the film was archived at the academy of motion pictures library. the primary cast features amitabh bachchan, abhishek bachchan (who reprise their roles from the original) and new entrant aishwarya rai bachchan. supriya pathak, tanisha mukherjee and ravi kale also reappeared in their respective roles from "sarkar". the film released on 6 june 2008 and was critically and commercially successful. the continuation and third installment "sarkar 3" was released on 12 may 2017 to positive reviews.