‘Awarapan’ whose sequel Emraan Hashmi is bringing had a similar fate at the box office.
Uma Shankar April 22, 2026 12:25 AM

Emraan Hashmi avatar: Bollywood actor Emraan Hashmi has been in the news for some time regarding one of his films. The name of his film is 'Awarapan 2', which is the sequel of his 2007 film 'Awarapan'. Fans are eagerly waiting for his film. Made under the direction of Nitin Kakkar, this film is going to be released on August 14. Disha Patani is going to be seen opposite Imran in this film. Earlier this film was to be released in April, but then it was postponed. The new release date is 14th August.

Emraan Hashmi has given information about the release date by sharing a post on social media on April 21. As soon as the release date was announced, discussion about the film started everywhere. Amidst this discussion, today we will talk about Imran's first 'Awarapan' which was released 19 years ago. Let us know how much that film had earned.

The director of 'Sayara' had made 'Awarapan'

'Awarapan' was directed by Mohit Suri, who has made many great films including 'Aashiqui 2', 'Sayara' and many more. Imran Was seen opposite Shriya Saran. People liked the film a lot, but the picture could not perform well at the box office. According to Box Office India, the budget of 'Awarapan' was Rs 18 crore, but the film had a worldwide gross collection of Rs 12.25 crore. Bharat's gross collection was Rs 10.84 crore.

'Awarapan' flopped

'Awarapan' had failed to clear its budget at the box office. In such a situation, this film got the tag of disaster. Even though the film was a flop at the box office, its popularity increased with time and the film gained a strong fan base. 'Awarapan' is a cult film. This is the reason why even after the flop of the first part, Imran is now coming up with its sequel.

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Emraan Hashmi was last seen in the 'Taskari' web series on Netflix. This series was released in January this year. Now all his fans want to see him on the big screen through 'Awarapan'. The first part was a flop. In such a situation, it has to be seen how Emraan Hashmi performs at the box office through 'Awarapan 2'.

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