With Border 2 now out in cinemas, the size and realism of its motion sequences have turn out to be one of the talked-about elements of the film. In an exclusive conversation with Bollywood Hungama, producer Bhushan Kumar and director Anurag Singh opened up in regards to the logistical, technical and artistic challenges involved in mounting large-scale war scenes without counting on green screens.
EXCLUSIVE: Border 2 director Anurag Singh breaks down the “No green screen” approach for the motion war film; speaks in regards to the challenges of shooting at real locations
Director Anurag Singh revealed that certainly one of the most important challenges was shooting the motion entirely on real locations somewhat than in controlled studio environments. The film was shot across locations similar to Dehradun and Jhansi, often in extreme weather conditions, with large crews and complicated staging.
He explained, “Shoot-wise, probably the most difficult were the motion sequences. Because the size increases. Your three–four-person crew becomes a 400–500-person unit sitting there. Because the size increases. You might be shooting on actual locations, not on green screen – in places like Dehradun or Jhansi. There’s freezing cold or unbearable heat, and you’ve gotten to do motion from morning till evening.”
Based on Singh, war sequences demand a level of coordination that goes far beyond standard motion choreography. Each shot involves multiple departments working in sync — from explosives and stunts to crowd movement and actor positioning — leaving little margin for error.
“There are various elements in motion. So many things have to come back together. It has to work like clockwork for one shot to land accurately. You might be doing blasts; you’ve gotten to position explosives. How will people react, which actor shall be at what distance, how much fire will come out – you understand, all these persons are working together to… And it’s war. It’s not only two people’s motion; behind them, 500 more persons are running around, firing is happening, all this is occurring. So doing motion at that scale was quite difficult,” he added.
One other significant challenge was handling elements that can not be practically recreated, particularly aerial combat. Singh noted that while the film aimed for realism, certain components, similar to fighter planes, needed to be created using visual effects — requiring careful integration to keep up believability.
“The second tricky part was that some things aren’t available today. In the event you discuss planes, the planes will obviously be VFX. You realize, it’s not like you’ve gotten actual planes with you that you may fly and shoot, in order that must be VFX. So now, how do you bring that as much as a certain level and translate it on screen – these were all very difficult things,” he said.
Despite the technical demands, Singh emphasised that emotional authenticity remained central to the motion design. Sequences similar to Varun Dhawan’s trench combat and Sunny Deol’s tank battles were planned to feel raw and grounded, without allowing spectacle to overshadow character-driven moments.
He identified that strong performances help maintain emotional weight even in large-scale set pieces. “Emotions, what happens is, if you’ve gotten taken good actors and your scenes are well written, you understand those will translate,” Singh noted, adding, “We were talking in regards to the actors – just now we spoke about Ahan (Shetty) being a really sincere boy, we all know Varun (Dhawan) is a excellent actor, we talked about Sunny (Deol) sir being a really emotional person, and Diljit (Dosanjh) paaji whose reference to people can also be from the center.”
Produced by Bhushan Kumar, Border 2 builds on the legacy of the 1997 classic by combining expansive motion with grounded emotional storytelling. Because the makers explain, the aim was not only to recreate war on a bigger canvas, but to make sure that every explosion, movement and visual effect served the human stories on the centre of the film.
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