Gadar 2 Box Office Report: Sunny Deol Film Topples Pathaan Lifetime Record To Become Top Hindi Grosser Ever

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.

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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.

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."

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