'Gadar 2' box office collection Day 1: Sunny Deol makes an impressive return to big screen

'Gadar 2' box office collection Day 1: Sunny Deol is making an impressive return to the big screen. His action-packed 'Gadar 2' has dominated the box office.

According to trade analyst Taran Adarsh, Gadar 2, the sequel to his 2001 smash film Gadar, earned Rs 40 crore on its first day in theatres. It becomes the second-best opener of 2023 after Shah Rukh Khan's 'Pathaan'.

'Pathaan' made a record-breaking Rs 55 crore on its first day at the Indian box office.

Adarsh tweeted, "#SunnyDeol unleashes his power… All pre-release calculations / estimations go for a toss… #Gadar2 RUNS RIOT at the #BO, is SENSATIONAL on Day 1… FLYING START all over… SECOND HIGHEST OPENER OF 2023… Fri Rs 40.10 cr. #India biz. Mass sectors and single screens are on a record-smashing spree… Unlike *most* films - which have major contribution from the national chains [#PVR, #INOX, #Cinepolis] and barely 20 per cent to 30 per cent from mass sectors - #Gadar2 is simply historic in mass pockets. Now imagine its potential on #IndependenceDay big holiday [on Tue]."

The film is directed by Anil Sharma and stars Ameesha Patel and Utkarsh Sharma in the key roles.

Anil Sharma directed the romantic-action drama 'Gadar,' set during India's partition, in 2001. It made box office history at the time as well. The late Amrish Puri played a key role in the film. The plot centred primarily around Tara Singh (Sunny), a Sikh truck driver from Amritsar who falls in love with Sakina (Ameesha), a Muslim girl from a political family in Lahore, Pakistan.

On the day of the film's release, Salman Khan gave a special shout-out to Sunny for 'Gadar 2'.

The 'Tiger Zinda Hai' actor shared Sunny Deol's poster on Instagram and said, “Dhai kilo ka haath equals chalis cr ki opening. Sunny paaji is killing it. Congrats to the entire team of Gadar 2.”