Emraan Hashmis First Clean Success in Years: Awarapan 2 Scores Big Despite Competition

Awarapan 2 Sees Strong Box Office Run Despite Competition from Sunny Deol’s Batwara 1947

The film has maintained its momentum throughout the opening weekend and continues to perform well on its third day, with a significant jump in collections.

According to trade tracker Sacnilk, Awarapan 2 earned ₹26.25 crore net in India on its third day, with the film registering across 9,401 shows. The collection was around 23% lower than the ₹33.75 crore net earned on Saturday.

The film had opened with ₹22 crore net and witnessed a major jump on Saturday, with collections rising The increase came due to the Independence Day holiday, which brought a significant boost in footfalls across theatres.

With Sunday’s earnings added to its tally, Awarapan 2 has collected approximately ₹81.75 crore net in India in its opening weekend. This holds significance for Emraan Hashmi as the film marks his first clean success in nearly a decade.

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Awarapan 2 also had to compete with Sunny Deol’s Batwara 1947, which arrived in cinemas on August 14. However, Emraan's film has clearly taken the lead in the clash.

The film’s reported budget of ₹45 crore makes its early performance particularly significant. Awarapan 2 is now being counted among the eighth Bollywood successes of 2026, alongside films such as Border 2, The Kerala Story 2 and Dhurandhar: The Revenge.

Directed The ensemble cast includes Puran Gabbi, Anirudh Rawal, Surendar Vicky, Vijayant Kohli and Atul Kumar. Interestingly, Awarapan had hit originally hit the theatres in 2007 and is set to re-release in theatres soon.

The HT review reads: “The first half of this Nitin Kakkar directorial is effective in keeping the viewer hooked, with the rehash of the popular Toh Phir Aao doing much of the heavy lifting on the nostalgia front. There are stretches, though, where the story begins to test your patience and feels repetitive. There’s a gunfight every 15-20 minutes, which means the characters barely have time to process one shootout before another one arrives.”