Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj

National Lampoon's Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj is a 2006 American comedy film and the standalone sequel to the 2002 comedy film Van Wilder. Despite the film's title, Ryan Reynolds does not reprise the role of Van Wilder, and the character is absent from the film; instead, the film stars Kal Penn reprising his role as Taj Mahal Badalandabad from the first film.