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Bobby Deol appeared in Rahul Rawail's 1997 romantic drama "Aur Pyaar Ho Gaya," and roughly thirty years later he reunited with the Rawail family for a film directed by Rahul Rawail's son, Shiv Rawail.

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The film carried a story credit for Uday Chopra, who had previously written the story, screenplay and dialogues for his earlier feature "Pyaar Impossible" (2010).

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After its release, the film received largely negative reviews, with critics citing a weak screenplay despite its large production scale; it opened to roughly 9.12 crore rupees on its first day and ultimately finished its theatrical run at around 58 crore rupees against a reported budget of 125 crore rupees, leading it to be classified as a box-office failure.

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A mid-credits scene in War 2 served as a teaser confirming that Bobby Deol would appear in a mysterious role, tattooing the Alpha symbol on a young girl's arm and explaining the program.

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The action thriller marks the first on-screen collaboration between Alia Bhatt and Hrithik Roshan, who appears in a guest role as Major Kabir Dhaliwal, his character in the YRF Spy Universe.

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The film marked Alia Bhatt's first on-screen pairing with Anil Kapoor, Bobby Deol and Sharvari Wagh.

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The action thriller's theatrical release was first planned for 25 December 2025, then pushed first to 17 April 2026 and finally to its confirmed theatrical date of 3 July 2026, after the studio stated that its extensive visual effects work would take longer than initially assumed.

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The action thriller was the first on-screen collaboration between Anil Kapoor and Dia Mirza, with Mirza playing Janaki, the late wife of Colonel Vikrant Kaul. The appearance came 25 years after Kapoor, serving as a jury member during Mirza's Miss Asia Pacific 2000 victory, encouraged her to continue her acting career.

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