Overview
- Dhawan posted photos of his meeting with Dhano Devi and Colonel Sushil Kumar Dahiya, calling the honour of carrying forward the legacy "truly and deeply" meaningful.
- A paparazzi-shared clip captures Dhano Devi blessing the actor and saying, "Tumne bahot badhiya kiya hai... Film bahot achi chalegi."
- Reports frame the family’s endorsement as a timely response to recent social-media criticism of Dhawan’s casting.
- The actor described intensive preparation for the role, including strength, endurance and mobility training, a high-protein clean diet, and demanding shoots at real locations such as Babina.
- Directed by Anurag Singh, Border 2 features Sunny Deol, Diljit Dosanjh and Ahan Shetty, with production by Bhushan Kumar, Krishan Kumar, J. P. Dutta and Nidhi Dutta as a follow-up to the 1997 film.