Sriram Raghavan on making ‘Badlapur’ sequel

2015’s ‘Badlapur’, which starred Varun Dhawan in the lead role, was rumoured to have a sequel coming. Director Sriram Raghavan has spoken about the possibility.

“Badlapur was a powerful sort of story. When Dinesh Vijan of Maddock Films said let’s do a part two, we were sure it would not be a sequel to this film. This film would not continue. That story ends there. We thought if we get another story touching upon the aspect of revenge but yet something different, we could call it Badlapur 2,” said Raghavan, according to Box Office India.

“As a producer, he could use it as a franchise. But as a director, why would I call it Badlapur unless it had a story that is as good as or better than the first one? We have discussed a couple of stories but until we find a story that excites the producer and excites us, we will not go ahead. But it is still on the cards simply because it is a very catchy title,” he went on to say.

There was initial rumours that the lead role of the next film would be played by a female but, now, this remains to be seen.