{
  "id": 2073191,
  "title": "Awarapan 2 Box Office: Emraan Hashmi’s risky sequel crosses Rs 1.5 billion after 2007 damp squib",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/awarapan-2-box-office-emraan-hashmis-risky-sequel-crosses-rs-1-5",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-20T04:44:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/entertainment/awarapan-2-box-office-emraan-hashmis-risky-sequel-crosses-rs-15-billion-after-2007-damp-squib-1.500646362"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Emraan Hashmi's second installment in the Awarapan franchise has surpassed the Rs 1.5 billion mark at the box office, marking his first solo release in 18 years to break the Rs 100 crore threshold. The film, directed by Nitin Kakkar and produced by Vishesh Bhatt and Mukesh Bhatt under Vishesh Films, stars Disha Patani, Puran Gabbi, Aniruddh Rawal, Shabana Azmi, and Suvinder Vicky. Despite a dip in daily earnings to Rs 6.75 crore and 16.72 percent overall occupancy on Day 6, the film's domestic collection stands at Rs 128.29 crore, while the worldwide tally reaches Rs 153.59 crore.",
  "summary": "The century celebrations are winding down. After sprinting past the Rs 100 crore mark in just five days, Emraan Hashmi's Awarapan 2 hit its first real speed bump on Wednesday, logging its weakest single-day number yet — Rs 6.75 crore, earned across a still-hefty 11,071 shows. That's enough to nudge the film's total gross to Rs 128.29 crore and net collection to Rs 107.50 crore domestically, while…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Press Journal",
        "title": "Awarapan 2 Box Office Collection Day 6 Prediction: Will Emraan Hashmi Starrer Show Drop On Wednesday After Crossing ₹100 Crore Mark?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/awarapan-2-box-office-collection-day-6-prediction-will-emraan-hashmi",
        "published": "2026-08-19T14:17:33.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}