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Directed by Anshuman Jha (Lord Curzon Ki Haveli), Lakadbaggha 2: The Monkey Business, the much-awaited sequel to the animal-lover vigilante action film Lakadbaggha, will make its world premiere at the Razor Reel Flanders Film Fest in Bruges, Belgium where it has been officially selected as part of the festival’s 2026 programme. The festival will take place from October 29 to November 7.
With this, Lakadbaggha 2: The Monkey Business has become the first Indian action film ever to be selected at the European genre film festival.
The sequel brings together Chinese martial arts star Sunny Pang and Thai martial arts icon Dan Chupong alongside Adil Hussain, Vikram Kochar, Sarah Jane Dias and Jha, who will reprise his role as the protagonist Arjun Bakshi.
The sequel expands the geographic and stylistic aspects of the film, combining an Indian vigilante narrative with the action vocabulary of Asian martial arts. The film also marks an India–Indonesia co-production, expanding the franchise’s international footprint.
Filmmaker-actor Anshuman Jha shared his thoughts on what he envisioned to build with the sequel. "Lakadbaggha was always an unusual film for India," he said, voicing that animals are going extinct because humanity is too.
"With Lakadbaggha 2: The Monkey Business, we wanted to take that world much further and create an action film that could speak to audiences in India & beyond - it's our love letter to the environment with the endangered Yaki Monkey at its centre. To know that their population has fallen from nearly 50,000 in 1990 to fewer than 5,000 today is devastating. We wanted to tell that story through a genre that can travel across borders — action."
"There have been several action and martial arts films in Razor Reel’s history, but to have the festival welcome an Indian martial arts film for the first time makes this selection particularly meaningful. We hope the film opens another door for Indian action cinema internationally,” he added.