Mumbai: Veteran actor Suniel Shetty, who has not yet watched his son Ahan Shetty’s latest release ‘Border 2’, says he has made a votive not to watch the film until it crosses Rs 500-crore at the box office.
In a conversation with ABP News at an event, Suniel revealed, “Maine mann mein film dekhne se bahut pehle soch liya tha ki yaar deshbhakti ki film hein ₹500 crore toh honi chahiye. Aur woh maine thaan li thi ki main dekhunga 500 ke baad. I think uske paas pohoncha hi hai. ₹489 crore hua hai, ₹10-11 crore I think pita ke pyaar ke chakkar mein uparwala de hi dega. Just… socha tha, ek emotion tha. I stuck to that. Maine dekhi nahi hai film (I had made up my mind long back that this is a film about the love for one’s country and it must collect ₹500 crore. I made that vow that I will wait until it crosses that number. The film is almost there, it has collected ₹489 crore. I think ₹10-11 crore will also come in by the grace of God, seeing so much love from a father! It was just an emotion).”
The veteran added that many a times he had thought of watching the film, but then resisted.
Sometimes, he stood outside the theatre, heard Ahan’s dialogues, and tried to assess whether they sounded good.
As per a Sacnilk report, ‘Border 2’, which was released in theatres on January 23, has earned Rs 327 crore in India and Rs 447 crore worldwide till date.
Backed by T-Series and J P Films, the film has been directed by Anurag Singh.
Produced by Bhushan Kumar, Krishan Kumar, Dutta and Nidhi Dutta, ‘Border 2’ also features Sunny Deol, Varun Dhawan, Diljit Dosanjh, Mona Singh, Sonam Bajwa, Anya Singh, Pranav Vashisht, and Medha Rana in key roles.
