''Dharmaveer 2'' is a 2024

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film written and directed by

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. It is produced by Umesh Bansal and Mangesh Desai under the banners of

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and Sahil Motion Arts. The film stars Prasad Oak and Kshitish Date in the lead roles. It is a sequel to the 2022 film '' Dharmaveer''. The film was originally scheduled to release in theatres on 9 August 2024. But due to heavy rains in

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, the release was postponed to 27 September 2024.

Cast

* Prasad Oak as Anand Dighe * Kshitish Date as

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* Vijay Nikam as Mo. Da. Joshi * Makarand Date * Snehal Tarde as Anita Birje * Devendra Gaikwad as Aatmaram Thorat * Makarand Padhye as Balasaheb Thackeray * Amit jadhav as CBI Officer * Anand Ingale as Shahajibapu Patil * Jaywant Wadkar as Hawaldar * Aniruddha Dindorkar as Prakash Gupte *

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as Dada Bhuse * Kedar Soman as Uday Samant * Abhijit Thite as Shambhuraj Desai *

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as Sandipanrao Bhumre * Sachin Narkar as Pratap Sarnaik * Suhas Lakhan as Ravindra Phatak * Sunil Tawde as Bharat Sheth Gogavle *

as Inspector Sahebrao Patkar * Ramesh Pardeshi * Digambar Naik * Hardeek Joshi * Sharad Ponkshe as himself *

as himself (Playing Last Scene Cameo)

Plot

Dharamveer 2 continues the saga by delving into the life of Anand Dighe. This dynamic and emotionally charged journey explores the untold aspects of the charismatic leader's life and his profound impact on ordinary people. The film offers a captivating perspective on present-day politics and its intriguing connections to the past.

Production

In January 2023, the success of '' Dharmaveer'', the producer Mangesh Desai later said that its story is incomplete, hence another part will be made. After this, in August 2023, officially announced the making of sequel. The shooting started in December 2023 in

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Soundtrack

Release

Marketing

On 30 June 2024, an event was held in

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where

Chief Minister

and

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unveiled the poster. The teaser was released on 9 July 2024. The trailer of the film was released on 20 July 2024. The trailer launch event was attended by Maharashtra Chief Minister

along with Bollywood actors

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, Jackky Bhagnani and his wife actress

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Theatrical

The film was scheduled to be released on 9 August 2024 in Marathi, along with a dubbed version in

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. However, due to rain, the release was postponed to 27 September 2024.

Home media

The streaming rights for the film were acquired by

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and it started streaming on the platform on 25 October 2024.

Box office

Dharmaveer 2 earned ₹1.92 crore on its opening day. The film collected in its opening weekend. The film grossed ₹15.5–15.47 crore in its final theatrical run.

References

External links

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