Waar 2

Waar 2 is an upcoming Pakistani action-thriller film directed & written by Hassan Rana. It is a sequel to Bilal Lashari's directed 2013 film Waar. The film stars Shaan Shahid returning as Major Mujtaba Rizvi, Aleeze Nasser, Agha Haris Durrani and Bilal Ashraf. Unlike the original film, which was based on true events, the sequel will be a complete fictional story. The film was originally going to be released in 2017. As of 2023, the film is considered to be in Development Hell.

Waar 2
Teaser poster
Directed by	Hassan Rana
Written by	Hassan Rana
Based on	characters by Hassan Rana
Produced by	Hassan Rana
Starring	Shaan Shahid Agha Haris Durrani Bilal Ashraf Ayesha Omer Maya Ali Aleeze Nasser
Cinematography	Hassan Rana
Production company	MindWorks Media
Distributed by	ARY Films
Running time	132 minutes
Country	Pakistan
Language	Urdu & English

Cast

• Shaan Shahid as Major Mujtaba Rizvi, a Pakistan Army Officer
• Hassan Rana as Taha Ali, director of CTG
• Aleeze Nasser
• Bilal Ashraf
• Agha Haris Durrani

Production

In May 2015, it was revealed that Hassan Rana wrote the script and would direct the sequel film, he would be returning to reprise his previous role, Ayesha Omer will be a new addition in the film along with newcomers Agha Haris Durrani, Bilal Ashraf and Aleeze Nasser.^[1] Waqas Rana would also be serving as the producer and Director of Photography of the film, and he revealed that four foreign actors were also cast in the film.^[2] The film will also be filmed in Russia, Yugoslavia, United Kingdom and Turkey. Bilal Lashari, the director of the prequel wanted to return for the sequel but due to scheduling conflicts, he had to drop out.^{[citation needed]}

Filming

Waar 2 was previously all set to go into production in 2014. The movie was set be shot in international locations including Russia, Yugoslavia, United Kingdom and Turkey.^[3][4][5]

Principal photography on the film began in late-June 2015 in London.^[1] In August 2015, filming took place at the K2 base camp.^[2]