Border 2 first review<\/span><\/h2>\nTaran shared a detailed Border 2 review on Twitter (now called X), giving it 4.5 stars, and adding, \u201cBorder 2 makes your heart swell with pride… The film salutes the nation as well as the armed forces… STRONGLY RECOMMENDED.\u201d The review praised director Anurag Singh for delivering a \u201cthunderous, emotionally charged war epic that stands tall on scale, sincerity, and soul, while honouring the legacy of the cult classic Border.\u201d Taran added that the film is spectacular, but the director balances spectacle with sentiment, \u2018while staying true to the spirit of the 1971 war.\u2019 Calling the war sequences \u2018breathtaking\u2019, Taran added that action does not seem hollow, and serves both the story and characters\u2019 emotions.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\nHe reserved special praise for the dialogues and music. Calling the dialogues a high point, he wrote, \u201cDialogues are a major high point \u2013 sharp, hard-hitting, and patriotic without being jingoistic… Written for big-screen impact, several punchlines are destined to become crowd favourites, triggering applause and whistles across single screens and multiplexes alike. The music is exceptional, with the recreated versions of two iconic tracks from the first part \u2013 #GharKabAaoge and #JaateHueLamhon \u2013 striking a deep emotional chord in Border 2.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Praise for Sunny Deol, Varun Dhawan, and Diljit Dosanjh<\/span><\/h2>\nThe review also praised the performances, particularly that of Sunny Deol. \u201cSunny Deol is the film’s beating heart… When he roars, the theatre is sure to erupt, especially when he delivers the power-packed lines… This is vintage Sunny Deol \u2013 commanding, righteous, and unforgettable,\u201d Taran wrote, adding, \u201cVarun Dhawan springs a big surprise… He brings intensity, vulnerability, and fire to his role, proving once again that he thrives when backed by strong writing and a well-etched character.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\nCalling Diljit Dosanjh \u2018a sheer delight to watch in every sequence\u2019 and praising Ahan Shetty for \u2018holding his own alongside seasoned performers\u2019, the review praised the other leads too.<\/span><\/p>\n\n
About Border 2<\/span><\/h2>\nA sequel to JP Dutta\u2019s iconic 1997 blockbuster Border, the 2026 film is a war drama directed by Anurag Singh. Border 2 stars Sunny Deol, alongside Varun Dhawan, Diljit Dosanjh, and Ahan Shetty in lead roles. Produced by Bhushan Kumar, Krishan Kumar, J.P. Dutta, and Nidhi Dutta, the film released in theatres on January 23, ahead of the Republic Day.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.hindustantimes.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sunny Deol-led war drama Border 2 is releasing in theatres today (January 23), and on the eve of the release, the film\u2019s first review was revealed. Trade expert and critic Taran Adarsh took to social media a little after midnight on Friday to share his detailed review of the Anurag Singh film, praising it for […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2247585,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25173],"tags":[435151,435150,353532,435152,343639],"class_list":["post-2247584","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-artists","tag-border-2-first-revieww","tag-border-2-review","tag-sunny-deol","tag-taran-adarsh","tag-varun-dhawan"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Border-2-first-review-gives-thunderous-film-45-stars-hails.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2247584","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2247584"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2247584\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2247586,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2247584\/revisions\/2247586"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2247585"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2247584"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2247584"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2247584"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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