Gadar 2 beats Pathaan, earns Rs 524.75 crore to become highest grossing Hindi film

PTC News Desk: Gadar 2 and Jawan have been competing to become the highest-grossing Hindi films of all time, surpassing Pathaan.

Taran Adarsh, a film trade analyst, revealed the latest domestic box office results for Sunny Deol and Ameesha Patel's Gadar 2 on Thursday, claiming that the period drama is currently the highest-grossing Hindi film, earning 524.75 crore nett in India.

Gadar 2 defeats Pathaan.

Pathaan, Shah Rukh Khan's spy action thriller released in January this year, has been the biggest-grossing film in Hindi for months. There has been debate about which film will dethrone Pathaan - Shah Rukh's recent hit Jawan, which was released on September 7, or Sunny's Gadar 2, which was released on August 11.

Taran wrote on X (previously Twitter) on Thursday, “Gadar 2 crosses lifetime business of Pathaan's Hindi version [ ₹524.53 crore] in India… Now no. 1 HIGHEST GROSSING FILM in Hindi in India…”

He also tweeted, “Business at a glance... Week 1: ₹284.63 cr (crore). Week 2: ₹134.47 cr. Week 3: ₹63.35 cr. Week 4: ₹27.55 cr. Week 5: ₹7.28 cr. Week 6: ₹4.72 cr. Weekend 7: ₹2.75 cr [till Wednesday]. Total: ₹524.75 crore nett in India.”

Meanwhile, according to Sacnilk.com, Jawan is slowly inching towards the 600 crore club in India, having received 579.93 crore nett in all languages. The film was released in three languages: Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu.

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