With its release on the 11^th of August this year, the Sunny Deol, Amisha Patel and Utkarsh Sharma starrer ‘Gadar Part 2’ has been seeing humongous success in terms of its first-day collection at the box office. The film has managed to gross somewhere near 18.50 crores and has even been breathing on the shoulder of the super hit Tamil movie called ‘Jailer’ that has starred Rajini Kanth. Having been quite astutely released before Independence Day in India and a year before the national elections in the country, the film has not failed to fan the sentiments of nationalism and national pride among millions and millions of Indians. The very content of the story involves ‘Tara Singh’, the forever ‘Thor’ and ‘Iron Man’ combined, travelling over to Pakistan to take down the army single-handedly and rescuing his captured son ‘Charanjit Singh’ alias ‘Jeete’ from the claws of the Pakistan Army, has kept the fans excited to relish the very fact that their enemy country will be under the juggernaut wheels of a common Indian man. The movie has been so far able to top the charts at the box office going by its first day first opening and has garnered massive support and adoration from millions and millions of fans throughout the country. Not just the fans, but even some big names from the Hindi movie industry decided to take the opportunity to congratulate the entire team for the first-day first opening success of the movie. Yesterday, on the 11^th of August, the ‘eternal bachelor’ of the Hindi movie industry, Salman Khan, decided to congratulate Sunny Deol by shouting out for him on his social media account, Instagram, ‘beingsalmankhan’.

The ‘Dhai Kilo Ka Haath’ Grabs the Trophy

The film ‘Gadar: Ek Prem Katha’ which was directed by Anil Sharma was released in the year 2001 and became a massive hit with the audience. It won Sunny Deol and Amisha Patel a special place in the hearts of several people throughout the nation. It also heightened the rough and rugged attitude that became the unique selling point (USP) for Sunny Deol. That the second part, being released after 22 long years, would create much hype and craze among the fans was not a new thing for the fans. However, that it will become those few of the movies that would score several money in the first opening was something unexpected for even the makers of the movie themselves.

The massive success saw more than 45000 tickets being sold on the first day itself and the number is expected to rise to double the figure in the subsequent days to come. The number is somewhere expected to be around 40 crore rupees on the first day itself which has been the fate of a few movies so far. This prompted the ‘Big Boss’ of the Hindi movie industry to take the opportunity to shout out to Sunny Deol on his Instagram. He says, “Dhai Kilo Ka Haath Equals Chaalis Crore Ki Opening….. Sunny Paaji is killing it.” The acknowledgement of its success by Salman Khan has further heightened the excitement among the fans about the film and the audience eagerly and patiently awaits the unfurling epic love story with Sunny Deol defeating the enemy in his ‘Tara Singh’ style.

The success of the film has been attributed to a loyal base of fans that the franchise has been enjoying since the release of its first part. The patriotic emotion sparked by the makers of the movie has led to the generation of curiosity among the audience to check the movie out on their own and lastly, the stellar cast has resulted in such a huge turnout in the theatres. This has guaranteed the audience a high level of thrill and entertainment at the same time.

Sunny ‘Paaji’ Reacts to the Congratulatory Message

“Gadar 2 carries forward the legacy of its iconic first part. It’s a blessing to be able to bring back one of India’s most loved family films. At its heart, the film would always be an inspiring epic story of love, courage and patriotism. Hope the world welcomes Tara and Sakina again with open arms,” said an emotional Sunny Deol.

He further added,“‘Gadar – Ek Prem Katha’ has been an eminent part of my life, personally as well as professionally. Tara Singh from ‘Gadar’ isn’t just a protagonist but went on to become a cult icon that defied all odds and crossed all boundaries for his family and love. Collaborating with the team after, 22 years was a creatively enriching experience.”

He even took some moments out to satire the critics, who felt that the franchise would not be able to experience the glory and success of a commercial film. Sunny Deol said, “There is excitement but also nervousness. When the film had released then, everyone in the industry… (gesture thumbs down). But aap logo ne jaise uthaya, sab ke sab palat gaye.”

He even added that the film is not meant to show the people or the army of Pakistan in a bad light as he strongly feels, “There is love on both sides (India-Pakistan). It is the political game that creates all this hatred. And you will see the same in this film as well that the people do not want us to fight with each other.”  

Thus, the shout-out given to Sunny Deol and his entire team is s proof of how successfully have one particular film been able to win over the hearts of millions and millions of people without having to show any six-pack abs or a spectacular dance. It is proof of the impactful resonance it holds within the audience even after 22 long years. As the film continues to jump over records, we feel that the note of appreciation that was posted by Salman ‘Tiger Khan’ exemplify the memorable theatrical experience it is going to provide the audience with.