Director
John
Mathew
Matthan
tasted
success
in
Bollywood
with
Aamir
Khan-Naseeruddin
Shah's
1999
film
Sarfarosh.
The
film
revolves
around
a
young
medical
student
who
quits
his
studies
after
a
tragedy
to
join
the
Indian
Police
Force
to
wipe
out
the
terrorists.
The
critically-acclaimed
film,
also
starring
Sonali
Bendre,
had
also
won
a
National
Award.
A
few
years
back,
Matthan
announced
a
sequel
to
Sarfarosh.
In
2018,
it
was
reported
that
John
Abraham
was
to
act
and
produce
the
thriller,
but,
later
he
opted
out
of
the
project.
Recently,
during
a
virtual
conversation
as
part
of
the
ongoing
International
Film
Festival
of
India
in
Goa,
the
filmmaker
revealed
that
he
has
not
given
up
his
dream
project.
Matthan
revealed
that
Sarfarosh
2
will
be
dedicated
to
Central
Reserve
Police
Force
(CRPF)
personnel.
Matthan
opened
up
about
the
film's
script
and
told
IANS,
"I
wrote
the
script
of
Sarfarosh
2
about
five
to
six
times,
before
finalising
it.
When
I
wrote
the
script,
I
looked
at
its
criticism
and
kept
it
aside.
After
five
to
six
months,
I
started
writing
it
again
and
came
across
new
potholes.
This
is
actually
the
fifth
script
of
Sarfarosh
2,
which
has
been
finalised.
You
have
to
have
good
friends
who
are
critical
of
you."
Talking
about
the
plot
of
Sarfarosh
2,
the
filmmaker
said
that
the
sequel
will
focus
on
the
internal
security
of
India
with
a
more
realistic
approach.
Aamir
Khan-Sonali
Bendre's
Sarfarosh
is
also
known
for
its
hit
songs.
Talking
about
the
possibility
of
songs
in
the
sequel,
the
director
revealed,
"Songs
have
a
purpose
in
movies.
At
the
time
when
this
movie
was
made,
music
was
a
big
component
in
terms
of
revenue.
I
did
not
like
the
idea
of
having
two
romantic
songs
in
the
film.
The
much-admired
ghazal
'Hoshwalon
ko
khabar
kya'
was
significant
as
it
conveyed
a
dual
message.
It
threw
light
on
the
India-Pakistan
situation,
apart
from
adding
to
the
love
story.
Now,
when
I
make
Sarfarosh
2,
I
may
keep
lesser
number
of
songs."
Meanwhile,
John
Mathew
Matthan
is
yet
to
announce
the
cast
of
Sarfarosh
2.