NTR Jr Talks ‘War 2’: ‘This Character Is Extremely Special to Me’ (EXCLUSIVE)

The internet is buzzing, and NTR Jr couldn’t be happier about it. The “RRR” star has struck gold once again as the teaser for his upcoming Yash Raj Films spy universe film “War 2” becomes a viral sensation across India.

The teaser for “War 2” dropped on Tuesday, featuring a heavyweight showdown between NTR Jr and Hrithik Roshan. It has already racked up some 30 million views on X and 3 million views on Instagram, across languages.

“War 2” also stars Kiara Advani in the female lead, marking her entry into the universe. The film is directed by Ayan Mukerji, best known for his work on the fantasy adventure “Brahmastra,” making this his first foray into the high-octane spy thriller genre.

“It is truly a blessing to be an actor because you get to experience so much unconditional love from people,” NTR Jr says. “It is a very precious and a rare feeling and I’m really lucky to be receiving the same for ‘War 2.’ This YRF spy universe film presents me in an all new avatar which I had a lot of fun portraying and I’m overwhelmed with the positivity and the love coming in from every quarter of the country.”

“This character is extremely special to me,” NTR Jr adds. “When you give so much emotion, so much intensity and energy to your role, it is all the more exciting to see this kind of response from my fans, from people who love to see good cinema on the big screen.”

Created by producer Aditya Chopra, the spy universe kicked off with the Tiger franchise, starring Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif, beginning with “Ek Tha Tiger” (2012) and “Tiger Zinda Hai” (2017), and continued with “War” (2019), starring Roshan and Tiger Shroff. These were followed by “Pathaan,” starring Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone and John Abraham, and “Tiger 3,” both in 2023. “Alpha,” starring Alia Bhatt and Sharvari, the first female-led film in the universe is due after “War 2,” followed by “Tiger vs Pathaan,” featuring both Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan.

In the Tiger franchise, Salman Khan plays Avinash Singh Rathore, AKA Tiger, who belongs to Indian intelligence agency RAW and Kaif plays Zoya Humaini from Pakistan’s ISI. In “War,” Roshan is rogue RAW agent Kabir Dhaliwal and Shroff his protégé Khalid Rahmani. In “Pathaan,” Shah Rukh Khan plays exiled RAW agent Pathaan and Padukone ISI agent Rubina Mohsin.

Tiger has an extended cameo in “Pathaan” and the film also features Colonel Sunil Luthra (Ashutosh Rana), who first appeared in “War” and is in “Tiger 3” as well. The character Pathaan has a cameo in “Tiger 2” as does Kabir Dhaliwal.

“War 2” is scheduled for a worldwide theatrical release on Aug. 14, and will be available in the Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu languages.