MUMBAI: The creators of “Gadar 2” announced on Saturday that the film’s opening day revenue was Rs 40.10 crore net, marking Sunny Deol’s return as his enduring character Tara Singh. The movie, which was directed by Anil Sharma, who also worked on the 2001 original “Gadar: Ek Prem Katha,” opened in theatres on Friday.Gadar 2, starring Sunny Deol, “shook up the box office on Friday, boasting an extraordinary Rs 40.10 crore net collections in India,” according to a press release from the production company. Ameesha Patel reprises her role as Sakeena in the Zed Studios-produced film, which also stars Ukarsh Sharma as Charanjeet. In the 1971 film “Gadar 2,” Tara Singh travels to Pakistan to free his son Charanjeet Singh from the clutches of the Pakistani Army. During the Partition, the original was established. The creators claim that the movie had the second-largest year-to-date opening.The first day of sales for the action movie “Pathaan” starring superstar Shah Rukh Khan brought in Rs 55 crore.
