Rumors of Akshaye Khanna having a fullfledged role in Dhurandhar 2 as Rahman Dakait could be untrue, but an emerging report suggests that Vicky Kaushal is all set to join the cast of Aditya Dhar’s Dhurandhar 2 in an extended cameo. The actor will reportedly play Major Vihaan Shergill, his character from Dhar’s 2019 blockbuster, Uri: The Surgical Strike. Industry sources say the entry of Vicky Kaushal’s Major Vihaan Shergill in the world of Dhurandhar indicates a larger spy universe in the making, which will unite characters from Uri with those of the Ranveer Singh-starrer Dhurandhar.
“Aditya has been tightlipped about the star power he is adding to Dhurandhar 2. The director, who plans to build the Dhurandhar universe, has smartly woven in a track from Uri despite the difference in the two stories’ timelines,” a source says, according to an unconfirmed report in Mid-Day.
Uri: The Surgical Strike is based on real incidents of September 2016, when the Indian Army crushed an attempted attack by a group of militants near the town of Uri. Vicky’s character, Major Vihaan Shergill, leads the Indian military charge in the film that earned over Rs 341 crore against a budget of around Rs 42 crore upon release in January 2019.
Speaking about the possible presence of Vicky Kaushal’s Uri character in Dhurandhar 2, the source says, “It remains unclear whether he and Ranveer’s character cross paths,” adding: “The cameo includes a few action blocks.”
The possibility of Vicky Kaushal’s presence in Dhurandhar 2 got a boost when a fan theory went viral on social media, stating that Uri had references that hinted at such a connection.
In Dhurandhar, Ranveer Singh plays an Indian agent by the name of Hamza Ali Mazari who arrives in Karachi’s notorious Lyari area to gather intelligence data for India. After a tense build-up sees Hamza witness the planning of execution of the 26/11 Mumbai attacks, his name is revealed to be Jaskirat Singh Rangi at the end of the film.
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