If we adjust for inflation, several of Sunny Deol's hits could have been Rs 100 crore successes in his career. After all, the veteran superstar and politician was at the top of his game in the 1990s and early 2000s with his action blockbusters. Films like Ghayal, Border, Ghatak, and especially Gadar: Ek Prem Katha (which earned Rs 76.88 crore when it was released in 2001) could have been those hits. However, it took until 2023 for Sunny Deol to actually score a Rs 100 crore film with Gadar 2, the sequel to the 2001 all-time blockbuster. Gadar 2 Box Office Collection Day 3: Sunny Deol-Anil Sharma's Film Smashes Into Rs 100 Crore Club; Earns Rs 134.88 Crore in Just Three Days in India!

In just three days, Gadar 2 had earned Rs 134.88 crore, with the film crossing the 50 crore mark on its first Sunday. It is showing no signs of stopping, as people are expecting Gadar 2 to earn more box office records in the days ahead and perhaps even surpass Pathaan's domestic collections of Rs 517 crore to become Bollywood's highest-grossing film of all time.

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Gadar 2 is not only seen as a sign of relief for box office analysts, but also for Sunny Deol. The actor has not had a proper hit since 2011's Yamla Pagla Deewana. His previous hit before that was 2007's Apne, which was also directed by Anil Sharma. Sunny Deol's last proper hit as a solo lead came in the same year as Gadar: Ek Prem Katha, back in 2001, which was directed by N Maharajan. Gadar 2 Movie Review: Sunny Deol Roars Again In Anil Sharma's Washed-Out Sequel to His 2001 Blockbuster.

So what worked for Gadar 2? It is not just the nostalgia factor at play here, but also the fact that audiences still enjoy the below-the-belt bashing of our neighboring country through Sunny Deol's Tara Singh, at a time when Islamophobia in the country is at an all-time high. What you make of the film's success, on the heels of this year's other big grosser The Kerala Story, is left for another debate.

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