Sunny Deol's ‘Gadar 2’ Beats SRK's ‘Pathaan’ To Achieve Huge Record
Sunny Deol and Ameesha Patel’s new Hindi movie, ‘Gadar 2’, has made history in Indian cinema.
Sunny Deol and Ameesha Patel’s new Hindi movie, ‘Gadar 2’, made history in Indian cinema by joining the Rs 500 crore club at the box office. According to industry tracker Sacnilk, ‘Gadar 2’ earned Rs 8.50 crore nett in India on its 24th day, as per early estimates. After its fourth Sunday’s collection, the total collection of ‘Gadar 2’ in India now stands at Rs 501.87 crore. Notably, it has become the fastest Hindi movie to reach this milestone, leaving movies like 'Pathaan' and 'Baahubali 2' behind.
‘Gadar 2’, helmed by Anil Sharma, also stars his son Utkarsh Sharma in the lead role. The new Hindi movie was released alongside Akshay Kumar, Pankaj Tripathi and Yami Gautam’s ‘OMG 2’ on August 11.
Since its release, ‘Gadar 2’ collected Rs 284.63 crore in the first week, Rs 134.47 crore in week two and Rs 63.35 crore in the third week.
As per a report by Sacnilk, ‘Gadar 2’ became the third Hindi film to enter the Rs 500 crore club in India. It joined SS Rajamouli's ‘Baahubali 2: The Conclusion’ (2017) and Shah Rukh Khan's ‘Pathaan’.
‘Gadar 2’ is the fastest among all three movies to hit the landmark. Earlier, ‘Pathaan’ was the quickest to enter the Rs 500 crore club in 28 days, while ‘Baahubali 2’ achieved the feat in 34 days.
The new Hindi movie has also crossed the Rs 650 crore mark at the international box office. It became the 10th highest-grossing Indian movie of all time. ‘Gadar 2’ has beaten ‘Baahubali - The Beginning’, which scored Rs 650 crore worldwide in 2015.
Set in 1971, ‘Gadar 2’ follows Tara Singh's (Sunny Deol) journey to Pakistan to rescue his son, Charanjeet (Utkarsh Sharma).
Besides Sunny Deol, Utkarsh Sharma and Ameesha Patel, ‘Gadar 2’ also stars Manish Wadhwa, Gaurav Chopra, Simrat Kaur, Luv Sinha, Rakesh Bedi and Dolly Bindra.
The popular songs from the 2001 original, ‘Udd Jaa Kaale Kaava’ and ‘Main Nikla Gaddi Leke’ have been recreated for ‘Gadar 2’.
The film is a sequel to the 2001 blockbuster ‘Gadar: Ek Prem Katha’, which was also directed by Anil Sharma. ‘Gadar’ was a massive hit in 2001, when it clashed against the critically acclaimed ‘Lagaan’, which starred Aamir Khan.
