana are seen in supporting roles.