Sunny Deol is overwhelmed with the success of his recently released film Gadar 2. The movie became the third highest-grossing Bollywood film, after Shah Rukh Khan’s Jawan and Pathaan. Recently, Sunny revealed that he never wanted to make Gadar 2. But then when he was presented with a good subject, he changed his mind. The actor was also confident that the audience who lapped up the 2001 film Gadar would also come to theatres to watch Gadar 2. Sunny said, “Gadar 1 was a massive success because people loved it and identified with the film. They took the film home. We were not wanting to make it (Gadar 2), but once we decided on the subject, which was good, we knew it would be successful.”
Though he was confident about the script of Gadar 2, Sunny Deol also believed that “every film has its own destiny”. The actor’s confidence materialised as Gadar 2 became a humungous hit. The movie pulled in people in huge numbers and earned Rs 525.45 crore in India. Helmed by Anil Sharma, Gadar 2 is a sequel to the 2001 film Gadar: Ek Prem Katha. It was released on the Independence Day weekend and impressed cinephiles with its action sequences. It had a mass appeal, which helped it gain momentum in single screens and Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities.
While naysayers said that Gadar 2 would not attract the young generation, Sunny Deol was never concerned about the same.
He said, “I never thought about all that because we are making a Gadar and Gadar 2 had to be an extension of Gadar 1. So, one didn’t think of today’s generation or the 20 years back ka generation. It was a film, that’s how we watch it. But definitely, when we released Gadar 1 two months back and the way people responded, it gave me a lot of confidence.”
The actor shared that youngsters liked the vibe of “Main nikla gadi leke” and he saw them dancing and singing it, just like the generation before did. After creating box office records, Gadar 2, also starring Ameesha Patel and Utkarsh Sharma, is streaming on ZEE5.