‘Lucky Baskhar' sequel confirmed: Dulquer Salmaan-starrer to return after record-breaking success
's Lucky Baskhar is not done winning just yet. After emerging as the most successful film of the actor's career, the buzz around a possible sequel has finally turned into a thrilling reality. Director
Venky Atluri
has confirmed that a follow-up to the 2024
Telugu-language blockbuster
is officially in development, sending fans into a frenzy of excitement.
Produced by
Sithara Entertainments
, Fortune Four Cinema, and Srikara Studios, Lucky Baskhar hit theatres worldwide on October 31, 2024, just in time for Deepawali. The film opened to rave reviews from both audiences and critics, quickly turning into a box office juggernaut with a global collection of Rs 111.22 crore.
Plot of Lucky Baskhar
Set in the gritty backdrop of 1990s Bombay, the period crime drama starred Dulquer Salmaan in the titular role. The film followed Baskhar Kumar, a lower-middle-class bank cashier whose descent into smuggling and financial fraud is driven by desperation to escape debt and humiliation. As his illegal ventures begin to reshape his family's life, Baskhar finds himself tangled in the complex underbelly of
banking scams
, hawala networks, and stock market manipulation—all while dealing with moral dilemmas and mounting pressure from powerful players.
The ensemble cast featured
Meenakshi Chaudhary
, Tinnu Anand, P. Sai Kumar, Ramki, Raghu Babu, Sarvadaman D. Banerjee, Sachin Khedekar, and Y. Kasi Viswanath. Venky Atluri served as both writer and director, earning widespread praise for crafting a compelling narrative that merged intense socio-political commentary with high-stakes drama.
The sequel announcement, reported by 123Telugu, comes as no surprise, given the film's resounding success and cult-like following. While plot details remain under wraps, fans are already speculating whether the new chapter will continue Baskhar's story post-escape or introduce a new protagonist in the same world of white-collar crime.
Hashtags
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
India.com
19 minutes ago
- India.com
This actor enters Shah Rukh Khan's 'King, will play role of Jackie Shroff's son, ruled hearts of fans by becoming villain in 2023 in..., he is...
An actor who chilled audiences with his dark and intense role in a 2023 action thriller is now gearing up to return in another fierce avatar. Known for his sharp expressions and commanding presence, he left a lasting impact as the antagonist last year. Now, he's set to raise the stakes again in Shah Rukh Khan's much-awaited film King, where he will step into a menacing role once more. While his name remains under wraps for now, his style and silence speak louder than words. Who is this actor? Here we are talking about the 'Rising star of the film industry' and 'Slow Motion King', Raghav Juyal, who will soon be seen in 'King'. This information has been shared by a close source. The source said, 'Raghav Juyal is in the film 'King' and he will play the role of Jackie Shroff's son, who will be seen in the role of a dangerous villain. He revealed that most of the shooting of the film has been completed. He said, 'The main part of the film has been shot. The remaining scenes will be shot in October and some parts will be filmed next year.' More About King 'King' is being directed by Siddharth Anand, who has made a blockbuster film like 'Pathaan'. In this film, along with Shah Rukh Khan, his daughter Suhana Khan will also be seen on the big screen for the first time. However, both of them have previously appeared together in an advertisement directed by SRK's son, Aryan Khan. The film also stars Deepika Padukone, Rani Mukerji, Abhishek Bachchan, Jaideep Ahlawat, Anil Kapoor and Abhay Verma in important roles. Abhishek Bachchan will also be seen playing the villain in this film, which was confirmed recently by megastar Amitabh Bachchan. More about Raghav Juyal Raghav is known for his great dance moves and strong acting in the 2024 film 'Kill'. He recently said that he was busy working on a project. Raghav was also seen in the 2024 action thriller 'Yudhra', starring Siddhant Chaturvedi, Malavika Mohanan, Gajraj Rao, Ram Kapoor, Raj Arjun, and Shilpa Shukla. Raghav Juyal caught the attention of the fans by playing the role of villain in the action thriller film Kill, helmed by Nikhil Nagesh Bhat, released in 2023. At the same time, the film earned Rs 47 crores on a budget of 40 crores, which had brutal action sequences and a compelling narrative, featuring Lakshya and Tanya Maniktala in lead roles.
