24 July,2023 04:24 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
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The box office is preparing for a massive battle. Sunny Deol's Gadar 2 and Akshay Kumar's OMG 2 will both be released on the same day. On August 11, two of the year's most anticipated films will clash at the box office. Now as the release of both films is coming closer, Sunny Deol has reacted about this topic. Sunny Deol expressed his thoughts stating that Gadar was released at the same time as Aamir Khan's Lagaan in 2001.
Sunny Deol was questioned about the box office fight in a recent interview with the Times of India. Sunny recalled how Gadar and Lagaan clashed in 2001 and how such films should not be compared.
Sunny said, "Gadar did 100 crore plus, while Lagaan did much lesser. I don't understand why people compare - whether it's from the business or likeability point. Gadar didn't have the perception, people thought it is this masala film, yeh purani type ki picture hai, purane type ke gaane hai. On the other hand, people thought Lagaan was classic, etc. The so-called people who talk about films had run down Gadar completely. It went on to become a people's film, and they loved it. At award shows, I remember that they made a spoof of Gadar, but we weren't bothered by it. It has happened with some of my other films too, like Ghayal and Dil, which clashed."
"There is no comparison, but people like to do it. What I am trying to say is that jo film zyada acchi hoti hai phir bhi aap usko doosre films ke barabari mein le aatey ho. Jis cheez ki barabari nahin hai, mat karo," he added.
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Gadar 2 is the sequel to one of Hindi cinema's biggest successes, Gadar: Ek Prem Katha. Anil Sharma directed and produced this historical action picture, and stars Sunny Deol, Ameesha Patel, and Utkarsh Sharma. The actors will reprise their roles from the original.
OMG 2, on the other hand, is a comedic drama that is the spiritual successor to Amit Rai's 2012 film OMG - Oh My God. It stars Akshay Kumar as Lord Shiva, Pankaj Tripathi as his disciple, and Yami Gautam Dhar.
