Will there be a Sairat 2? Director Nagraj Manjule reveals his definitive plans | Bollywood News

Nagraj Manjule on Sairat’s success

During the conversation, Nagraj Manule revealed he wrote the story of Saira with the simplest vision. He said, “I never looked at it as a challenge. I said what I wanted to with the film. When I was writing Sairat, I was thinking that the world we see in films where people fall in love is very different from the real world. In real life, we face challenges when in love. I didn’t need to dramatize it, so I kept it the way it is. What we think always is that the love story ends with happily ever after; we don’t see the problems in it, so my vision was to show that.”

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Talking about the film’s success, the filmmaker said, “I never thought Sairat would be adapted by Bollywood. We just make our film. We don’t think about how much people will like it or if there will be a remake.”

Will Nagraj Manjule make Sairat 2?

Last year, Dharma Productions expanded the Dhadak franchise with a sequel. When asked whether that had inspired him to consider making Sairat 2, Nagraj Manjule said, “Sairat 2 doesn’t need to get inspired by Dhadak 2 to be made. If there is a story, Sairat 2 will be made. I feel that the story was complete in itself, but sometimes when people like a film, they want to see what happens further in it. A lot of people still ask me when I will make a sequel to Fandry. After Sairat came out, people forgot about it. But now they keep asking me about Sairat 2. I feel it is a world where much can be spoken about, but I have not thought about it.”

Nagraj also spoke about the growth of Marathi cinema, reflecting on how the distinction between mainstream and regional cinema has evolved. His Frame co-star Amey Wagh pointed out that Marathi cinema delivered seven hits in the first six months of 2026, adding that Sairat had “opened a door to a room full of treasure.” Sharing how Marathi cinema is growing, Nagraj said, “Raja Shivaji and Deoband have crossed Rs 100 crore. A couple of other films earned around Rs 30-40 crore. So, what is counted as mainstream now? Baahubali was Telugu, Kantara was in Kannada, Pushpa was in Telugu, but so many people watched it.  A film becomes mainstream when everyone likes it. Language has nothing to do with it. There are so many Hindi films also that don’t reach a wide audience, so we can call that regional too.”

On the work front, Nagraj Manjule will be next seen in Vikram Patwardhan directorial Frame. The film, also starring Amey Wagh, revolves around the life of two photojournalists who come to a crossroads in life where they are torn between humanity and professional responsibility. The film releases on Zee5 on July 10.