JP Dutta's Double Whammy - Ready to Shoot 'Border 2' AND 'Border 3

JP Dutta's Double Whammy - Ready to Shoot 'Border 2' AND 'Border 3

The wait is finally over for JP Dutta's Border sequel, which has been talked about for years. The producer and director has finally got his act together. And whoa! Is he charged up? He wants to shoot two sequels back to back to the 1997 blockbuster!
The original film was based on the Indo-Pak 1971 war in which his brother Deepak Dutta, an IAF pilot had died in an aircrash. The sequel, reportedly, is not a continuation of the original story.
"I am working on both Border 2 and Border 3. But I can't reveal much about them right now. I've to sort out certain vital issues before I can go public with my plans. But yes, it's August 15 and I remember my late brother Deepak who was in the Air Force. All my war films are dedicated to him," JP Dutta told Mumbai Mirror.
Dutta is looking at launching the first sequel in the winter of 2012.
A source close to Dutta gives more details.
"JP hasn't directed a film in a long time. He had been struggling to put together two war epics - Border 2 and 3. Also, he lost his father P Dutta last year. Thus far, the senior Dutta had been writing all his films. With him gone, JP had to find his way through the lives of the many characters that will be a part of the two Border films. Each film is budgeted at approximately Rs 65 crore."
Since the films are war epics, it was necessary for Dutta to acquire Govt permission to shoot at security sensitive places and use military equipment.
"He has been busy traveling to Delhi and meeting ministers and Defence officers for the last two years. JP needs to shoot the films in war sensitive areas. He will require army equipment. And thus the support of the Defence ministry was necessary. He's finally got the approval."
The original film had an ensemble cast featuring Sunny Deol, Sunil Shetty, Akshaye Khanna, Jackie Shroff, Tabu, Pooja Bhatt, Puneet Issar, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Raakhee and Sharbani Mukherjee.
For the sequel Suniel Shetty had confirmed his role back in July.
"I'm playing an army officer in Border 2," Shetty had told HT.
He said rest of the cast is going to be new. "No, they are not doing it. It has a different bunch of actors."