Mrunal Thakur didn't know she would star with ‘very senior actor’ in Son of Sardaar 2: ‘Trust was shaken’

While promoting her upcoming film Dacoit, Mrunal Thakur opened up about Ajay Devgn's Son of Sardaar 2 and claimed her scenes were chopped in film.

Actor Mrunal Thakur is currently promoting her latest Hindi-Telugu release Dacoit: A Love Story. She spoke about her 2025 film Son of Sardaar, which starred Ajay Devgn, in one of the interviews. The actor claims she was disappointed that her scenes were cut from the film and didn’t know a ‘very senior actor’ was playing her husband.

Ajay Devgn and Mrunal Thakur in a still from Son of Sardaar 2.

Mrunal Thakur was unaware ‘senior actor’ would star opposite her in Son of Sardaar 2

Talking to Prema, Mrunal said, “I didn’t know like, a very senior actor is going to play my husband. Because that just changes my…this is not what I expected from the movie. So, there I failed. Because there was a little bit of trust that was shaken. But you know what, I don’t have regrets.” For the unversed, in Son of Sardaar 2, Mrunal played Rabia Akhtar, while Chunky Panday played her estranged husband, Danish. Ajay plays Jaswinder Singh Randhawa, aka Jassi, who’s married to Dimple, played by Neeru Bajwa. However, Rabia and Jassi find love with each other as they’re estranged from their spouses.

Surprised her important scenes were chopped from film

Mrunal also mentioned that important scenes between her and Roshni Walia’s character, who plays her stepdaughter Saba, were cut from Son of Sardaar 2. Prefacing that the team of the film is like family, she added, “I did not know two important scenes of mine would be edited on the table. Like, there’s this beautiful scene with me and Roshni. She’s actually my sister’s child and my sister dies in the movie, it’s just a narrative. And I give up my personal life for her betterment. She says, it’s better I don’t have a mother, I have you. And I pray that every girl gets a mother like you, even if you’ve not given birth to me. But the way you’ve taken care…that narrative was missing.”

Recent work

After Son of Sardaar 2, Mrunal starred in Do Deewane Seher Mein and Dacoit this year. She has Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai (HJTIHH) and Pooja Meri Jaan lined up in Hindi. HJTIHH’s first look was released this week and showed what appeared to be AI-generated twin babies discussing their parentage. The rom-com directed by David Dhawan also stars Varun Dhawan and Pooja Hegde in lead roles. The first look received mixed reviews, with an influencer even accusing Varun of ‘faking reviews’ for it. The film will be released in theatres on June 3.