Ajay Devgan film Raid 2 did 130 crores business worldwide and 100 crores business in India in 5 days

In 5 days Ajay Devgan starrer Raid 2 did business of 100 crores in India and 130 crores worldwide. Raid 2 is a 2025 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed by Raj Kumar Gupta. The film is a sequel to Raid (2018) and stars Ajay Devgn, Riteish Deshmukh and Vaani Kapoor.[3][4] Set 7 years after the events of the first film, it follows the return of IRS officer Amay Patnaik (Devgn), who tracks another white-collar crime. Like the previous film, the sequel is also based on the income-tax raid conducted by the officers of Income Tax Department who work with intelligence agencies to track white-collar crimes. The film was announced in April 2020.[5] Filming was held in Mumbai, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, and Delhi in the first half of 2024. Raid 2 was released theatrically on 1 May 2025. Plot Indian Revenue Service Officer Amay Patnaik, an honest and daring officer who has seized over ₹420 crores in his raids, gets transferred for the 74th time to Bhopal, where he tracks another white-collar crime, in the form of Manohar Dhankar alias Dada Manohar Bhai, a corrupt politician on his 75th raid. Later through a series of events and mindful tactics, Amay Patnaik tries to find the black money hidden by Dada Bhai during his raid and gets suspended in the process. Later, after his suspension gets revoked, he continues his raid on Dada Bhai with the help of his Income Tax team. However, Dada Bhai arrives with his local goons to attack Amay but is stopped by his mother who was told the whole truth by Malini to help Amay. Dada Bhai realizes his mistake and surrenders. In the end, Rameshwar Singh alias "Tauji", tries and offers to join hands with Dada Bhai, setting the stage for Raid 3. Cast Ajay Devgn as Amay Patnaik IRS, Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax Riteish Deshmukh as Manohar Dhankar alias Dada Manohar Bhai Vaani Kapoor as Malini Patnaik (Replacing Ileana D'Cruz from the previous film) Rajat Kapoor as Kaul, Chief Commissioner of Income Tax Saurabh Shukla as Rameshwar Singh/"Ramji"/"Tauji" Supriya Pathak as Amma, Dada Manohar Bhai's mother Amit Sial as Lallan Sudheer, Amay's colleague Shruti Pandey as Geeta Devi Brijendra Kala as Vinay Bakaya Yashpal Sharma as Devinder Gehlot Govind Namdev as Kunwar Kuldeep Jayant Rawal as ADC Pritisha Srivastava as Mini Tarun Gehlot as Chhote Navneet Ranag as Mahant Choudhary Sanjeev Jhori as Ashok Kumar Madhavendra Jha as Vishal Mishra Ashish Gokhale as Ashish Verma Vikram Singh as Karan Yadav Vijay Rajoria as Bajaj Sushil Dhaiya as Chief Minister Ankur Sharma as Hawala Operator Vipin Kumar Singh as Abdul Ritika Shrotri as Jaya Umesh Shukla as Parle Chacha Sandeep Kapoor as Puneet Sahani Ayushi Nema as Anita Samayar Singh as Vikram Ghadiyal Avijit Dutt as Lawyer Malani Manoj Shukla as Amay's body double Tamannaah Bhatia (special appearance in the song "Nasha")[6] Jacqueline Fernandez (special appearance in the song "Money Money")[7] Yo Yo Honey Singh (special appearances in the song "Money Money")[7] Production Casting Ajay Devgn reprises his role as Amay Patnaik from the prequel. In January 2024, Riteish Deshmukh joined the cast. [8][9][10] while Vaani Kapoor was cast alongside Devgn, replacing Ileana D'Cruz.[11] Filming Principal photography began on 6 January 2024 and took place in Mumbai, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan.[12] The muhurat shot of the film was given by Telugu star Ravi Teja, who headlined the 2024 Telugu remake of Raid.[13] Primary filming wrapped up in April 2024, and patchwork was done by late-May 2024, bringing the film to post-production.[14][15] Director Gupta decided to add two special item numbers before the release of the film after the entire filming was completed in May 2024. The 1st item song with singer-musician Yo Yo Honey Singh and actor Jacqueline Fernandez was filmed in last week of March 2025, while the item song with Tamannaah Bhatia was shot in a Mumbai studio in 1st week of April 2025 over two days, and has been choreographed by Vijay Ganguly.[16][17][18] Soundtrack Raid 2 Soundtrack album by Yo Yo Honey Singh, Amit Trivedi, Rochak Kohli, Sachet–Parampara and White Noise Collectives Released 30 April 2025 Recorded 2024–2025 Genre Feature film soundtrack Length 14:25 Language Hindi Label T-Series External audio audio icon Raid 2 - Full Album on YouTube The film's soundtrack is composed by Yo Yo Honey Singh, Amit Trivedi, Rochak Kohli, Sachet–Parampara and White Noise Collectives while the background score is composed by Amit Trivedi. The first single titled "Nasha" was released on 11 April 2025.[19] The second single titled "Kamle" was released on 16 April 2025.[20] The song "Tumhe Dillagi" was recreation for the film by lyricist Manoj Muntashir and composer Rochak Kohli. Their original were written by Purnam Allahabadi and Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and were composed by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan.[21] The fourth single titled "Money Money" was released on 22 April 2025.[22] Track listingNo. Title Lyrics Music Singer(s) Length 1. "Nasha" Jaani White Noise Collectives Jasmine Sandlas, Sachet Tandon, Divya Kumar, Sumontho Mukherjee 3:00 2. "Kamle" Kausar Munir Sachet–Parampara Sachet–Parampara 3:52 3. "Tumhe Dillagi" Manoj Muntashir Rochak Kohli Jubin Nautiyal 4:12 4. "Money Money" Yo Yo Honey Singh Yo Yo Honey Singh Yo Yo Honey Singh 3:21 Total length: 14:25 Release Raid 2 was originally slated for a theatrical release in February 2025 but later rescheduled to be release on 1 May 2025, to make use of long weekend of International Labour Day and Maharashtra Day.[23][24][25] The film was released on 1 May 2025.