Gadar
2
Topples
Pathaan
Lifetime
Record:
"Gadar
2" and
"Jawan"
have
been
locked
in
a
tight
race
to
surpass
"Pathaan"
as
the
highest-grossing
Hindi
film
of
all
time.
Gadar
2,
which
is
a
sequel
to
Anil
Sharma's
2001
superhit
drama
Gadar:
Ek
Prem
Katha,
returned
with
the
epic
story
nearly
two
decades
later
to
entertain
fans.
The
movie,
released
on
August
11,
received
an
overwhelming
response
from
the
audience,
causing
a
sensation
at
the
box
office.
It
broke
numerous
records
and
has
now
claimed
the
title
of
the
highest-grossing
Hindi
film
ever,
surpassing
Shah
Rukh
Khan's
"Pathaan"
in
terms
of
lifetime
collections.
Gadar
2
topples
Pathaan's
lifetime
record
to
become
the
highest-grossing
Hindi
film
ever
On
Thursday,
renowned
film
trade
analyst
Taran
Adarsh
took
to
his
X
account
(formerly
Twitter)
to
share
the
film's
box
office
earnings,
breaking
them
down
week
by
week.
He
announced
that
the
period
drama
has
now
claimed
the
title
of
the
highest-grossing
Hindi
film,
accumulating
₹524.75
crore
nett
in
India.
It's
been
over
a
month
now,
and
the
film
is
still
running
in
theaters.
"Gadar
2
crosses
the
lifetime
biz
of
Pathaan
(Hindi)
(₹
524.53
cr)]
in
India.
Now
No.
1
highest
grossing
film
in
Hindi
in
India,"
he
wrote.
Gadar
2's
ticket
sales
were
mostly
from
mass
circuits
and
single
screens.
Whereas
Shah
Rukh
Khan's
spy
action
thriller
Pathaan
marked
his
comeback
on
screen
after
four
years
of
gap
and,
released
in
January,
became
the
highest
grossing
movie
ever
in
Hindi.
#Gadar2
crosses
*lifetime
biz*
of
#Pathaan
#Hindi
[₹
524.53
cr]
in
#India…
Now
No.
1
HIGHEST
GROSSING
FILM
in
#Hindi
in
#India…
Biz
at
a
glance…
⭐️
Week
1:
₹
284.63
cr
⭐️
Week
2:
₹
134.47
cr
⭐️
Week
3:
₹
63.35
cr
⭐️
Week
4:
₹
27.55
cr
⭐️
Week
5:
₹
7.28
cr
⭐️
Week
6:
₹…
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Meanwhile,
SRK's
recently
released
film
Jawan
is
slowly
inching
towards
the
600
crore
mark
and
has
so
far
collected
₹579.93
crore
nett
in
all
languages.
The
film
was
released
on
September
7
in
Hindi,
Tamil,
and
Telugu.
About
Gadar
2
Gadar
2,
helmed
by
Anil
Sharma,
saw
Sunny
Deol
and
Ameesha
Patel
reprising
their
roles
as
Tara
Singh
and
Sakeena.
Anil
Sharma's
son,
Utkarsh,
reprised
his
role
as
the
actors
son,
Jeetey.
The
film's
synopsis
reads:
"During
the
Indo-Pakistani
War
of
1971,
Tara
Singh
returns
to
Pakistan
to
bring
his
son,
Charanjeet,
back
home."