Gadar 2: 10 takeaways from Sunny Deol, Ameesha Patel movie's bumper success

The mammoth success of Sunny Deol, Ameesha Patel starrer Gadar 2 has some important lessons for Bollywood filmmakers.

Urmimala Banerjee

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Mass Movies

Bollywood needs to cater to its audiences in smaller towns and cities that loves its heroes.

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OG Pairs

Hit pairs of 90s films still have immense popularity in the masses. So folks, bring back Govinda-Karisma, Akshay-Raveena and co

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Emotions, Emotions

Desi audience loves a good script packed with emotions. No wonder the demand for more Sunny Deol movies.

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Budget

A film made with stars on a tight budget can recover RoI even with an above average script

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Desi Vibes

Filmmakers need to strike the balance of mass and class where even small-town India feels connected.

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Dialogues

Gadar 2 reinforces that good seeti-maar dialogues can do the trick.

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Heroism

Don’t underestimate the power of the traditional macho hero of Hindi films.

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Action Sells

While sex still hurts the sentiments of the majority, violence, if packaged well, is perfect mass material.

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Saleable Themes

Vendetta, patriotism, true love are still very much viable themes for storytellers. Not every film needs wokeism.

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Music

The music should strike the right chords. Many good films have lost out because of bad music.

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Old films

There are many 90s films that have immense scope and relatable topics to have sequels even now.

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Gadar 2 box office

Sunny Deol film has made Rs 425 crores plus nett. It needs more Rs 20 crore to come close to Pathaan.

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