Script For 'Queen 2' Is Ready! Vikas Bahl Shares Interesting Details, Says Kangana Is Doing It
A decade after Queen's release, filmmaker Vikas Bahl reveals the script is locked and ready for Queen 2! Kangana Ranaut will reprise her iconic role as Rani in this much-anticipated sequel. Here's the update on the sequel's progress and why the team waited for the perfect story.
The film was a lesson on feminism, it was funny and heartwarming at the same time. Back in 2014, when Kangana Ranaut-headlined Queen was released in theatres, nobody expected it would turn out to be one of the biggest hits of Bollywood. It started a revolution in the industry proving that a female lead character can drive an entire film on her shoulder. Even today, it's counted as one of the iconic films of Bollywood. Would you want to see a sequel to the film? Filmmaker Vikas Bahl says that Queen 2 is in the works!
Vikas Bahl shares an update on Queen 2, and says the script is ready!
In an interview with News 18, Bahl who is gearing up for the release of the upcoming supernatural thriller Shaitaan, starring Ajay Devgn, R Madhavan and Jyotika in lead roles, talked about the Queen sequel. He said that the script was locked and ready.
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Talking about the hype around the movie, he said, "It is going to be ten years of 'Queen¡¯s release but the number of people who keep asking me about Queen 2 makes me feel like the film released just yesterday! However, I am happy to say that we have actually finished writing our story. So, yes, the sequel should happen."
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Furthermore, talking about Queen 2 and the delays the film has been through, he said, "Na shohrat, na paisa, bas pyaar mein hi chal raha hai mera (laughs). So yes, I knew that it would have given me the money, as Queen is a money spinner of sorts. But we were very sure that we wouldn¡¯t do it until we got a story that delivered as much as Queen did. It wasn¡¯t an easy task, so we waited."
Kangana Ranaut is doing the Queen sequel
Earlier, Bahl had told Bollywood Life, "Every day I wake up with a thought of making Queen 2, and hopelessly, I will definitely announce it someday''. He also confirmed that Kangana will reprise her role as Rani. "Kangana is a brilliant actress, and I cannot imagine anyone else but only her for 'Queen 2'. I will make the film only with her and no one else."
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