In a heart-warming show of support for her โBawaalโ co-star Varun Dhawan, Janhvi Kapoor lauded his “goosebump-worthy” performance in the blockbuster war drama โBorder 2โ.
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Taking to her Instagram story, Janhvi shared an intense scene from the film, featuring Varun and wrote, “I am so proud of you @varundvn. You KILLED IT. Goosebumps and the whole team!!! What an experience.”
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Meanwhile, Dhawan expressed deep gratitude to his audience as โBorder 2โ, which also stars Sunny Deol, Diljit Dosanjh, and Ahan Shetty, approaches the Rs 200 crore club just days after its January 23 release. Reflecting on his role as Major Hoshiar Singh Dahiya, Dhawan called the film a career milestone and thanked the makers as well as fans for their overwhelming support in the face of initial online trolling.
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Taking to his Instagram handle, Varun shared a photo of Ahan Shetty and Sunny Deol, who were seen taking a selfie with the fans standing beside them. Hundreds of fans appeared to be flashing lights from their phones, making the moment extremely special for the actors.
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Emerging as a clear box office winner, โBorder 2โ has now surpassed both โChhaavaโ and the Ranveer Singh-starrer โDhurandharโ in terms of opening weekend collections.
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According to trade analyst Taran Adarsh, the film opened with solid numbers on Friday, collecting Rs 32.10 crore. By the end of the weekend, the film had raked in a total of Rs 129.89 crore. Sunday alone brought in Rs 57.20 crore for the film. The Republic Day holiday offered a massive boost to its business, with a collection of Rs 63.59 crore. With this, the film’s total collections stand at a whopping Rs 193.48 crore, inching closer to Rs 200 crore club.
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Directed by Anurag Singh, โBorder 2โ is produced by Gulshan Kumar and T-Series in association with JP Dutta’s JP Films.