The release of Raid 2, a Hindi crime thriller starring Ajay Devgn, on May 1, 2025, with the poster highlighting its theme of an "Income Tax Raid" and a tagline indicating a worldwide release. Raid 2 is a sequel to the 2018 film Raid, which was inspired by a real 1980s income-tax raid on Sardar Inder Singh, noted as the longest in Indian history, conducted by the Income Tax Department in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. Directed by Raj Kumar Gupta, Raid 2 features new cast members like Riteish Deshmukh and Vaani Kapoor, with Netflix reportedly securing its OTT rights for a likely streaming release around July 2025, following a two-month theatrical window.