Ajay Devgn knew 2024 would be a busy year with five releases lined up. The actor wasted no time, kicking off the year with the shoot of Raid 2 in the first week of January. Now, we have heard that Raj Kumar Gupta’s directorial venture—also starring Riteish Deshmukh and Vaani Kapoor—was wrapped up last month in Delhi.

Sources tell us that the sequel to Devgn’s 2018 crime thriller reached the finish line on May 10 after an extensive shoot that took the team to Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and finally to the capital.

“The first schedule was conducted in Mumbai over a week with Ajay and Riteish. This was followed by a month-long stint in Lucknow, where they shot at Isabella Thoburn College and La Martiniere College. In the next leg in Rajasthan, they shot in the sand dunes of Khimsar, at Mehrangarh Fort and other parts of Jodhpur. Barring Mumbai, the director shot mostly in real locations,” says a source.

The post-production of Raid 2, which sees Devgn reprise his role of senior income tax officer Amay Patnaik, is underway. This time, the director has apparently turned to a real-life raid case in Uttar Pradesh for inspiration.

“The story has its roots in a case that saw a UP politician-businessman being accused of tax evasion of over Rs. 100 crore,” adds the source.

Producers Kumar Mangat, Abhishek Pathak and Bhushan Kumar are planning a November 15 release.