War 2 release date out: Hrithik Roshan-Jr NTR set to unleash mayhem in theatres ahead of Independence Day

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Meanwhile, Jr NTR revealed in an interview last year that he had creative differences with War 2 director Ayan Mukerji. He said, “When I was shooting for War 2, Ayan did not know what was going to come. Because he was trying to bring it out from me, that’s how this was going to come out. I told him, ‘Ayan, I am very instinctive; kuch na kuch aa jayega (something will come).’ Now, he is not used to doing this at all; he loves prep, and I am completely the opposite. And then Adi Sir was there in between, who said, ‘It’s ok, it’s ok, I get it’.”

The actor added, “Too much prep doesn’t give you the chance to explore yourself. South Indian films (sets) have always been chaotically organized. Like, if the prints have to come tomorrow, the team will still ask for one extra hour because they want to make some changes in the edit. The clock is ticking; the prints have to be delivered, but you are still working on the film.”

War 2 will be the next instalment in the YRF spy universe after Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif and Emraan Hashmi-starrer Tiger 3. There is Alia Bhatt and Sharvari-starrer Alpha scheduled to hit the big screen in December.