Sunny Deol in a scene from the movie. (Courtesy: Twitter)
Sunny Deol's Gadar 2 crossed the Rs 400 crore mark and it is heading towards the coveted club of Rs 500 crore. Ever since the movie released in theatres on August 11, the mass pockets have been playing crucial roles to drive the gigantic business of the movie. Bollywood trade analyst Taran Adarsh mentioned on X (formerly known as Twitter), that the movie is a "ONE-HORSE RACE in mass pockets", which have contributed to its large total earnings. The movie earned on Tuesday over Rs 12 crore and the total earnings of the movie now stand at over 400 crore.
"400 NOT OUT... #Gadar2 begins its momentous journey to ₹ 500 cr Club... Is a ONE-HORSE RACE in mass pockets / #Hindi heartland, which is adding to its big, fat total... [Week 2] Fri 20.50 cr, Sat 31.07 cr, Sun 38.90 cr, Mon 13.50 cr, Tue 12.10 cr. Total: ₹ 400.70 cr. #India biz. #Boxoffice," wrote Taran Adarsh.
Take a look at his post on X:
In another post on X, Taran Adarsh mentioned that he is hopeful that Gadar 2 will challenge Baahubali 2 and Pathaan in the coming days the way it has been smashing records and setting benchmarks. Taran Adarsh gave the detailed break-down of the movie showing how quickly it reached the club of 400 crore. "'GADAR 2' TO CHALLENGE 'BAAHUBALI 2', 'PATHAAN'...#Gadar2 continues to surprise and shock the naysayers... Has crossed ₹ 400 cr and I am confident, it will cross ₹ 500 cr as well and challenge #Baahubali2 #Hindi and #Pathaan, both in #India," wrote Taran Adarsh.
Take a look at his post on X here:
Sunny Deol also posted a reel on his Instagram feed to express his gratitude to the audience. Sunny Deol said in the video, "Hello everyone, first and foremost a very big thank you. You liked Gadar 2 so much. I've never thought about it. We have crossed Rs 400 crore. We will proceed further. You liked Tara Singh, Sakeena, Jeete. You liked our entire family. Thank you so much."
Take a look at Sunny Deol's video here:
Despite creating havoc at the box office, Gadar 2 released to average reviews. Film critic Saibal Chatterjee, in his review of NDTV, gave the film 2 stars out of 5 and he wrote, "Gadar 2 is strictly for three categories of people: Sunny Deol fans, those that miss the unbridled excesses of Bollywood of yore, and those that believe that "hate thy neighbour" is an axiom worth cheering for in a movie theatre. The film has enough to please them all - and then some."
Directed by Anil Sharma, Gadar 2 is the sequel to the 2001 hit Gadar. In the sequel Sunny Deol, Ameesha Patel and Utkarsh Sharma have reprised their roles of Tara Singh, Sakeena and Jeete, respectively. The film released in theatres on August 11. It is clashing with Akshay Kumar's OMG 2 at the box office.