Ayushmann Khurrana EXITS Sunny Deol's Border 2? Actor Was Reportedly 'Unsure' of...

Ayushmann Khurrana has reportedly walked out of the sequel of Sunny Deol’s 1997 movie, Border. If a recent report is to be believed, Ayushmann was in talks with the makers of Border 2 for a long time now. Reportedly, he was offered to play the role of an army jawan in the movie. However, he has now backed out of the project because he wasn’t sure about being a part of an ensemble led by Sunny Deol.

“Ayushmann was in talks to play a soldier in the sequel. While both Ayushmann and the makers were keen on collaborating, the actor felt unsure of his positioning in an ensemble led by Sunny, a towering star in his own right,” a source cited by Mid-Day claimed. However, there is no official confirmation of this as of now.

Interestingly, this comes days after it was reported that the globally popular Punjabi singer-actor Diljit Dosanjh is also in talks for Border 2.

Border was released in 1997 and was widely loved by the audience. In the film, Sunny Deol played the role of Major Kuldip Singh Chanduri. Border 2 will mark Sunny Deol’s return in uniform. The film will be directed by Anurag Singh.

Earlier this year, Sunny Deol graced Ranveer Allahabadia’s podcast when he talked about Border 2 and said, “I’ve also heard that they’re making Border 2. We were meant to start it a lot earlier, in 2015. But then my films flopped, so people were scared to make it then. Now, everyone wants to make it.”

“I feel like doing it, but the story should lend a justification to that character. So that those who come to watch the film and hope it’ll be fun, they’re not disappointed, like they’re having that fun in my film Gadar 2,” the actor added.

Meanwhile, in May this year, a report by Pinkvilla claimed that the makers are planning to release Border 2 on Republic Day 2026. “Border 2 is targeting to hit the big screen on Friday, January 23, 2026 – leading to the Republic Day holiday on Monday, January 26, 2026. Being a film celebrating the bravery of Indian Armed Forces, the makers feel that there is no better date than Republic Day for the arrival of this Sunny Deol and Ayushmann Khurrana film,” an insider revealed. However, the makers of Border 2 have not officially announced the film’s release date as of now.