India, May 13 -- Ajay Devgn-starrer Raid 2 has had a great run at the box office, crossing Rs.125 crore in just under two weeks. The film also earned praise from fans and critics alike. HT spoke to the film's director, Rajkumar Gupta, about how the sequel came together, and what all needed to fall in place for it.

Gupta says that it took over a year just to lock the story for Raid 2. "When you make a part 1, you just want people to like it. Then, it happened. People loved it. At that point, we were not thinking we would make another part right away. But at some point, after hearing stories, we felt it would be interesting to take this character forward. That's when we chanced upon this idea. But we still had to bring the right story. The...