Ayan Mukerji says Brahmastra 2 and 3 will be shot simultaneously, Part 2 to release in 2026

Ayan Mukerji’s Brahmastra released in 2022 and was termed as one of the biggest Hindi hits of the year. The Ranbir Kapoor-Alia Bhatt film was the first part of a trilogy and ended with a cliffhanger. The first film was in the making for almost seven years but the audience will not have to wait that long for the next part. Ayan recently revealed that he will be shooting Part 2 and 3 simultaneously, but presently, the writing process is still underway.

“We will make Brahmastra 2 and 3 together. The truth is we are going to take a little bit of time to write it. I know there’s a lot of anticipation,” he shared at News 18 Rising India Summit 2023. He added, “People want the (second part of the film) film to come out. But first, we have to write it without compromising it. I think it will be about three years from now before we see Brahmastra 2 on the big screen.” Brahmastra 2 will tentatively release in 2026, as opposed to 2025, which Mukerji had previously said.

Ayan was asked about the criticism that Brahmastra received, but instantly defended it with the “really good numbers” they did at the box office. “We did get some mixed reactions. We still did really good numbers. A lot of people accepted our film. It also did well when it came out on streaming,” he said, adding, “But I still hear that criticism very clearly.”

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Ayan admitted that he agrees with some of the criticism that the film got. “The thing is, I accept and agree with some of it. Some of that criticism came down to some aspects related to the writing and story of Brahmastra. I want to understand these things and make part two better,” he said.

Brahmastra Part One Shiva ended with the villain Dev regaining some of his powers. The second film, Brahmastra Part Two Dev will probably focus on the story of Dev and Amrita, who are Shiva’s parents. Deepika Padukone played Amrita in a small cameo but Dev is yet to be cast.