New Delhi: Only a day after Sunny Deol's 'Gadar 2' beat Pathaan's box office collection in India and became the highest grossing Bollywood film with a collection of Rs. 524.75 cr, Shah Rukh Khan broke his own record with 'Jawan'. The Atlee film has now become the highest-grossing Hindi film. 'Jawan' released almost a month after 'Gadar 2'.
Film critic and trade analyst Taran Adarsh made the announcement on X(Twitter) sharing the latest 'Jawan' box office collection.
Taran Adarsh wrote, "Jawan crosses lifetime biz (business) of Gadar 2 and Pathaan's Hindi version in India… Now highest grossing film in Hindi in India. SRK (Shah Rukh Khan) features in top 3 highest grossing Hindi films: Pathaan [No. 3] and Jawan [No. 1]."
"[Week 3] Friday ₹7.10 crore, Saturday ₹11.5 crore, Sunday ₹13.9 crore, Monday ₹4.9 crore, Tuesday ₹4.4 crore, Wednesday ₹4.45 crore, Thursday ₹5.81 crore. Total: ₹525.5 crore nett."
In another tweet, he shared 'Jawan's domestic box office collection in all languages. He wrote, "Jawan is an all time blockbuster. Jawan biz at a glance… Tamil and Telugu versions… Week 1: ₹43.35 crore [8 days]. Week 2: ₹11.60 crore. Week 3: ₹3.87 crore. Total: ₹58.82 crore Indian biz...”
Co-written and directed by Atlee, 'Jawan' is produced by Gauri Khan and Gaurav Verma under Red Chillies Entertainment. 'Jawan' which was released on September 7, stars Shah Rukh Khan in the dual role of a father and son, who team up to fight the corrupt forces in the system.
Vijay Sethupathi plays the arch villain in the film while Nayanthara plays the lead opposite Shah Rukh Khan.
Deepika Padukone and Sanjay Dutt make special appearances in crucial parts of 'Jawan'. The film's ensemble cast also features the likes of Priyamani and Sanya Malhotra.
Now, with 'Pathaan' and 'Jawan', Shah Rukh Khan has become the only actor in Hindi cinema to deliver top grossing films in the same year. Shah Rukh Khan now has his third release of the year 'Dunki' which is also slated to be released in the latter part of the year. The film will be clashing with Prabhas' Salaar Part 1-Ceasefire’.