Here is the inside tale of how Ayan Mukerji was chosen to helm War 2, the follow-up to Siddharth Anand’s critically acclaimed blockbuster War from 2019.
Anand was initially the obvious choice to direct the War II. Nevertheless, this is what transpired, according to a close friend of Mukerji: “After War, Sid got busy with Pathaan, and Pathaan took more than three years to finish. Sid is currently working on Fighter. (featuring Hrithik Roshan and Deepika Padukone). Aditya Chopra is eager to get the War II underway as soon as possible.
“Ayan is a child of pure Dharma. Only Karan Johar’s Dharma Productions have hired him to date as a director. Karan has no issues with Ayan helming a Yash Raj production. Adi is a sibling to Karan. Karan offered to rent Ayan’s directing talents for War 2 despite the fact that Ayan has Brahmastra 2 and 3 to direct for him, according to a source with direct knowledge of the situation.
Ayan will initially helm Brahmastra 2 and 3 concurrently for Karan Johar’s Dharma Productions. Additionally, he will work on War 2’s pre-production. He won’t start directing War 2 until he is finished with Brahmastra.