Ajay Devgn confirmed to be the Face of Raid Franchise; Makers start preparation for Raid 2!

Ajay Devgn and Ileana D’Cruz’s Raid had a successful run at theaters. Now, the makers are all set to give this film a sequel which will revolve around a case inspired by a true story. Ajay was seen playing an IRS officer Amay Patnaik in the original and will be the face of the Raid franchise.

According to a report in Mumbai Mirror, quoted a source as saying, “The franchise seeks to bring into the public eye heroes who work closely with intelligence agencies to track white-collar crimes. To this day, nobody knows the identity of the officer on whom Ajay’s Amay was modeled. Raid 2 will also be a tribute to men who don’t wear the uniform.”

The report further stated that T-Series owner Bhushan Kumar has already confirmed the script for Raid 2 and it is currently being developed. “It will be a huge multi-film franchise and Ajay ji and I, along with Kumar Mangat ji, are looking to take Raid forward. The script of Part 2 is being developed. Since the original was a much loved film, the sequel is a huge responsibility. After the super success of Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior, there’s a lot of pressure on this collaboration to live up to the expectation.”

For the uninitiated, Raid starred Ileana D’Cruz as Ajay’s onscreen wife while Saurabh Shukla played the role of a corrupt politician referred to as Tauji. The film was appreciated by the critics. It was based on the longest raid in the 80s with Ajay playing the central role.

Meanwhile, on the work front, Ajay has a big lineup of films in the next two years. He will be seen in Bhuj: The Pride of India, Indra Kumar’s Thank God, Kaithi remake and Neeraj Pandey’s Chanakya.