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Salman Khan and Sanjay Dutt’s 7 Dogs to hit Indian theatres August 21
Salman Khan and Sanjay Dutt’s 7 Dogs to hit Indian theatres August 21
The international action thriller 7 Dogs, starring Salman Khan and Sanjay Dutt in cameo roles, will release in Indian theatres on August 21, 2026. The film, directed by Adil El Arbi and…
The Story in Brief
The international action thriller 7 Dogs, starring Salman Khan and Sanjay Dutt in cameo roles, will release in Indian theatres on August 21, 2026. The film, directed by Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah, is a Saudi Arabian production. It follows an Interpol officer who must team up with a jailed syndicate member to stop a new drug called Pink Lady from flooding the Middle East. The lead roles are played by Egyptian actors Karim Abdel-Aziz and Ahmed Ezz, alongside Monica Bellucci and Giancarlo Esposito.
Salman Khan told Variety India that the film is designed for a big-screen experience and praised the ambition of Arab cinema. The action sequences are designed by Stephen Dunlevy, who worked on John Wick and Mad Max: Fury Road. 7 Dogs will release in Hindi and English. Khan and Dutt previously shared screen space in films such as Saajan (1991) and Chal Mere Bhai (2000).
The Indian Opinion
The hype around Salman Khan and Sanjay Dutt’s cameos risks overshadowing the fact that 7 Dogs is primarily an Arab production with Egyptian leads. Fans expecting a full-fledged Bollywood masala film may be disappointed. The real test will be whether Indian audiences embrace a crime thriller centred on a Middle Eastern drug syndicate, or simply turn up for a glimpse of two stars. Box office numbers, not social media buzz, will settle that question.
Sources (4): bollywoodlife.com, bollywoodlife.com (2), bollywoodhungama.com, timesofindia.indiatimes.com
This story was synthesised by AI from the 4 sources linked above.
Updated: this story now draws on 4 sources.
