Sunny Deol is one of the most talented actors of Bollywood. He started his career in 1983 and during this time he gave many blockbuster films. Although there came a time when his career was derailed, but then in the year 2023, he made a comeback at the box office with ‘Gadar 2’ and broke all the earning records. Then his next film ‘Jaat’ also became a hit. Even at the age of 68, Sunny Deol is playing lead roles in big films.

Almost three decades after creating history at the box office with ‘Border’, Sunny Deol is now going to make a comeback on the big screen with its sequel ‘Border 2’. This film is going to be released on January 23, 2026 and it also stars Varun Dhawan, Ahan Shetty and Diljit Dosanjh and there is already a lot of buzz about it. Amidst all this, let us know which are the top 5 films of the actor which broke the earning records.

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Gadar 2 tops the list of Sunny Deol’s top 5 highest grossing films. Gadar 2, released in the year 2023, broke all previous records. The audience wholeheartedly appreciated the emotional and action-packed comeback of Tara Singh and Sakina. This film had earned Rs 686 crore worldwide and made Sunny Deol a strong star once again at the box office.

Gadar: A Love Story
Gadar: Ek Prem Katha, released in 2001, is Sunny’s second highest grossing film. This epic love story based on the backdrop of Partition set new benchmarks at that time and earned Rs 132.6 crore worldwide. The hand pump scene of this historical film is one of the most memorable moments of Indian cinema.

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The trio of Dharmendra, Sunny Deol and Bobby Deol were seen in Yamla Pagla Deewana. This comedy film of 2011 achieved tremendous success. This family entertainer film entertained the audience a lot and with this the film earned Rs 88.55 crore at the box office.

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Border, directed by JP Dutta and released in 1997, is considered one of India’s best war films. Based on the Longewala war of 1971, this film deeply aroused the feeling of patriotism and at that time it had earned Rs 64.98 crore. Its songs and dialogues are still alive in people’s minds.

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After the success of the first film, there were high expectations from the sequel. In this film released in the year 2018, the Deol trio returned with another comic film. Although it was not as successful as the original film, it still grossed Rs 48.4 crore worldwide.

While on one hand Telugu cinema has made a great start to 2026 thanks to Chiranjeevi, on the other hand Hindi cinema is still searching for the first hit film of the year. If we pay attention to the trend then Sunny Deol can turn the tables. Actually, the actor is all set to make a bang at the box office on Friday with his war based film ‘Border 2’, which is expected to break many records. Considering the buzz of the film, this could also be the biggest opening of Sunny’s career. Amidst all this, let us know here how many crores ‘Border 2’ can open with on the first day of its release.

‘Border 2′ of advance booking update

Advance booking of ‘Border 2’ is being done not only in India but also in select foreign markets like Canada, Germany and Australia. There is a lot of craze being seen among the people to watch the film on the first day, this can be estimated from the fact that till now about 2 lakh tickets have been sold across the country for the first day of ‘Border 2’.

• According to Sacanilc, till 12 noon on Thursday, the total collection of advance booking of the first day of the film has reached 6.03 crores with no blocked seats.
• Whereas with block seats it has earned Rs 10.43 crore in pre-ticket sale.
• The film, directed by Anurag Singh, was selling around 4,000 tickets every hour on BookMyShow on Thursday morning, which is 100% more than Tuesday.
• It is expected that Border 2 will gain more momentum on the last day and by midnight its advance booking will cross the Rs 10 crore mark with no blocked seats.

How many crores can ‘Border 2’ open with?
The pace of advance booking of ‘Border 2’ may not have been very fast, but still it has been better than some of the big Bollywood films released recently, even Dhurandhar. Ranveer Singh’s action film Dhurandhar did not even take advance booking of Rs 4 crore till a day before its release. Whereas Border 2 has earned approximately Rs 6 crores.

• Amidst all this, trade pundits believe that the first day collection of Border 2 will easily cross the Rs 28 crore mark of ‘Dhurandhar’.
• It will also leave behind the first day collection of Vicky Kaushal’s film ‘Chhaava’ (Rs 31 crore).
• The film is expected to open with a net collection of around Rs 32-35 crore in India, which is a big opening for Sunny Deol.
• Sunny’s previous film ‘Jatt’ had an opening of Rs 9 crore.
• If its word of mouth remains positive and spot booking increases in small cities, where Sunny Deol has a strong fan base, then the film can cross the Rs 40 crore mark on the first day.
• If this happens, ‘Border 2’ will break the record of first day collection of Rs 40.1 crore of ‘Gadar 2’.

About ‘Border 2’
‘Border 2’ J.P. It is the sequel to Dutta’s 1997 blockbuster ‘Border’. This film is a war drama directed by Anurag Singh. In this, Varun Dhawan, Diljit Dosanjh and Ahan Shetty are in the lead roles along with Sunny Deol. Bhushan Kumar, Krishna Kumar, J.P. Produced by Dutta and Nidhi Dutta, the film is releasing in theaters on January 23, before Republic Day.

Sunny Deol starrer drama film ‘Border 2’ is releasing in theaters this Friday, 23 January and this much awaited film is preparing to make a bang at the box office. Amidst all this, advance booking of the film started from Monday and within 48 hours it has made a record pre-sale. With this, it has already left behind the total advance booking of Sunny’s last big hit film ‘Jatt’. Not only this, it has also left behind the recent hit ‘Dhurandhar’ and the pan India action film ‘War 2’. Let us know here how much ‘Border 2’ has earned so far in advance booking.

How much has ‘Border 2’ earned so far in advance booking?
Advance booking of Sunny Deol starrer ‘Border 2’ started in India on Monday morning. There is so much buzz about this patriotic film that there is a lot of competition among the people to see it on the first day and with this, its pre-ticket sale is going on briskly. The interesting thing is that it has earned crores even before its release.

• According to SACNL data, so far 1 lakh 2 thousand 750 tickets have been sold in the Hindi 2D format of ‘Border 2’.
• With this, it has so far collected Rs 3.29 crore in pre-ticket sale without block seats.
• Its earning from advance booking with block seats has reached Rs 6.53 crore.

‘Border 2’ broke the records of these films in advance booking
Just two days before its release, Border 2’s first day advance booking collection has crossed the figures of Sunny Deol’s film ‘Jatt’. ‘Jaat’ had earned Rs 2.4 crore in advance booking and the first day’s earning was Rs 9 crore. But it is lagging behind Sunny’s Gadar 2 which had earned Rs 17.60 crore in advance booking. However, after ‘Border 2’ today and tomorrow are different days. There is expected to be a further increase in its pre-ticket sales in these two days, due to which it seems that this film will have a bomb opening.

All about Borderlands 2
‘Border 2’ J.P. It is the sequel to Dutta’s 1997 blockbuster ‘Border’. It has been directed by Nurag Singh. The film stars Sunny Deol along with Varun Dhawan, Diljit Dosanjh and Ahan Shetty in lead roles. Border 2 was produced by Bhushan Kumar, Krishna Kumar, J.P. Dutta and Nidhi Dutta. This film is being released in theaters on 23 January before Republic Day.