Vaani Kapoor is currently busy with the promotions of her upcoming web series, Mandala Murders. The actress plays a pivotal role in the series, set to premiere on Netflix on July 25. During its promotions, the actress broke silence over not being a part of War 2. While she featured in the first installment with Hrithik Roshan, Kiara Advani stars in the second part. In an interview, Vaani playfully said that if Tiger Shroff comes back, she is willing to be back.
During a conversation with Siddharth Kannan, Vaani was asked if she ever felt that she should have been part of War 2. No, I wish them the best. I feel incredibly grateful that I at least got the opportunity to be a part of a film like War, the OG War. It is looking beautiful. It is cinematic. It is larger than life. Kudos to the team,” the actress said. She further joked about the fate of her and Tiger’s characters in the action thriller. “Me, Sid (director Sidharth Anand), and Tiger are all not there in the sequel. Tiger and I both passed away in War. So I said, if Tiger comes back, I’m coming back too, my friend,” she added.
For the unversed, Vaani and Tiger starred alongside Hrithik in Siddharth Anand’s War, theatrically released in 2019. It was one of the highest-grossing films of that year.
Meanwhile, Ayan Mukerji has directed the second installment of War while Yash Raj Films has backed the project. War 2 features Hrithik, Kiara and Jr NTR. While the trailer will be released on July 25, the action thriller is scheduled for a big screen release on August 14, 2025.
Talking about this new stint, Vaani Kapoor says, “In films, you have only two to three hours where you have to create the arc, establish it and layer out everything in that concise period of time. I was very intrigued coming into the long format, as it helps you explore as an actor. You get much more leverage to create more nuances, layers and get into the depth of everything.”
The actor plays a detective on screen, and women officers are often associated with a tough exterior. Ask her about how the portrayal of such women in films over time has impacted her, and Vaani says she got her inspiration from films like Mardaani (2013).
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