John Abraham, Disha Patani, Arjun Kapoor and Tara Sutaria starrer ‘Ek Villain Returns’ has wrapped up shoot. The film is a sequel to the 2014 action-thriller box office hit ‘Ek Villain’ starring Sidharth Malhotra, Shraddha Kapoor and Riteish Deshmukh. ‘Ek Villain Returns’ arrives in theatres this Eid on 8th July 2022.
Announcing the news on Twitter with a photo from the sets of ‘El Villain Returns’, trade analyst Taran Adarsh wrote, “’EK VILLAIN RETURNS’ FILMING COMPLETE… Filming of #EkVillainReturns – starring #JohnAbraham, #ArjunKapoor, #DishaPatani and #TaraSutaria – is now complete… Directed by #MohitSuri… Produced by #EktaKapoor and #BhushanKumar… 8 July 2022 release.”
Helmed by Mohit Suri, who also directed the first part, ‘Ek Villain Returns’, is set in a completely different storyline and has no links to the previous instalment. Mohit is known for his films like ‘Murder 2,’ ‘Aashiqui 2’, ‘Awarapan’, ‘Malang’ and more.
‘Ek Villain Returns’ was earlier scheduled to release on 11th February, 2022 but was postponed and is now set to release on Eid on 8th July, 2022.
Shobha Kapoor and Ekta Kapoor through Balaji Motion Pictures and Bhushan Kumar and Krishan Kumar through T-Series have produced ‘Ek Villain Returns’.