Actor Sanjay Dutt announced his new film, Khalnayak Returns, on Friday, sending fans into a frenzy. The upcoming sequel, which will be a fresh interpretation of the 1993 cult classic, will be produced by Dutt's Three Dimension Motion Pictures and producer Aksha Kamboj's Aspect Entertainment, who have jointly secured the rights from filmmaker Subhash Ghai and his company Mukta Arts. During the launch event, Sanjay Dutt revealed how the idea of the sequel was born.

Sanjay Dutt opens up about Khalnayak 2

The makers released a brief teaser of Khalnayak Returns at a special event on Friday, with Dutt reprising his iconic role of Ballu in a rugged new avatar. While announcing the new project, the 66-year-old actor thanked Ghai for allowing him to make the iconic Khalnayak again.