Dharmaveer 2

Dharmaveer 2 is a 2024 Indian Marathi-language biographical political drama film^[4] written and directed by Pravin Tarde. It is produced by Umesh Bansal and Mangesh Desai under the banners of Zee Studios and Sahil Motion Arts.^[5][6] The film stars Prasad Oak^[7] and Kshitish Date in the lead roles. It is a sequel to the 2022 film Dharmaveer.^[8]

Dharmaveer 2
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Pravin Tarde
Written by	Pravin Tarde
Based on	Anand Dighe
Produced by	Mangesh Desai & Umesh Bansal
Starring	Prasad Oak Kshitish Date
Cinematography	Mahesh Limaye
Edited by	Mayur Hardas
Production companies	Zee Studios Sahil Motion Arts
Distributed by	Zee Studios
Release date	27 September 2024 (2024-09-27)
Running time	160 minutes
Country	India
Language	Marathi
Budget	₹8 crore[1]
Box office	₹15.5–15.47 crore[2][3]

The film was originally scheduled to release in theatres on 9 August 2024.^[9] But due to heavy rains in Maharashtra, the release was postponed to 27 September 2024.^[10][11]

Cast

• Prasad Oak as Anand Dighe
• Kshitish Date as Eknath Shinde
• 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
• Abhijeet Khandkekar as Dada Bhuse
• Kedar Soman as Uday Samant
• Abhijit Thite as Shambhuraj Desai
• Uday Sabnis as Sandipanrao Bhumre
• Sachin Narkar as Pratap Sarnaik
• Suhas Lakhan as Ravindra Phatak
• Sunil Tawde as Bharat Sheth Gogavle
• Pravin Tarde as Inspector Sahebrao Patkar
• Ramesh Pardeshi
• Digambar Naik
• Hardeek Joshi
• Sharad Ponkshe as himself
• Eknath Shinde 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.^[12] After this, in August 2023, officially announced the making of sequel.^[5] The shooting started in December 2023 in Thane.^[13][14]

Soundtrack

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Chal Karu Tayari[15]"	Prasad Biware	Vishal Dadlani & Bela Shende	02:40
2.	"Asa Ha Dharmaveer"	Vishwajit Joshi	Sukhwinder Singh	4:41
3.	"chal karu Taiyari"	Avinash-Vishwajeet	Vishal Dadlani & Bela Shende	4:35
4.	"Aali Shivsena"	Mangesh kangane	Adarsh Shinde & Avinash-Vishwajeet	3:44
5.	"Jagel Anand Maza"	Mangesh kangane	Hariharan & Chinar-Mahesh	6:45
6.	"Jagel Anand Maza - Reprise"	Mangesh kangane	Hariharan & Chinar-Mahesh	6:45

Release

Marketing

On 30 June 2024, an event was held in Mumbai where Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Bobby Deol^[16] unveiled the poster.^[17][18]

The teaser was released on 9 July 2024.^[19] The trailer of the film was released on 20 July 2024.^[20]

The trailer launch event was attended by Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde^[21] along with Bollywood actors Salman Khan,^[22] Govinda,^[23] Jeetendra,^[24] Jackky Bhagnani and his wife actress Rakul Preet Singh.^[25]

Theatrical

The film was scheduled to be released on 9 August 2024 in Marathi, along with a dubbed version in Hindi.^[26] However, due to rain, the release was postponed to 27 September 2024.^[10]

Home media

The streaming rights for the film were acquired by ZEE5 and it started streaming on the platform on 25 October 2024.^[27][28]

Box office

Dharmaveer 2 earned ₹1.92 crore on its opening day.^[29] The film collected ₹7.65 crore in its opening weekend.^[30]

The film grossed ₹15.5–15.47 crore in its final theatrical run.^[2][3]