&w=3840&q=100)
Business Standard
19 minutes ago
- Business Standard
Chhaava helps box office collections climb in the first six months of 2025
At a time when the Indian film industry is struggling to attract audiences back to the silver screens with new scripts, release formats, and franchise titles, this helped push India's box office collections up 14 per cent on a year-on-year basis to Rs 5,723 crore in the January–June period, with historical action film Chhaava, based on Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj, leading as the highest-grossing movie so far this year. With a steady flow of 17 films crossing the Rs 100 crore mark in the first six months, this year relied less on the big-ticket blockbusters, a report released by Ormax Media stated. Last year, in the same period, 10 films had crossed the Rs 100 crore mark. Vicky Kaushal starrer Chhaava minted Rs 693 crore at the domestic BO, followed by Telugu-language film Sankranthiki Vasthunam, which made Rs 222 crore at the domestic BO. Meanwhile, in the month of June, the gross collection crossed Rs 900 crore. While the film industry struggled to fill seats in theatres, with only a few movie releases around the festive season that could attract crowds last year, a report released by Ormax Media anticipates this year will break records in terms of domestic BO collection with an overall collection of Rs 13,500 crore. 'Over the last two years, the January-June period has contributed 42 per cent to the annual box office. Applying that proportion, 2025 can be expected to close at Rs 13,500 crore, which will make it the best year ever at the India box office,' the report said. Some major movies expected to release are Kantara: Chapter 1, Avatar: Fire and Ash (third instalment in the Avatar series), War 2 (Yash Raj Films' spy universe film), and Coolie (Tamil-language action thriller starring Rajinikanth), among others. The year started strong with Pushpa 2: The Rule continuing its theatrical run in January, followed by Maddock Films-backed Chhaava in February and Raid 2 in May, revolving around an income tax officer played by Ajay Devgn. However, the industry faced a challenging time around April end and the start of May, in northern and western regions near the border, where cinemas in select cities had to cancel night shows due to geopolitical tensions between India and Pakistan. Adding to this, some major releases like Akshay Kumar starrer Sky Force and Sikander, with Salman Khan as the lead actor, failed to perform as expected at the BO. Aamir Khan and Genelia Deshmukh starrer Sitaare Zameen Par, which was exclusively released in theatres on June 20, came in third position in terms of gross domestic BO collection with Rs 201 crore. At Rs 200 crore of domestic BO collection was Housefull 5, a murder mystery comedy, which experimented with having two different endings of the film. The second part of the film, Raid, starring Riteish Deshmukh as a corrupt political figure, minted Rs 199 crore at the BO. In terms of linguistic contributions to the domestic BO, Hindi-language led with 40 per cent of the share in the January-June period, in line with last year. This was followed by Telugu-language and Tamil-language at 20 per cent and 15 per cent, respectively. On the back of several high-profile Hollywood releases, Hollywood's contribution to the domestic BO returned a double-digit share after three years, having last crossed the 10 per cent mark in 2022, the report added.
Time of India
29 minutes ago
- Time of India
"I never cry...": Ananya Panday gets teary-eyed after watching cousin Ahaan Panday's debut film 'Saiyaara'
Ananya Panday got emotional after watching her first cousin, Ahaan Panday 's debut in 'Saiyaara.' Mohit Suri 's film has been getting hearts and thumbs up from the audience, and has proceeded to smash the box office records. Ananya Panday gets emotional In the vlog released by Ahaan's sister and influencer, Alaana, the Panday clan can be seen visiting the special screening of the film, where they became quite emotional. Titling the video 'My BROTHER'S first movie launch day! #Saiyaara vlog,' Alaana and her celebrity husband, Ivor McCray, celebrated the launch of the film. During the intermission and after watching the entire film, the family seemed to have gotten a tad teary-eyed at the private screening, which was held at the Yash Raj Studios in Mumbai. When the camera panned towards the 'Gehrahiyaan' actress, she had a tissue in her hand and had tears rolling down her cheeks. However, the family soon pointed out that she had never cried. The 26-year-old said, 'I never cry!' Further in the clip, Bhavana Panday expressed, 'My one word is, Ahaan,' while Ivor and Ananya quickly prompted, 'Krish Kapoor.' Meanwhile, Chunky Panday, in his funky t-shirt. claimed that he was too excited while cheering for the film. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like American Investor Warren Buffett Recommends: 5 Books For Turning Your Life Around Blinkist: Warren Buffett's Reading List Undo About the film 'Saiyaara' While there were a lot of hugs and tears in the video, it ended with Mohit Suri himself saying that 'Saiyaara' has broken his all-time record as well. As per Sacnilk, the film has made more than Rs 66 crore by day 3 in the domestic market. Starring Ahaan Panday and Aneet Padda , 'Saiyaara' had been rated 3/5 by ETimes. 'Saiyaara is a visually lush, emotive, and melody-driven experience that's effective as a romantic musical. Impressive leads, heartfelt romance and emotions, and melodic tracks make it a worthwhile one-time watch for romantic-musical fans,' according to the ETimes review.
