India, July 30 -- Vijay Kumar Arora's Ajay Devgn and Mrunal Thakur-starrer Son of Sardaar 2 will be released in theatres this Friday, 1 August. The film, a sequel to the 2012 action comedy Son of Sardaar, will have tough competition from Mohit Suri's Ahaan Panday and Aneet Padda-starrer Saiyaara, which is having a dream run and Ayan Mukerji's Hrithik Roshan and Jr NTR-starrer War 2. Advance bookings for Son of Sardaar 2 opened on Tuesday night, giving the audience a 50% discount on day 1.

Son of Sardaar 2 was initially slated for release on 25 July, but the release was postponed to 1 August. Jio Studios, the film's producers, announced that the audience can buy tickets for the film at 50% off on BookMyShow for the opening day. "Laughter ...