Vidyut Jammwal’s ‘Khuda Haafiz: Chapter 2 Agni Pariksha’ all set for digital premiere. Deets inside!

New Delhi: ZEE5 has announced the digital premiere of the action thriller ‘Khuda Haafiz: Chapter 2 – Agni Pariksha’, on September 2.

The movie stars Vidyut Jammwal, Shivaleeka Oberoi, Sheeba Chaddha and Dibyendu Bhattacharya.

Written and directed by Faruk Kabir and produced by Kumar Mangat Pathak, Abhishek Pathak, Sneha Bimal Parekh and Ram Mirchandani under the banner of Panorama Studios, ‘Khuda Haafiz: Chapter 2 – Agni Pariksha’ is the sequel to the 2020 successful film, Khuda Haafiz.

The sequel is the story of Sameer (played by Vidyut Jammwal) and Nargis (played by Shivaleeka Oberoi) who, after overcoming all odds, find a ray of sunshine when they adopt a girl child, Nandini and their family is complete. But their happiness is short-lived as in a bizarre twist of fate, Nandini gets kidnapped on her way back from school, and Sameer takes it upon himself to get her back home safely.

So, ‘Khuda Haafiz: Chapter 2 – Agni Pariksha’ is the story of a man who goes against all odds to protect his family against the power mongers of the society.

With an IMDB rating of 8.4, the action thriller struck a chord with cinema goers for its emotional storyline, power packed action sequences and phenomenal acting.

Manish Kalra, Chief Business Officer, ZEE5 India said, “Keeping our consumers’ preferences at the forefront, we at ZEE5 are excited to bring forth the World Digital Premiere of another impactful action thriller post the success of RRR, The Kashmir Files, Attack, and Rashtra Kavach Om on ZEE5. Action dramas like "khuda Haafiz" and thrillers are a much-loved genre on our platform, and we are happy to cater to the viewers’ demand of curating content that keeps them on the edge of their seats in the comfort of their homes”.

Vidyut said, “Post the success of Khuda Haafiz, we were really excited to bring out a sequel but had the pressure of living up to the expectations of the fans. It’s a tough spot to be in as one has the pressure of delivering without compromising on the original DNA of the film. But after the release of the sequel, we are at ease now knowing that our hard work has been appreciated and applauded. Now we are looking forward to the World Digital Premiere of ‘Khuda Haafiz: Chapter 2’ on ZEE5 as this film will appeal to a global audience who love action thrillers and want to be able to watch it at anytime, anywhere”.

Kumar Mangat Pathak, Chairman and Managing Director, Panorama Studios said, “We are excited to partner with ZEE5 for the World Digital Premiere of ‘Khuda Haafiz: Chapter 2’. We have seen the track record of action thrillers on OTT platforms, and we are confident that ‘Khuda Haafiz 2’ will perform exceptionally well on ZEE5 as it has the perfect mix of action, thrill, drama and entertainment”.

Ram Mirchandani, Producer at Cinergy said, "We are delighted about Khuda Haafiz's premiere on ZEE5 and are looking forward to the film reaching out to more viewers across the globe. Vidyut has a huge fan following outside of India as well and we are confident about this movie appealing to those fans as Vidyut has performed phenomenally well in this one".

Director, Faruk Kabir added, “We faced a lot of difficulties during the shoot of Khuda Haafiz: Chapter 2 however in hindsight, it was a great learning experience and it made us stronger and the film better. Now with its World Digital Premiere on ZEE5, we hope that Khuda Haafiz: Chapter 2 continues to impress the action lovers across the globe as ZEE5 has a mighty reach of 190+ countries”. (UNI)