Tumbbad 2 Resumes Shoot in Satara as Nawazuddin Returns

Tumbbad 2 is filming again. Bollywood Hungama reported that Nawazuddin Siddiqui has resumed shooting on the horror sequel in Satara, Maharashtra, returning to the set after a stage tour of the United States undertaken with his daughter Shora.

• Bollywood Hungama reported that Nawazuddin Siddiqui has resumed shooting on Tumbbad 2 in Satara after a US stage tour with his daughter Shora.
• Trade coverage of the schedule described it as the film's next shooting block, with the actor back on set this week.
• The Times of India reported that producer and actor Sohum Shah confirmed Alia Bhatt's entry into the Tumbbad 2 cast.
• Pinkvilla reported the same casting, placing Alia Bhatt alongside Sohum Shah and Nawazuddin Siddiqui.
• The sequel is directed by Adesh Prasad, who co-directed the 2018 original.
• Reporting on the film describes it as continuing the mythology of Hastar, the cursed deity at the centre of the first film.

Trade coverage described the Satara block as the film's next shooting schedule rather than a fresh start, indicating the production has been working in phases around its cast's availability. No completion date or release window was attached to the reporting, and the makers have not issued a public schedule.

The cast the sequel has assembled

The casting is what has kept the project in the news. The Times of India reported that Sohum Shah, who both produced and starred in the 2018 original, officially confirmed Alia Bhatt's entry into the Tumbbad world - one of the larger casting announcements attached to an Indian genre film this year. Pinkvilla carried the same confirmation, placing Bhatt alongside Shah and Siddiqui.

Adesh Prasad, who co-directed the original with Rahi Anil Barve, is directing the sequel. Reporting on the film describes it as pushing further into the mythology of Hastar, the cursed deity whose worship drives the first film's plot.

A sequel with an unusual burden

Tumbbad's position makes this a harder follow-up than most. The 2018 film underperformed on release and then built an audience steadily over years through streaming and a 2024 re-release, which turned it into one of the few genuinely cult Indian genre titles of the last decade.

That leaves the sequel answering to an audience that arrived late and knows the original intimately, rather than to opening-weekend expectations. On present reporting the production is working steadily and quietly, with no promotional campaign underway and no date announced - which, for a film trading on atmosphere, is not the worst approach.

Siddiqui's own schedule illustrates how the project is being fitted together. Bollywood Hungama's report places his return to the Satara set immediately after a stage tour of the United States, undertaken with his daughter Shora - the kind of interleaving of live performance and film work that has become routine for actors of his profile, and that makes a block-by-block shooting plan the practical option.

Filming where the first film lived

Satara is not an incidental choice. The 2018 original was shot largely in the Konkan and western Maharashtra, and its look - relentless monsoon rain, crumbling stone, a landscape that feels older than the story - was built on those locations rather than assembled afterwards.

Returning to the same region suggests the sequel is being made in the same physical register. It also means a weather-dependent shoot, which is one plausible explanation for a production that appears to be working in blocks around its cast's other commitments rather than in a single continuous schedule. None of the reporting has confirmed a reason, and the makers have not commented.

This article is original commentary and analysis by The NE Times. Background facts were referenced from Bollywood Hungama - Nawazuddin Siddiqui resumes shooting Tumbbad 2 in Satara after US stage tour with daughter Shora, 21 August 2026, The Times of India - Sohum Shah confirms Alia Bhatt joining Tumbbad 2, with Bhatt's reaction to the casting, Pinkvilla - Alia Bhatt joins Sohum Shah and Nawazuddin Siddiqui in Tumbbad 2, Trade reporting on the Satara schedule and the film's continuation of the Hastar mythology, 21 August 2026.