Shah Rukh Khan To Play A Cop In Rajinikanth's 'Jailer 2'

2026-03-10 05:14:07

(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan is set to appear in an extended cameo in Rajinikanth's upcoming flick Jailer 2, amping up the excitement among the hordes of their fans.

What's more, Khan is set to appear as a cop, the news agency IANS reported citing sources in the industry.

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This marks a series of firsts for Khan: Jailer 2 will be his Tamil cinema debut as well as the first time he gets to share screen space with Superstar Rajinikanth.

The news agency cited sources from the film's unit as saying that only Khan's portions remain to be filmed and that the Jawan and Pathaan star will begin shooting for his portions later this month. Once done, filming for the movie will be wrapped up.

Last month, Bollywood actor Jatin Sarna, best known for his role in the TV series Sacred Games, put out a series of photographs on Instagram with key cast members, including Mithun Chakraborty and Vidya Balan, confirming their presence in the movie too. Sarna is speculated to play one of the antagonists in the sequel to the 2023 action comedy.

In September last year, Khaleej Times reported that Balan and Chakraborty were offered key roles in the movie, with the latter playing a key antagonist.

Chakraborty and Rajinikanth have a history of collaborations, with the superstar appearing in two of the former's films-the Hindi film Bhrastachar (1989) and the Bengali flick Bhagya Debata (1997).

Jailer 2 will mark Balan's second outing in Tamil cinema, with the 2019 legal drama Nerkonda Paarvai, a remake of the Bollywood hit Pink, being her first.

A phalanx of stars

Meanwhile, the 'universe' of Jailer 2 has only grown bigger. Not only will the movie feature cameos from Mohanlal and Shiva Rajkumar, as in the first instalment, it will also feature cast members from it, including Ramya Krishnan, Mirnaa Menon and Yogi Babu. Vijay Sethupathi said in a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter India that he is overcoming his aversion for villainous roles, and will be seen in a cameo in Jailer 2.

In addition, Chakraborty had indicated at the possibility of a guest appearance by none other than Shah Rukh Khan. Actor-director SJ Suryah and Vinayakan will round off the cast to the sequel.

Last January, Sun Pictures releasing a humorous announcement teaser, hinting that the sequel would be a continuation of the first: guns, fights and a hat-tip to Rajini's larger-than-life persona.

Jailer follows the travails of Muthuvel Pandian (Rajinikanth) a retired police official in search of his missing son, also an upright police officer, that won rave reviews. The movie grossed nearly Rs 6.5 billion (Dh 250 million approximately) globally and was one of 2023's biggest Indian grossers.

Jailer 2 was expected to release on June 12, 2026; speculation is now rife that it may hit theatres in August.