{"id":467999,"date":"2026-05-30T16:47:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-30T16:47:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/467999\/"},"modified":"2026-05-30T16:47:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-30T16:47:10","slug":"jackie-shroff-joins-sanjay-dutt-in-khalnayak-returns-confirms-role","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/467999\/","title":{"rendered":"Jackie Shroff joins Sanjay Dutt in Khalnayak Returns, confirms role"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Actor Jackie Shroff confirmed that he will be part of Khalnayak Returns, the sequel to Subhash Ghai\u2019s 1993 film Khal Nayak. Speaking in an exclusive conversation with India Today, Jackie said he has already spoken to the makers and made it clear that he will return to the franchise.<\/p>\n<p>Jackie also spoke about reuniting with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatoday.in\/topic\/sanjay-dutt\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sanjay Dutt<\/a> in the new film. He said he was looking forward to the project and suggested that his character would continue to be part of the story.<\/p>\n<p>Jackie on Sanjay Dutt and the sequel<\/p>\n<p>\u201cExcellent! I\u2019m waiting for it,\u201d he said about Khalnayak Returns. Confirming his involvement, Jackie added, \u201c100%. Commissioner has to be there, right? Commissioner toh hoga na (There must be a Commissioner, right?).\u201d<\/p>\n<p>During the conversation, Jackie spoke warmly about Sanjay Dutt and said he was happy to work with his friends again. \u201cIt\u2019s nice to be with friends. Mera jaan hai Sanju Baba (he is my life),\u201d Jackie said while speaking about the actor.<\/p>\n<p>The actor also said he had already discussed the project with those involved. \u201cYes, I\u2019ve spoken to Subhash ji, the producer, and Sanju Baba,\u201d he shared.<\/p>\n<p>How the sequel came together<\/p>\n<p>The sequel has drawn attention since <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatoday.in\/movies\/celebrities\/story\/maanayata-breaks-down-as-sanjay-dutt-unveils-khalnayak-returns-2901218-2026-04-24\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Sanjay Dutt announced it <\/a>earlier this year. Dutt has said the film would not be possible without Subhash Ghai. \u201cThe journey of Khalnayak has been long, and without Subhash ji, it wouldn\u2019t have been possible. He is a legend and a man of entertainment. He will be part of this Khalnayak,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Dutt\u2019s Three Dimension Motion Pictures and producer Aksha Kamboj\u2019s Aspect Entertainment have secured the rights to the sequel from Ghai and Mukta Arts. Dutt also said the idea had stayed with him since his jail term in the 1993 Mumbai blasts case.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn jail, I asked everyone around me &#8212; who would be interested in watching it. And the 4,000 inmates said they all would. I asked all of them to write one page about it (new Khalnayak story), and it took me a while to read all 4,000 pages,\u201d the actor said.<\/p>\n<p>He added, \u201cWhen I came out on parole, I asked Subhash sir to go through it. After that, he said it should be made.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Legacy of the original film<\/p>\n<p>The original Khal Nayak,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatoday.in\/movies\/celebrities\/story\/khalnayak-returns-subhash-ghai-on-sanjay-dutts-note-from-jail-why-he-wont-direct-2902712-2026-04-28\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"> directed by Ghai<\/a>, starred Sanjay Dutt, Jackie Shroff and Madhuri Dixit. Dutt played Ballu, Jackie played Officer Ram and Madhuri starred as undercover officer Ganga. The film became one of the biggest hits of its time and is still remembered for Dutt\u2019s portrayal of Ballu Balram. While Khalnayak Returns has now taken shape, more details about its story and director are yet to be announced.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Ends<\/p>\n<p>Published By: <\/p>\n<p>Priyanka Sharma<\/p>\n<p>Published On: <\/p>\n<p>May 30, 2026 16:57 IST<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Actor Jackie Shroff confirmed that he will be part of Khalnayak Returns, the sequel to Subhash Ghai\u2019s 1993&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":468000,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[146,85,46,1555,217656,217661,217659,217660,217657,217662,194301,217658,397,41544,150596],"class_list":["post-467999","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-movies","tag-entertainment","tag-il","tag-israel","tag-jackie-shroff","tag-jackie-shroff-khalnayak-returns","tag-jackie-shroff-on-khalnayak-returns","tag-jackie-shroff-sanjay-dutt","tag-khal-nayak-1993","tag-khal-nayak-sequel","tag-khalnayak-franchise","tag-khalnayak-returns","tag-khalnayak-returns-cast","tag-movies","tag-sanjay-dutt","tag-subhash-ghai"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/467999","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=467999"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/467999\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/468000"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=467999"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=467999"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=467999"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}