Border 2: From Sunny Deol to Varun Dhawan, who plays what in the war drama

Updated On: 16 January, 2026 02:00 PM IST | Athulya Nambiar

Anurag Singh`s directorial Border 2 is just a week away from release. The makers released the power-charged trailer on Thursday marking Army day. The film stars Sunny Deol, Varun Dhawan, Diljit Dosanjh and Ahan Shetty in the lead with many other actors lending support to the narrative. Take a look at who plays what in the film

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<p>Sunny Deol is the ony actor whoe returns for the sequel from the 1997 Border film. He will be seen playing the role of  as India  Lt Col Fateh Singh Kaler — Indian Army officer from 6 Sikh</p>

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Sunny Deol is the ony actor whoe returns for the sequel from the 1997 Border film. He will be seen playing the role of as India Lt Col Fateh Singh Kaler — Indian Army officer from 6 Sikh

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Varun Dhawan will play an army officer in the fim. He will be playing Major Hoshiar Singh Dahiya, PVC — Indian Army officer from 3 Grenadiers

<p>Ahan Shetty marks his return to the film industry after four years. He made his acting debut in 2021 with Tadap. In Border 2, he will be seen playing the role of Lt Cdr M. S. Rawat — Indian Navy officer from INS Khukri. Interestingly, Shetty`s father Suniel was part of the 1997 film Border. However, his character does not survive in the film </p>

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Ahan Shetty marks his return to the film industry after four years. He made his acting debut in 2021 with Tadap. In Border 2, he will be seen playing the role of Lt Cdr M. S. Rawat — Indian Navy officer from INS Khukri. Interestingly, Shetty`s father Suniel was part of the 1997 film Border. However, his character does not survive in the film

<p>Diljit Dosanjh plays an Air Force officer in the film. He will be playing Fg Offr Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon, PVC — Indian Air Force officer from No. 18 Squadron</p>

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Diljit Dosanjh plays an Air Force officer in the film. He will be playing Fg Offr Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon, PVC — Indian Air Force officer from No. 18 Squadron

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Mona Singh will be seen playing the support system of Deol`s character. She has been paired opposite the actor as Fateh`s wife

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Anya Singh will be seen playing the calm and composed wife of Naval officer Rawat played by Ahan

<p>Sonam Bajwa will be seen playing Manjit Sekhon, wife of Officer Nirmal. They are shown to be newly weds in the film when Dosanjh`s character heads for war</p>

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Sonam Bajwa will be seen playing Manjit Sekhon, wife of Officer Nirmal. They are shown to be newly weds in the film when Dosanjh`s character heads for war

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Medha Rana plays the role of Dhano Devi Dahiya, Hoshiar`s wife

<p>The film will see Anurag Arora as Sub. Ram Singh — Indian Army JCO from 6 Sikh while Paramvir Cheema will essay the role of Sub. Nishan Singh — Indian Army JCO from 3 Grenadiers</p>

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The film will see Anurag Arora as Sub. Ram Singh — Indian Army JCO from 6 Sikh while Paramvir Cheema will essay the role of Sub. Nishan Singh — Indian Army JCO from 3 Grenadiers

<p>There will be some interesting cameos in the film as well. Suniel Shetty will be seen as AC Bhairon Singh Rathore, SM — BSF officer attached to the Unit that fought the Battle of Longewala<br /><br /></p>

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There will be some interesting cameos in the film as well. Suniel Shetty will be seen as AC Bhairon Singh Rathore, SM — BSF officer attached to the Unit that fought the Battle of Longewala

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Akshaye Khanna will make cameo as 2nd Lt Dharamvir Singh Bhakhri — 2i/c in the Unit that fought the Battle of Longewala

<p>Along with the large-scale visuals, at the core of the narrative stands Sunny Deol, with hard-hitting dialogues and towering screen presence he is joined by Varun Dhawan, Diljit Dosanjh and Ahan Shetty in their battle-scarred intense avatars as they bring to life the inspired stories of valour, courage and sacrifice that India has witnessed from the 1971 India-Pakistan war</p>

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Along with the large-scale visuals, at the core of the narrative stands Sunny Deol, with hard-hitting dialogues and towering screen presence he is joined by Varun Dhawan, Diljit Dosanjh and Ahan Shetty in their battle-scarred intense avatars as they bring to life the inspired stories of valour, courage and sacrifice that India has witnessed from the 1971 India-Pakistan war

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Border 2 will be released in theatres on January 23

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