PremiumGadar 2 Box Office Report Day 17: Sunny Deol starrer crosses Rs 456 cr; beats Shah Rukh Khan’s Pathaan to become the fastest film to surpass this mark
In a first, Sunny Deol’s Gadar 2 has beat Shah Rukh Khan’s Pathaan to become the fastest film to cross Rs 450 crore mark.
Gadar 2 Box Office Report Day 17: Sunny Deol starrer crosses Rs 456 cr
Last Updated: 01.08 PM, Aug 28, 2023
Woah! Sunny Deol-starrer Gadar 2 has earned approximately Rs 456.95 crore to date in India itself. With this feat, it has also become the quickest film to surpass the Rs 450 crore mark and has beat Shah Rukh Khan’s Pathaan to become the fastest film to cross this mark.
Not only this, but Gadar 2 has also beaten the South Indian film, Baahubali: The Conclusion, to become the fastest film to cross the Rs 450 crore mark.
Trade analyst Taran Adarsh tweeted about the development and wrote, “THE HISTORIC RUN CONTINUES… #Gadar2 is UNBEATABLE and UNSHAKABLE in mass pockets… The jump on [third] Sat-Sun is an EYE-OPENER… Crosses ₹ 450 cr, begins its TRIUMPHANT MARCH towards ₹ 500 cr… [Week 3] Fri 7.10 cr, Sat 13.75 cr, Sun 16.10 cr. Total: ₹ 456.05 cr. #India biz.”
Notably, Gadar 2’s release coincided with OMG 2's theatrical release starring Pankaj Tripathi and Akshay Kumar in the lead roles.
About Gadar 2
Gadar 2, falls within the period action-drama genre. The movie is directed and produced by Anil Sharma, with the screenplay penned by Shaktimaan Talwar. Serving as a follow-up to the 2001 film "Gadar: Ek Prem Katha," this installment features the reprised roles of Sunny Deol, Ameesha Patel, and Utkarsh Sharma from the original film. In Gadar 2, the storyline revolves around Tara Singh's journey back to Pakistan with the aim of rescuing his incarcerated son, set against the backdrop of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971.
The cinematic release of Gadar 2 took place on August 11, 2023. The film achieved remarkable financial success, amassing a global box office revenue of over ₹577.67 crore. This accomplishment positioned it as the third highest-grossing Indian film of the year and the second highest-grossing film in the Hindi language. Furthermore, Gadar 2 secured its place as one of the most financially successful Indian films in the history of cinema.