Sunny Deol on hiking fees to Rs 50 crore after Gadar 2’s success: ‘If the producer feels they can pay me that much, then…’

Referring to Gadar 2’s success, the host added that one would deserve Rs 50 crore as fees if a film earns Rs 500 crore. To this, Sunny said, “If the producer feels they can pay me that much, then I am okay with it. Main yeh nahi kahunga ke nahi main nahi karunga, mujhe itna nahi mila (I won’t say no to projects because I am not paid a certain amount). That’s not how I work. I like to be in a position where I don’t become a burden to a project.”

Sunny Deol also spoke about the success of Gadar 2 and how he did not expect it to become such a big success. He said that when the first part came, it was a different world, with no social media, and it was an organic love of fans. “But we had that gut feeling that it would click. In those days, we did not use to go out for promotions,” he shared. The actor added that he and director Anil Sharma indulged in a brainstorming session to finalise the story.

The actor said, “It got delayed because of the Covid pandemic. And then when he told me about this idea, I liked it and from then onwards, work began. I had this confidence that the people who liked Gadar, will like this sequel too. I knew, either the movie would not click, or if it clicked, it would give the movie its due izzat (respect). This movie kept its honour.”

Gadar 2’s box office report

Following the release of Jawan, Gadar 2 dropped from the second position to the third spot in the list of the highest Hindi openers of 2023. Jawan now leads the pack with Rs 75 crores, followed by Pathaan at Rs 57 crores, and Gadar 2 at Rs 40 crores.

Its performance also started to decline with the release of Shah Rukh Khan’s actioner on September 7. Gadar 2 saw a slight uptick in its numbers on the 30th day, collecting Rs 1.45 crore after earning Rs 90 lakhs on day 29. The nett domestic collection of the film now stands at Rs 512.35 crore.

However, the film has outperformed Baahubali 2: The Conclusion in terms of lifetime collections in the Hindi belt, although it is still chasing Pathaan’s all-time record of Rs 543 crore.